Emma Raducanu beaten 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 by world number one Aryna Sabalenka in astonishing Centre Court match
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beats Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4
GB's Sonay Kartal defeats Diane Parry to reach fourth round for first time
Cameron Norrie also progresses with straight-set win over Mattia Bellucci
Ben Shelton takes just 69 seconds to wrap up victory after match was delayed on Thursday night; Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz also win
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beats Naomi Osaka but sixth seed Madison Keys out
What a thoroughly gripping evening of tennis that was. More of that over the next nine days, please!
We'll be back on Saturday from about 11:00 BST with the rest of the third-round singles action from Wimbledon.
Read all about Saturday's schedule here and we hope you can join us again for live coverage of day six.
Bye for now!
If you're just reading this now, where have you been?! Day five of Wimbledon was full of drama once again.
Here are some of the headlines:
'That's unbelievable!' - rocket returns and trick shots on day five at Wimbledon
Sabalenka 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 Raducanu
Naomi Broady
British player on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds
Raducanu was a millimetre away from winning that match. So much of that was decided in the first set and it was really close in the second as well.
It was so positive and I hope she comes away from it gutted of course, because she lost, but inspired and feeling how close she is to the top of the women's game, how close she is to getting there and motivated to putting that extra work in to being up there for the next Grand Slam, which just happens to be the one she has won.
Yep, it's the US Open next in August, where Raducanu stunned the tennis world by winning in 2021.
Sabalenka 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 Raducanu
Image source, Getty ImagesWorld number one Aryna Sabalenka speaking on Centre Court after her third-round win over Great Britain's Emma Raducanu: "She [Raducanu] played such incredible tennis and she pushed me really hard. To get this win, I had to fight for every point like crazy. I'm super happy with the win of course. I'm super happy to see her healthy and back on track. I'm pretty sure that she will be back in the top 10 soon.
"Emma was playing incredible tennis once again. She was making me move a lot, serving well and playing great tennis from the baseline. I was just trying to stay focused and put as many balls as I could on her side. I just tried to put all of the pressure on her.
"What an atmosphere. My ears are still hurting, honestly. It was super loud! Every time you were cheering her, I was trying to tell myself to just pretend that you were just cheering for me. I had goosebumps honestly, so thank you for the atmosphere."
On staying calm amid the vibrant atmosphere: "I've had a lot of experience in the past, and especially recently, where I've just completely lost myself and I've not been able to play a point. Today I was just trying to keep telling myself to not make the same mistake. I just tried to stay calm and push myself to the limit."
Sabalenka 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 Raducanu
You can read all about Aryna Sabalenka's enthralling victory over Emma Raducanu in our developing report here.
Let's hear from our winner, shall we?
Sabalenka 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 Raducanu
Naomi Cavaday
Former British tennis player on BBC Radio 5 Live
An enthralling battle. An incredibly high standard.
Raducanu playing the best tennis we have seen from her all year, but the world number one was able to ride it out in the crucial stages.
She was pushed, she was challenged, she was threatened, but she responded and came through two tight sets in two hours.
Sabalenka 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 Raducanu
Nick Mullins
Tennis commentator on BBC One
The top seed is a round closer to being crowned champion here for the first time.
My goodness, that was a battle. What a battle that was!
Confirmation that Emma Raducanu is absolutely on an upward curve. Confirmation that this is the woman to beat.
Sabalenka 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 Raducanu
Aryna Sabalenka was so disappointed to have to withdraw from Wimbledon last year because of a shoulder injury.
And she had some personal wrongs to right following the recent French Open final loss in which she said she was far from her best.
Well, on this evidence, she'll be tough to beat at SW19.
The world number one will play Elise Mertens, the 24th seed, in the last 16.
Sabalenka 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 Raducanu
We said before the start of the match that Emma Raducanu had struggled against top players in Grand Slams this year, picking up just four games across two defeats by Iga Swiatek.
Well, the British number one didn't really do a lot wrong tonight. That's more like the Raducanu that won the US Open. Plenty to build on for the future.
It was just that Aryna Sabalenka found an extra gear when it was needed.
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A warm embrace between the players at the net after the match was completed and Aryna Sabalenka joins the Centre Court crowd in applauding Emma Raducanu from the court.
We'll hear from the winner shortly.
Sabalenka 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 Raducanu
Image source, Getty ImagesEmma Raducanu's Wimbledon dream is over.
Aryna Sabalenka, the world number one, is through to round four but she won't have many tougher tests than that during this tournament.
What a match.
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Wow - double fault by Sabalenka. 40-30.
One more match point to go...
*Sabalenka 7-6 (8-6) 5-4 Raducanu
Sabalenka long on the backhand side. 40-15.
Two more match points for the Belarusian.
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Three match points for the world number one.
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Russell Fuller
Tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds
Sabalenka has been sensational from 1-4 down. There is clearly some fatigue now from Raducanu.
Is that the emotionally intense nature of the occasion? Is it from not having enough of these matches against the top players in the world?
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Raducanu off target with the return. 15-0.
Tremendous backhand winner from Sabalenka. 30-0.
The end is almost nigh.
*Sabalenka 7-6 (8-6) 5-4 Raducanu
The second of the break points is converted by Aryna Sabalenka and you can almost hear the energy drain out of Centre Court.
Like the air being let out of a balloon.
Emma Raducanu has one chance to break, otherwise her Wimbledon hopes will be over for this year.
Image source, Getty ImagesSabalenka 7-6 (8-6) 4-4 Raducanu*
Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live
Sabalenka went away for a patch, quite a bad patch actually, but she gets it back on track.
You just can't predict what she is going to do next.
Sabalenka 7-6 (8-6) 4-4 Raducanu*
Into the net with the backhand from Emma Raducanu.
Three break points for Aryna Sabalenka - almost match points...
Sabalenka 7-6 (8-6) 4-4 Raducanu*
Oops, an error on the first point as an Emma Raducanu overhead goes wide.
And then long on the next point.
0-30 - danger for the Briton.
Image source, Getty Images
