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

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

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

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

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