Emma Raducanu is into the third round at Wimbledon without dropping a set.
The British no.1 saw off 2023 champion Marketa Vondrousova on Centre Court on Wednesday.
Raducanu produced a dominant display as she clinched a 6-3, 6-3 victory over her Czech opponent.
In doing so, she has joined an elite group of British players in the Open Era.
After improving her women’s singles record at Wimbledon to 9-3, Raducanu now has a 75 per cent win rate at the Championships.
Only two British players have a higher win rate at the tournament in the women’s singles in the same period.
Ann Jones won 92.3 per cent of her clashes at Wimbledon, whilst 1977 women’s singles champion Virginia Wade had a 76.7 per cent win rate.
Another triumph in the third round would see Raducanu move above Wade in the Open Era list.
Speaking on Centre Court after the victory, the 22-year-old admitted: “I think today I played really, really well.
“There were some points that I have no idea how I turned around, I think one for sure that I remember in the second set.
“But I knew playing Marketa it was going to be an extremely difficult task, she’s won this tournament, which is a huge, huge achievement.
“She’s also in form, so I’m just so happy with how I completed, I put my game out onto the court and I was just really focused the whole way through.”
GettyRaducanu has won 75 per cent of her singles matches at Wimbledon[/caption] GettyWorld no.1 Aryna Sabalenka awaits Raducanu in the third round[/caption]Raducanu’s win over Vondrousova sets up a clash with world number one and top seed Aryna Sabalenka in the last 32 on Friday.
Sabalenka, who is a three-time Grand Slam champion, won their only previous meeting at Indian Wells last year.
The Belarusian overcame Marie Bouzkova 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 in the second round earlier on Wednesday.
Looking ahead to facing the two-time semi-finalist, Raducanu added: “Of course, she’s No.1 in the world right now, so dominant, she’s won literally everything, so it’s going to be a really difficult match.
“But I’m just so happy with how I performed and all I can do is control my side of the court as best as possible, when you play an opponent like her, you know you have to play well.
“But yeah, I guess there’s no pressure at all on me next round.”
A win over Sabalenka would see Raducanu equal her best performance at Wimbledon.
The world no.40 previously reached the fourth round in both 2021 and 2024.
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