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Emma Raducanu pushed world number one Aryna Sabalenka to the brink in their third round clash at this year’s Wimbledon, missing a set point enroute to losing 7-6(6), 6-4. This has given the British number one a huge amount of confidence, with her setting out a lofty ambition to win Wimbledon in the future.

The year before, Raducanu had been granted entry into Wimbledon through a wildcard, making a run all the way to the fourth round in similar fashion to her debut Grand Slam at SW19 back in 2021. This year she was looking to make that extra step further. After Mingge Xu and 2023 champion Marketa Vondrousova successfully, she then had the challenge of Sabalenka.

While it seemed like a tall order on paper, Raducanu was not going to go down without a fight. After going a break ahead, Sabalenka pegged her back before squandering seven set points. Raducanu went on to hold before breaking to then attempt to serve it out herself. She failed to do so before spurning a singular set point in the tiebreaker. Sabalenka made no more errors but still found herself firmly under the cosh after going 4-1 down. Unfortunately for the hopeful British crowd, the Belarusian upped her level and won the remaining five games to end any hope of a triumphant run in South London.

It was a mega achievement for Raducanu to push Sabalenka this far, spawning a new sense of ‘confidence’ within her. “When you play number one, they’re number one for a reason, so they can come up with an unbelievable drop shot on set point,” she admitted. “But pushing Aryna to those lengths, it did give me confidence. More than half the battle, when you’re playing someone like that, is the belief and just playing the ball, not necessarily playing her.”

The 2021 US Open champion knows what it is like to hold aloft a Grand Slam trophy, a feeling many tennis players will not even get close to. However, she is not done there, firmly placing her sights on the prestigious title at Wimbledon on home soil. “You want to win Wimbledon, that’s the goal for everyone. But other than that, I think I am pretty realistic,” she confidently stated.

To win that Wimbledon title she dearly urges for, the 23-year-old will be desperately hoping to change her fortunes around against the top players in the world. She has only been able to beat a top 10 player three times in her career. Two came on grass in 2024 against Jessica Pegula in the Eastbourne Open and Maria Sakkari at Wimbledon, before getting the better of the former world number 10 Emma Navarro in the 2025 Miami Open.

In each of her Grand Slam appearances this year, it has been the same fate. She was at the end of a brace of trouncing’s from Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open and Roland Garros, winning a combined total of just four games. While she put up a fight against Sabalenka at Wimbledon, she managed just three measly games against an inconsistent Elena Rybakina at Flushing Meadows.

This needs to be improved upon if she is to challenge for the biggest titles. Rafael Nadal was very good at this, with the 22-time Grand Slam champion utterly dominant when at his best. A key part of his team, Francisco Roig, is now Raducanu’s coach. The 23-year-old has been through a whole host of partnerships but this one with the Spaniard seems like a strong one.

When asked if they talk about Nadal much, she answered: “I don’t necessarily ask him about Rafa as much. But of course, it is inspiring whenever I do hear stories about him. Just to think that he worked with him at such a close proximity for so many years is really inspiring.”