As if there were any doubt whether Aryna Sabalenka’s loss in the Wimbledon semifinals brought to mind her loss in the French Open final — and its aftermath — a month ago, she made it quite clear right away.

Instead, a solid purple icon appears next to Sabalenka for the live scoring. The tennis star is from Minsk, the capital city of Belarus and the absence of her flag is a bit complicated. Sabalenka lives in Miami, Fla., when she is not competing in tournaments.

Emma Raducanu may have seen her Wimbledon journey come to an end on Friday, but the Brit's character behind closed doors has been praised by some of the biggest names in tennis

Players and fans felt the impact of high temperatures at Wimbledon when Thursday’s semifinal match between top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova was delayed twice in the first set because of spectators feeling unwell.

Two developing rivalries, the end of an old tradition and a legal battle that could define the tournament's future.

Follow live scores and updates from the seventh day of The Championships, being held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar and Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka fought off inspired home favourite Emma Raducanu in a cauldron-like Centre Court atmosphere to keep her Wimbledon quest on track but it was the end of the road for two other Grand Slam champions on Friday.

Friday's WTA Wimbledon action delivered fireworks, with World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Emma Raducanu playing a thriller on Centre Court.