Aryana Sabalenka shattered Emma Raducanu's dreams for the Wimbledon title after ending her bid in the third round.
According to Sky News, the world No. 1 beat British No. 1 7-6 6-4 on Friday night to advance to the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships.
After a heartbreaking defeat, the 22-year-old, who has been seen struggling since the beginning of the 2025 season, admitted that it would take time to overcome such defeat.
When asked how she processed such defeat, the US Open winner replied, “Well, the first thing I did, I had a Kit Kat in the changing rooms. It's going to take me a few days to process that, but at the same time it really motivates me. It could be a good thing that I'm like, Okay, I want to get straight back to work pretty much."
“It's very difficult to take right now. I'm just very self-critical. It's hard to see. Of course, I'm very proud of being competitive on the court. I think I would rather have that than it being completely one way,” she further added.
After the recent setback, it is expected that Raducanu’s ranking will drop five places to 45th, as she will lose points from last year's Wimbledon, where she reached the fourth round. As a result, she will become the British No. 3, following Sonay Kartal, who recently made it to the round of 16.
