Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 4, 2025 Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka celebrates winning her third round match against Britain's Emma Raducanu REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
LONDON (Reuters) - Playing against 15,000 opponents is no easy task, but that is what Aryna Sabalenka must have felt she was up against as she faced Britain's big hope, Emma Raducanu, in a rollicking third round Wimbledon showdown on Friday.
With each Raducanu winner greeted by earth-shattering roars and every Sabalenka error wildly cheered by the masses, the Belarusian was left shaken and stirred as it appeared she would become the most high-profile name to join the exodus of Wimbledon seeds.
