No. 1 women's seed Aryna Sabalenka has advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals after defeating No. 24 Elise Mertens in straight sets 6-4, 7-6. Sabalenka has not yet lost a set in her 2025 Wimbledon run, but she was challenged by Mertens and Emma Radacanu in her past two matches.

Aryna Sabalenka will lock horns with Elise Mertens of Belgium in a Wimbledon 2025 fourth-round showdown at the All England Club on Sunday, 6 July 2025. World No. 1 Sabalenka has been in formidable form at SW19 and is yet to drop a set in her quest for her maiden grass-court title.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON (Reuters) -Aryna Sabalenka maintained her stranglehold over Belgian Elise Mertens with a hard-fought 6-4 7-6(4) victory on Sunday to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals as she bids for a maiden title at the grasscourt Grand Slam.