Emma Raducanu will need to overcome the world’s best if she is to reach the Wimbledon final.The unseeded Brit has shown impressive form so far, comfortably dispatching Mimi Xu and Marketa Vondrousova with identical 6–3,

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, as expected, is the top seed in the women's draw at Wimbledon. Her rival, Iga Swiatek of Poland, is the eighth seed, an uncharacteristic spot for the five-time Grand Slam champion.

No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka overcame a tight opening set Wednesday before settling in to defeat Marie Bouzkova 7-6 (4), 6-4 at Wimbledon. Meanwhile, No. 4 Jasmine Paolini became the fourth women's top-five seed to fall in the opening two rounds.