Emma Raducanu is playing Aryna Sabalenka today in the third round of the Cincinnati Open. The British No 1 battled gamely against the world No 1 in a tight encounter on Centre Court at Wimbledon last month before succumbing to a 7-6,

Aryna Sabalenka showed her true colours with a classy message to Emma Raducanu after beating her at the Cincinnati Open. The pair were involved in a titanic battle for more than three hours but it was Sabalenka who edged a narrow victory. She prevailed in a third-set tiebreak to deny Raducanu, who fought hard throughout but came up just short.