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Raducanu beats 2023 champion Vondrousova to set up Sabalenka tie

Related Topics: Emma Raducanu, Aryna Sabalenka

British number one Emma Raducanu produced one of her best displays in recent times to sweep aside 2023 champion Marketa Vondrousova and reach the Wimbledon third round.

In an outstanding performance marked by authority and intensity, the 22-year-old won 6-3 6-3 in just 82 minutes amid an electric atmosphere on Centre Court.It was a level the former US Open champion will need to replicate - if not improve - when she meets world number one Aryna Sabalenka next and seeks to equal her best run at the Championships in 2021 and 2024.

"I think today I played really, really well.