Wimbledon, Emma Raducanu and Aryna Sabalenka
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Championships at Wimbledon are upon us as the All England Club opens its doors to the tennis world once again. Carlos Alcaraz is eyeing a third consecutive title in SW19, and is also looking to become the second player to win Roland Garros,
Sabalenka predicted Raducanu will “soon” return to the top 10 in the world rankings. The more pressing challenge, though, is for the Briton to create some stability. There are technical improvements to make, but Sabalenka match showed Raducanu’s best tennis can compete with anyone
On Sunday evening, Carlos Alcaraz dazzled against Andrey Rublev in the fourth round of Wimbledon. After dropping the first set in a tiebreak, Alcaraz came back to defeat Rublev in four sets: 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
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Players walking to play at Wimbledon’s second-biggest stadium, known as No. 1 Court, are passing through a hallway renovated this year to display memorabilia and photos from the arena’s history.
The controversial call, which Raducanu questioned, was a first serve by Sabalenka at 2-4, 15-0, which did appear to miss the line upon replay. The serve ultimately led to Sabalenka going up 30-0 in a pivotal set during the match, helping her stage a comeback after going down early.
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.
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka takes on Britain's Emma Raducanu, while American Taylor Fritz faces Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina when the third round at Wimbledon begins on Friday.
Rumors have swirled since it was announced last week the two would be teaming up for the newly formatted mixed doubles event at the U.S. Open later this summer.
Mark Petchey has publicly confirmed that he won't become Emma Raducanu's full-time coach and that the world No. 40 needs to find someone who will be a permanent solution.