As if there were any doubt whether Aryna Sabalenka's loss in the Wimbledon semifinals on Thursday brought to mind her loss in the French Open final — and its aftermath — a month ago, she made it quite clear right away.

Instead, a solid purple icon appears next to Sabalenka for the live scoring. The tennis star is from Minsk, the capital city of Belarus and the absence of her flag is a bit complicated. Sabalenka lives in Miami, Fla., when she is not competing in tournaments.

The men's No. 1 stretched his current winning streak across all events to 22 by coming back to beat No. 14 seed Andrey Rublev in four sets.

Emma Raducanu's Wimbledon dream was ended by Aryna Sabalenka on Friday but the British star still has the backing of some of the biggest names in tennis

Alcaraz is a two-time defending champion, while Sabalenka is chasing her first Wimbledon title. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The top-seeded women’s player and the two-time defending men’s champ win in straight sets as a record-tying 23 seeded players were bounced by the end of Day 2.