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Raducanu route to Wimbledon 2025 final: Sabalenka showdown awaits

The unseeded Brit has shown impressive form so far, comfortably dispatching Mimi Xu and Marketa Vondrousova with identical 6–3, 6–3 scorelines.

This year’s tournament has already seen its fair share of upsets, with four of the top five seeds eliminated before the third round.

Raducanu is making her fourth appearance in the Wimbledon main draw. Her best runs came in 2021 and 2024, when she reached the fourth round.

The former US Open champion has reached two WTA quarter-finals this season and has climbed back into the world’s top 40.

Following a disappointing loss to Australian teenager Maya Joint in Eastbourne, Raducanu admitted she needed to refocus ahead of Wimbledon, citing ongoing back spasms and private personal matters she declined to elaborate on.

Raducanu celebrates beating Mimi Xu in the first round

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Emma Raducanu secured a comfortable victory over compatriot Mimi Xu on No1 Court to advance to the second round.

The 21-year-old wrapped up a 6–3, 6–3 win against 17-year-old Xu, who sits just outside the world’s top 300 and was making her Grand Slam debut.

It was an ideal start for Raducanu as she eased into the tournament.

Raducanu beat a previous winner in Vondrousova

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Round two: Marketa Vondrousova

Emma Raducanu outclassed 2023 champion Marketa Vondrousova on Wednesday, advancing to the last 32 for the third time in four Wimbledon appearances.

Raducanu dominated the Czech player and, in doing so, improved her Wimbledon women’s singles record to 9–3, an impressive 75% win rate.

Vondrousova, the first unseeded woman to win the Wimbledon singles title, has previously been ranked as high as No6 in the world. She entered this year’s tournament in strong form, having claimed the grass-court title in Berlin in the lead-up.

World No1 Sabalenka presents the most formidable challenge

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Round three: Aryna Sabalenka

Raducanu faces her toughest test of the tournament in the third round, where she’s set to meet top seed Aryna Sabalenka.

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