Keys, the No. 6 seed, was easily beaten in straight sets by 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund of Germany, while Sabalenka fought off a partisan crowd to beat Britain's Emma Raducanu.

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.

By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) -Aryna Sabalenka looked shaken and stirred on Friday as it appeared she would become the most high-profile name to join the mass exodus of Wimbledon seeds before her survival instincts kicked in to secure a 7-6(6) 6-4 third-round win over Emma Raducanu.

Aryna Sabalenka will advance to the second week of Wimbledon after a tight victory over Emma Raducanu (7-6, 6-4). The world No. 1, following wins against Branstine and Bouzkova, faced the Raducanu test—a two-time quarterfinalist at the tournament and backed by the entire British crowd.

Diogo Jota was remembered at Wimbledon on Friday as two Portuguese players wore a black ribbon on their all-white attire during their matches, a day after the Liverpool winger and his brother were killed in a car crash.

Portuguese tennis player Francisco Cabral was given permission to stray from Wimbledon’s strict all-white dress code to honor the late Liverpool and Portugal soccer star Diogo Jota, he told reporters,

Portugese tennis player Francisco Cabral wore a black ribbon on his shirt at Wimbledon on Friday in tribute to his compatriot Diogo Jota.

Novak Djokovic expressed pride in his performance Thursday, telling the crowd he "executed perfectly" in a 107-minute sweep of Daniel Evans, which helped him advance to Wimbledon's third round a record 19th time.

Novak Djokovic defeats Dan Evans in 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 to advance to the third round at Wimbledon. ESPN BET Sportsbook is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering.

Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic beats Dan Evans in what could be the British veteran's final appearance on Wimbledon's Centre Court.