Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka staved off an upset bid by resurgent Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon by beating the home favorite 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the third-round at a raucous Centre Court

Emma Raducanu was left in tears after her Wimbledon exit, despite producing her best performance at SW19 to date, as she was narrowly beaten by world number one Aryna Sabalenka

She still has a long way to go before the final, but whatever happens from here, this was a crucial victory for the world No. 1.