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 tipped for a top-10 return after running Aryna Sabalenka close - Raducanu lost out 7-6 (6) 6-4 in an intense third-round battle with the world number one under the roof on Centre Court.

There was no such misfortune for Emma Raducanu, who did brilliantly to beat Marketa Vondrousova in the second round. Raducanu will face a tough test against Aryna Sabalenka in round three on Friday, while the men's British No.