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.

Follow reaction from our team at SW19 with top seed Sabalenka, Carlos Alcaraz, and Americans Taylor Fritz, Amanda Anisimova ...

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka staved off an upset bid by resurgent Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon by beating the home favorite 7-6 ...

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka staved off an upset bid by resurgent Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon by beating the home favorite 7-6 ...

Emma Raducanu didn't appear to be too consoled by Aryna Sabalenka's encouraging message following their Wimbledon third-round ...

Emma Raducanu's Wimbledon dream ended on Friday after she was beaten by Aryna Sabalenka in the third round, but the Brit has ...

Aryna Sabalenka took a moment to send another encouraging message to Emma Raducanu, this time through social media. On Friday ...

Briton fights back in Centre Court epic against world No 1 - Follow live updates and scores from day five of the Wimbledon ...

Emma Raducanu showed respect for Aryna Sabalenka by stating that the Belarusian is the top-ranked player "for a reason" but ...