World number one Aryna Sabalenka kept her Cincinnati Open title defence alive by claiming a 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(5) victory over Emma Raducanu in a marathon third-round clash on Monday.

Despite the interruption, Raducanu battled 27-year-old Belarusian Sabalenka point for point, taking the match to a third-set tiebreak. In the end, she fell just short, but the crowd gave her a standing ovation, applauding her grit and composure.

The sound of a baby insistently crying distracted Emma Raducanu, who complained to the chair umpire during the deciding final set but to no avail. The interaction involved the crowd too, which immedia

Emma Raducanu had to suck up her disappointment after battling for more than three hours in the Cincinnati heat and coming away with a narrow loss to world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka.

EMMA RADUCANU called for a crying child to be ejected from the stadium during her Cincinnati Open clash with Aryna Sabalenka. The British star was serving at a crucial point in the deciding third