British number one Emma Raducanu is out of Wimbledon after falling short of top seed Aryna Sabalenka in a gripping third-round match.

Playing against 15,000 opponents is no easy task, but that is what Aryna Sabalenka must have felt she was up against as she faced Britain's big hope, Emma Raducanu, in a rollicking third round Wimbledon showdown on Friday.

Emma Raducanu.delivered a gutsy performance despite falling to defeat against Aryna Sabalenka on Friday in a 7-6(6) 6-4 third-round loss.

An emotional Emma Raducanu was dismayed by some ‘very wrong’ calls from Hawk-Eye following her Wimbledon exit at the hands of tournament favourite Aryna Sabalenka. Raducanu produced a brave, at times brilliant performance against world number one Sabalenka but ultimately fell short as she exited her home Grand Slam in the third round.

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.

The pressure is always high on Emma Raducanu but in her first Wimbledon after winning the US Open in 2021 she expertly deflected those suggestions. A straight sets victory over Leylah Fernandez