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.

“I am pretty sure she will soon be back in the top 10,” said Sabalenka, a comment that felt like more than an empty platitude. A man who knows about entertainment and tennis, Nick Kyrgios, called it “one of the best matches of the championships”. Often a divisive figure, few could disagree with the Australian’s latest outburst.

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