
Emma Raducanu is set to take on world No.1 Arnya Sabalenka in the third round at Wimbledon. It is by far one of the meanest tests of the young Brit's career, with Sabalenka heavily tipped to clinch the title over the next fortnight.
Raducanu beat 17-year-old Welsh wildcard Mingge Xu 6-3, 6-3 in round one. She then recorded the same scoreline against 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in the second round.
Can she make it a hat-trick against Sabalenka in the third round? Express Sport has all the details of how to follow along...
Emma Raducanu vs Aryna Sabalenka scheduleEmma Raducanu will face Aryna Sabalenka on Friday, July 4. It is the first day that third round matches take place and Raducanu will be on the schedule when it is released.
Emma Raducanu vs Aryna Sabalenka start timeEmma Raducanu vs Aryna Sabalenka is highly likely to be on Centre Court, which means play will not start before 1.30pm.
Express Sport will bring you all the latest on the predicted start time once the order of play is released.
Emma Raducanu vs Aryna Sabalenka odds
Sabalenka is still the odd-on favourite to win the title next Sunday. The Belarusian can be found at 15/8. Meanwhile, Raducanu is priced as a 18/1 shot to lift the shield.
Emma Raducanu comments
"I definitely think playing Aryna, she's No. 1 in the world for a reason. You can't really do nothing or give nothing balls to her. I'm going to have to be aggressive but pick my moments and not kind of be overly. I think you can fall into that trap, too.
"I don't think I'm going to go out there and out-power her, like, size-wise and power-wise. I think I'm going to have to try and be creative, as well."
Sabalenka comments
"Emma is playing much better tennis since last year, I have to say. She improved. You can see that she's getting back on track. Also facing British at Wimbledon, I'm not sure I prefer that. But she's playing great tennis."
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