By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON (Reuters) -Aryna Sabalenka maintained her stranglehold over Belgian Elise Mertens with a hard-fought 6-4 7-6(4) victory on Sunday to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals as she bids for a maiden title at the grasscourt Grand Slam.

Aryna Sabalenka will lock horns with Elise Mertens of Belgium in a Wimbledon 2025 fourth-round showdown at the All England Club on Sunday, 6 July 2025. World No. 1 Sabalenka has been in formidable form at SW19 and is yet to drop a set in her quest for her maiden grass-court title.

No. 1 women's seed Aryna Sabalenka has advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals after defeating No. 24 Elise Mertens in straight sets 6-4, 7-6. Sabalenka has not yet lost a set in her 2025 Wimbledon run, but she was challenged by Mertens and Emma Radacanu in her past two matches.