Aryna Sabalenka overcame a fierce challenge from Emma Raducanu and a partisan Center Court crowd to stay on track for her first Wimbledon title on Friday. In a pulsating contest of clean-hitting under the Centre Court roof the World No.

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 on Friday night. 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.