LONDON (Reuters) -Top seed Aryna Sabalenka takes on Britain's Emma Raducanu, while American Taylor Fritz faces Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina when the third round at Wimbledon begins on Friday. Twice defending champion Carlos Alcaraz continues his three-in-a-row bid when he plays German Jan-Lennard Struff,

Emma Raducanu produced a statement performance to brush aside Marketa Vondrousova and set up a showdown with world number one Aryna Sabalenka. This was supposed to be a stern test for the British number one, against a player in Vondrousova who won the Wimbledon title only two years ago.

Emma Raducanu has been told that if she can match the performance of her second-round win, then she will be able to give Aryna Sabalenka a “run for her money.” Raducanu has produced arguably her best tennis since her US Open win so far at Wimbledon,