Sabalenka, hunting a maiden grass-court title at this year’s Championships, was beaten 6-2 7-6(2) on Centre Court by the 14th seed, who earned her first victory over the Belarusian since the 2018 US Open, which she went on to lift. The Japanese 28-year-old was making her first appearance on the main show court of this year’s competition, having moved up one court at a time since her opening match, where she faced Elsa Jacquemot on Court No3. But as she arrived to whoops from the British crowd, it felt as though the neutral was rooting for the world No14.Victorious: Naomi OsakaAFP/GettySabalenka cut a frustrated and isolated figure, as she was forced into 27 errors by her inspired opponent, who has not dropped a set in her run to the quarter-finals. Her serve was off, too, with her first-se