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 on Friday night. Sabalenka,

Raducanu then saved seven set points in one game to make it 5-5, though she could not take advantage of going a break up as Sabalenka forced a tie-break

The world No. 1 responded to adversity and a partisan crowd to come through against Raducanu in straight sets.