Aryna Sabalenka was in great spirits after progressing to the Wimbledon quarterfinal and praised the crowd by funnily stating that this time there was no need to "pretend" that they were supporting her.

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 departs Wimbledon confident she is on the right path but with her coaching situation again up in the air.The 22-year-old had the Centre Court crowd believing in another fairytale as she fought toe-to-toe with Aryna Sabalenka before the world number one eventually battled to a 7-6 (6) 6-4 third-round victory.