Players and fans felt the impact of high temperatures at Wimbledon when Thursday’s semifinal match between top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova was delayed twice in the first set because of spectators feeling unwell.

Tennis world number one Aryna Sabalenka handed water to spectators on Centre Court who required assistance amid sweltering sunny conditions at Wimbledon. During the first set of her semi-final against Amanda Anisimova, the Belarusian handed a bottle of water and an ice pack into the stands to cheers on court.

Sabalenka was born and raised in Belarus. Aryna Sabalenka has three Grand Slam titles to her name. But she does not compete with a country’s flag next to her name on the scoreboard—or at least she hasn’t since 2022.

Aryna Sabalenka trailed by a set, then twice was down a break in the third before grabbing the last three games to reach the Wimbledon semifinals by overcoming 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund 4-6,

Women's world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka has accepted a challenge from one of the most well-known male stars in tennis.

Emma Raducanu may have seen her Wimbledon journey come to an end on Friday, but the Brit's character behind closed doors has been praised by some of the biggest names in tennis

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By Shrivathsa Sridhar and Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka fought off inspired home favourite Emma Raducanu in a cauldron-like Centre Court atmosphere to keep her Wimbledon quest on track but it was the end of the road for two other Grand Slam champions on Friday.