Aryna Sabalenka vs Emma Raducanu Tips, Prediction & Live Stream - Sabalenka to end Raducanu's run in third round

Twice a semi-finalist at Wimbledon, Sabalenka is hoping to avoid the plethora of upsets that have already occurred over a chaotic first week at The Championships and secure her spot in the R16. However, she will need to raise her level accordingly for the challenge of a resurgent Raducanu, who has linked up with one of the sharpest minds in tennis in Mark Petchey, which has seen a swift upturn in her results and consistency, along with obviously remaining injury-free.

Part of me wants to back another Wimbledon upset here, but I think Sabalenka gets up for this one - she'd love to further enhance her title credentials by crushing the home star on Centre Court. Raducanu can obviously mix it with the best of them, but she has a 0-7 record against top four players and she might have peaked with her straight sets dispatch of former champion Marketa Vondrousova in the previous round. Will back Sabalenka to get this done in straights.

Sabalenka leads 1-0, winning their only previous meeting 6-3 7-5 in the R32 of Indian Wells last year.

Sabalenka heads into this encounter with a 44-8 record on the season, further cementing herself as the undisputed World No. 1 despite missing out on both major titles so far in 2025.

While Sabalenka has secured three titles in Brisbane, Miami and Madrid, she's gone down in some heartbreaking finals at the biggest events, suffering defeats at the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Roland Garros.

Those two defeats in Melbourne and Paris this year mean Sabalenka has now lost half of the Grand Slam finals she's played, something she will be determined to correct over the remainder of 2025.

Sabalenka has got off to the perfect start at Wimbledon, beating qualifier Carson Branstine 6-1 7-5 before a 7-6 6-4 victory over the tricky Marie Bouzkova, blasting 40 winners to just 18 unforced errors and winning 31 of 35 points behind her first serve.

Raducanu comes into this contest with a 18-13 record on the season, improving her consistency under the tutelage of Mark Petchey.

The Brit has made the quarter-finals of the Miami Open and the fourth round of Rome to now go with this third round run at Wimbledon.

Still just 22 years of age, Raducanu has made the second week at Wimbledon twice before in 2021 and 2024 and obviously put together one of the most memorable moments in tennis history when she won the 2021 US Open title as a qualifier.

After easing past wildcard Mingge Xu 6-3 6-3 in her opening round, Raducanu registered another 6-3 6-3 triumph over former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, producing some of her best tennis in years.