Jul 2, 2025; Wimbledon, United Kingdom; Aryna Sabalenka reacts to a point during her match against Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic on day three at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Emma Raducanu Head-to-Head, Prediction and Betting Odds for Wimbledon 2025 Round-3

Winner to face Mertens or Svitolina in the Round of 16.

Jul 2, 2025; Wimbledon, United Kingdom; Aryna Sabalenka reacts to a point during her match against Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic on day three at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

The gasps from the Centre Court crowd were clearly audible, when Emma Raducanu was asked about her next opponent after beating Marketa Vondrousova in the 2025 Wimbledon Round of 64. This is because the former US Open champion will be up against World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Round-3 on Friday. Both players have reached this stage without dropping a set at All England Club thus far.

There is no questioning the fact that Aryna Sabalenka sits proudly on the WTA throne at present. The 27-year-old has three singles titles and four runner-up trophies in 2025, including three consecutive finals at the Grand Slam level. After missing out on Wimbledon last year, the top seed is looking to win her maiden championship at the iconic grass court major. Sabalenka wins around 70% service games on grass, and has a 44-8 overall record this year. She beat Branstine and Bouzkova to book her spot in Round-3.

No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is the only woman of the top-5 seeds advancing to the third round of Wimbledon in singles 😳 pic.twitter.com/S8knTHxm9n
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 2, 2025

The 2021 US Open winner and a former Top-10 player, Emma Raducanu was lauded for ‘looking like her former self’ after beating former Wimbledon champion Vondrousova in the R64. The World No. 40 entered SW19 with a 3-2 record on grass, and earned herself two more wins with an identical 6-3 6-3 scoreline. Two quarterfinal finishes at the Miami Open and the HSBC Championships happen to be her best outings in 2025. She has a formidable 48% break point conversion rate.

Aryna Sabalenka vs Emma Raducanu Head to Head Record

Aryna Sabalenka leads the head-to-head against Emma Raducanu by 1-0. They faced each other in the Round of 32 at Indian Wells in 2024.

It was a serving masterclass from Sabalenka when she came up against the young Brit last year. The Belarusian powerhouse struck 8 aces and won 75% points on first serve, as she stormed past Raducanu. Unfortunately, the then No. 2 seed was ousted by Emma Navarro in the very next round.

Event	Round	Winner	Score
2024 Indian Wells	Round of 32	Aryna Sabalenka	6-3 7-5

Aryna Sabalenka vs Emma Raducanu Career Comparison

Aryna Sabalenka	Category	Emma Raducanu
3	Grand Slams	1
20	WTA Singles Titles	1
6	WTA Doubles Titles	0
9	WTA-1000 Titles	0
R2 (Tokyo 2020)	Olympics Best Performance	–
No. 1	Current World Ranking	No. 40

Aryna Sabalenka vs Emma Raducanu Wimbledon 2025 Prediction

If Raducanu is to cause an upset on Friday, she will have to pull a rabbit out of the hat. The Briton needs to get Sabalenka on the run, which is very hard to do considering the Belarusian’s innate ability to attack and play first strike tennis. However, it is important to note that Sabalenka has looked slightly rusty in her opening two matches. The crowd will play a huge role in ruffling some feathers too.

Prediction: Aryna Sabalenka in three sets.

Emma Raducanu on facing Aryna Sabalenka next at Wimbledon

“I guess there’s no pressure at all on me the next round” 😂

pic.twitter.com/lOBXf8q33n
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 2, 2025

Aryna Sabalenka vs Emma Raducanu Wimbledon 2025 Betting Odds

Aryna Sabalenka is a strong favourite in this Round of 32 clash vs the underdog Emma Raducanu. According to the pre-match probability on the money line, the World No. 1 has a 78% likelihood of beating the home favourite. She is also the favourite in terms of the outright winners of Wimbledon 2025, and is pipped to win in straight sets on Friday. Here are all the odds (as per BetMGM):

Aryna Sabalenka Win: 6/25
Emma Raducanu Win: 3/1

Total Games >20.5: 17/20
Total Sets >2.5: 7/5
Sabalenka -4.5 (Game Handicap): 10/13
Raducanu +4.5 (Game Handicap): Evens
Total Games Set-1 >9.5: 23/20
Total Games Set-2 <10.5: 4/11

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Sankalp Harikrishnan

A passionate sports fan through and through, I am currently pursuing my MA in Global Sports Journalism. I specialise in tennis and football writing at The Playoffs News, and I have prior experience working at EssentiallySports and Sportskeeda. Born and raised in Bengaluru, India, sport was my safe space right from my childhood. After trying my hand at multiple sports and representing my educational institutions in cricket, badminton and table tennis, I found sports media to be my calling.