THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — 19 minutes after rain fell on No. 2 Court for the second time, Clara Tauson stepped up to the line to serve against a former Wimbledon champion at 4-2, 40-30 in the second set. Having held all the momentum for most of the match, the Dane again had to summon it anew after a delay.

With top seeds like Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Qinwen Zheng exiting the tournament at the first hurdle, Rybakina has a superb opportunity to reach the final and claim her second Wimbledon Crown. Rybakina, who Martina Navratilova said is now possibly the favourite for the title, spoke about the mass exodus of seeds from Wimbledon.

Former champion Elena Rybakina was sent spinning out of the Wimbledon third round on Saturday, the 11th-seeded Kazakh undone by the irresistible momentum of Denmark's Clara Tauson. On a blustery Court Two,