Sabalenka, who is the defending champion in Cincinnati, got her North American hard-court swing under way on Saturday night with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova.

Emma Raducanu is playing Aryna Sabalenka today in the third round of the Cincinnati Open. The British No 1 battled gamely against the world No 1 in a tight encounter on Centre Court at Wimbledon last month before succumbing to a 7-6,

Emma Raducanu will bid to beat world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka for the first time at the Cincinnati Masters today (Monday) with the help of her new Spanish coach. The British No.1 set up a re-match of their Wimbledon clash with an impressive in over Olga Danilovic in her first match working with Francis Roig.