Emma Raducanu didn't appear to be too consoled by Aryna Sabalenka's encouraging message following their Wimbledon third-round meeting as the world No. 40 acknowledged that the reality was that she failed to deliver in the biggest moments.

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka staved off an upset bid by resurgent Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon by beating the home favorite 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the third-round at a raucous Centre Court.

Sabalenka triumphed 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 over Raducanu in a topsy-turvy third-round clash at the All England Club on Friday