One other large seed was despatched tumbling out of Wimbledon as former champion Elena Rybakina suffered a straight-set defeat by Clara Tauson in a match that took greater than 4 hours to finish due to rain delays.
Eleventh seed Rybakina, who gained the Championships in 2022, was overwhelmed 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 by Denmark’s Tauson, who knocked out former British primary Heather Watson within the opening spherical.
Rain initially prompted this match on the uncovered courtroom two to be suspended at 4-4, however as soon as play resumed two hours later it was a decent contest as neither participant might be separated, earlier than Tauson saved two set factors after which took the opener within the tie-break.
The Dane continued her momentum by breaking Rybakina’s first service recreation within the second set, earlier than the gamers went off the courtroom as rain fell as soon as extra with Tauson main 4-2.
However this delay was solely round quarter-hour and Tauson returned to the courtroom to seal one other break and shut out the win.
Tauson, who had by no means gained on grass earlier than this yr, will subsequent face both eighth seed Swiatek or Danielle Collins.
“Because of the gang it superb to play right here at this time although it was a bit wet,” mentioned Tauson.
“Earlier than this grass season had began I had by no means gained a match on grass, so I’m tremendous proud.”
Greater than half of the seeded gamers at Wimbledon within the males’s and girls’s draw have been knocked out.
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