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.

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.

Emma Raducanu didn't appear to be too consoled by Aryna Sabalenka's encouraging message following their Wimbledon third-round meeting as the world No. 40 acknowledged that the reality was that she failed to deliver in the biggest moments.