Emma Raducanu’s valiant Wimbledon defeat shows future is even brighter than the past - Raducanu went down 7-6, 6-4 to world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka but matched her illustrious opponent in an epic late-ni

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.

Nevertheless, the home crowd cheered for Raducanu as her Wimbledon campaign and grass court season ended. During her post-match press conference, Raducanu was still visibly upset about how she failed to execute, but still saw the silver lining in her performance.