British number one Emma Raducanu is out of Wimbledon after falling agonisingly short of top seed Aryna Sabalenka in a gripping third-round match.

Emma Raducanu expressed frustration with having to get a couple of her rackets re-strung during her third-round loss to top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at Wimbledon.

Playing against 15,000 opponents is no easy task, but that is what Aryna Sabalenka must have felt she was up against as she faced Britain's big hope, Emma Raducanu, in a rollicking third round Wimbledon showdown on Friday.

After Emma Raducanu plays one of her best matches in "a long time", BBC Sport analyses how she can test world number one Aryna Sabalenka.

Raducanu, who has spent a long time in the tennis wilderness following her triumph upset at the US Open in 2021 as a qualifier, wanted to prove she was back to her best by following up her win over 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova with a victory over Sabalenka.

Raducanu 6-7(6), 4-3* Sabalenka. Sabalenka errs and the emotion is written in indelible ink all over her face. Then about six shots in a row are absolutely leathered at Raducanu and eventually the ...

Nevertheless, the home crowd cheered for Raducanu as her Wimbledon campaign and grass court season ended. During her post-match press conference, Raducanu was still visibly upset about how she failed to execute, but still saw the silver lining in her performance.