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.

Sabalenka triumphed 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 over Raducanu in a topsy-turvy third-round clash at the All England Club on Friday

Aryna Sabalenka has shown her class by leaving Emma Raducanu a heartfelt message on social media following their Wimbledon third-round clash on Friday. The world No. 1 ultimately proved too much for Raducanu in a competitive battle on Centre Court,