Former champion Elena Rybakina was unable to weather the storm as she slipped out of Wimbledon following a rain-delayed defeat to 22-year-old Dane Clara Tauson.

The world number 11 was bidding to emulate her achievements of 2022 when she overcame Ons Jabeur in the final.

But, in a third-round contest featuring two suspensions due to wet weather, she lost 7-6 (6) 6-3 in two hours and 16 minutes on Court Two. Kazakh player Rybakina – the 11th seed – made 31 unenforced errors during the match, including sending a straightforward forehand long on match point.

Tauson’s reward for one of the biggest wins of her career is a last-16 meeting with either five-time grand slam champion Iga Swiatek or American Danielle Collins.

“It was amazing to play here today, even though it was a little rainy,” the world number 22 said in her on-court interview.

“I don’t know what to say. I think I played a really great match. Before this grass season, I had never won a match on grass, so I’m super happy with how I played today.

“Elena plays so hard, but I was there fighting for every single point so I think that was the key today.

“My coach, who is also my boyfriend (Kasper Elsvad), we’ve worked so hard the whole year and the end of last year. I’ve worked so hard towards this.”