Sabalenka took a seesaw first set as she motored through the tie-break, setting up five set points and winning the third of those. But Raducanu was too good for the world No 1 in the second set, serving immaculately to take it 6-4.

Relive Emma Raducanu's narrow three-set defeat by world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of the Cincinnati Open.

Sabalenka's staggering tiebreak record illustrates her play under pressure but also her vulnerability in matches this year.