Emma Raducanu was left in tears after her Wimbledon exit, despite producing her best performance at SW19 to date, as she was narrowly beaten by world number one Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka took a moment to send another encouraging message to Emma Raducanu, this time through social media. On Friday, the locals lost their top-ranked female player after the world No. 1 overcame the 22-year-old Briton 7-6 (6) 6-4 in a high-quality third-round match.

Orpington’s Emma Raducanu has spent four years countering the unfair but persistent suggestion that she was a lucky winner. In Friday’s third-round Wimbledon defeat to No.1 seed Aryna Sabalenka, however,