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.

Women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka fought off inspired home favourite Emma Raducanu in a cauldron-like Centre Court atmosphere to keep her Wimbledon quest on track but it was the end of the road for two other Grand Slam champions on Friday.

Emma Raducanu tipped for a top-10 return after running Aryna Sabalenka close - Raducanu lost out 7-6 (6) 6-4 in an intense third-round battle with the world number one under the roof on Centre Court.