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.

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.

Aryna Sabalenka has shown her class by leaving Emma Raducanu a heartfelt message on social media following their Wimbledon third-round clash on Friday. The world No. 1 ultimately proved too much for Raducanu in a competitive battle on Centre Court,