Emma Raducanu came close to a huge upset of world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of the Cincinnati Open, losing out 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 7-6 (7-5) in an epic contest lasting three hours and nine minutes.

Within that, there was an incredible 23-minute game in the deciding set in which Raducanu, taken to deuce 13 times, saved four break points before finally holding serve.

But Sabalenka claimed the third-set tiebreak 7-5 with her second match point to extend her streak to 16-straight successful tiebreakers.

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