Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published on Saturday, July 5, 2025, 08:42 / Updated on Saturday, 05 July 2025 08:42
The world leader Aryna Sabalenka (27 years old) took 2 hours and one minute to defeat Emma Răducanu (22, #40 WTA) in round 3 in Wimbledon, score 7-6 (6), 6-4.
The main favorite will face the next round with the player in Belgium, Elise Mertens (29, #23 WTA).
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Emma Răducanu in Wimbledon round 3
Emma Răducanu started the match better and had the first break ball from the first range, but Sabalenka managed to save her and prevail on her own service.
Emma also managed the first break of the match, leading the score to 3-2, after taking the third break ball in the range.
Sabalenka managed a “white” break and took the score to 4-4, and then put big problems at the British at 5-4, when Emma served to stay in the set.
Răducanu managed to save 7 set balls and took the score to 5-5, and then, after a break from each, the first set arrived in tie-break. The British had a score ball at the score of 6-5, but Sabalenka won 3 consecutive points and won with the score of 8-6.
In the second set, also Emma Răducanu achieved the first break, and after her confirmation the score became 4-1 in her favor.
From that moment, the decay of tennis of Romanian origins began, Sabalenka managed to win 5 consecutive games and to impose itself in the second set with the score of 6-4.
Emma Răducanu leaves the Wimbledon tournament in the third round, the largest career performance on London grass being the access to the fourth tour, in 2021.
Sabalenka stays in the race for Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam tournament that has never reached the final.
