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Naomi Osaka smiles after beating Aryna Sabalenka (John Walton\/PA)<\/p>\nAryna Sabalenka headed to the bar as Naomi Osaka marched into a first Wimbledon quarter-final.<\/p>\n
In the biggest match of the women\u2019s tournament so far, Osaka produced a brilliant display in a 6-2 7-6 (2) victory to send the world number one tumbling out of a major tournament before the quarter-finals for the first time since the French Open in 2022.<\/p>\n
It was a record-breaking day of the wrong kind for Sabalenka, who also saw her winning streak of 21 consecutive grand slam tie-breaks ended, while she suffered a straight-sets defeat at a major for the first time in nearly six years.<\/p>\n
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\u201cObviously I\u2019m not happy with the way I played but she overpowered me,\u201d said the top seed. \u201cI felt like it was an incredible level from her. I tried my best.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sabalenka will remain on top of the rankings after the tournament but it has been an unsettling period for the 28-year-old, who fell apart against Diana Shnaider in the quarter-finals in Paris and has now seen another opportunity to win a first Wimbledon title slip through her fingers.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now I\u2019m world number one,\u201d she said. \u201cLevel-wise, today I wasn\u2019t world number one. Yesterday, I was world number one.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t even want to think about ranking at this point. I just want to go, get completely drunk, forget about tennis, and try to get in better shape.<\/p>\n
\u201cI f***ed it up this year. Next year I\u2019ll try to do better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Naomi Osaka smiles after beating Aryna Sabalenka (John Walton\/PA)<\/p>\n
While this was clearly not Sabalenka at her best, it was a stunning performance from Osaka, who had never previously been beyond the third round at Wimbledon but has found her feet on grass in hugely impressive fashion.<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old beamed after clinching one of her best wins since the last of her four grand slam titles in 2021, and she said: \u201cI think it was a really fun match, I\u2019m really grateful.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, this court is so special, this is the first match I\u2019ve won on this court. It means a lot. My mum\u2019s over there and I feel like her cooking is powering me.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve had so much fun on the court. Going into the match I\u2019d lost to her three times in a row so that really sucked.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Naomi Osaka walks onto Centre Court (John Walton\/PA)<\/p>\n
Osaka said ahead of the contest that she finds Centre Court the scariest of all the grand slam main stages but it did not appear that way at any point.<\/p>\n
She kept the same look she had modelled for her third-round match, walking out in a floor-length robe with draped sleeves and earning a warm reception.<\/p>\n
Neither had lost a set here going into the match but Osaka, who had lost all three of their previous matches this year, had certainly been the more impressive and a backhand winner drilled down the line gave her the opening break in the third game.<\/p>\n
While Osaka looked calm and composed, the tension was oozing out of Sabalenka, who let out a huge yell after netting a forehand to open the fifth game.<\/p>\n
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Aryna Sabalenka screams (John Walton\/PA)<\/p>\n
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