Emma Raducanu breezed into the fourth round of Wimbledon on Centre Court with an impressive victory over No.9 seed Maria Sakkari.
The Briton has matched her career-best run at SW19 from 2021 and now faces qualifier Lulu Sun, ranked 123 in the world, in the fourth round after the New Zealander’s third-round win over China’s Lin Zhu.
The free-flowing Raducanu, whose aggressive play delighted the home crowd, will now switch attention to the mixed doubles on Saturday and a partnership with Andy Murray, who could be playing his final match at Wimbledon following an emotional ceremony after a doubles defeat alongside brother Jamie on Thursday night.
Elsewhere, on a rain-affected day at Wimbledon, with play severely limited outside of Centre Court and No.1 Court, Carlos Alcaraz survived a five-set epic with Frances Tiafoeto retain momentum in his title defence and …