Rybakina moved up onto the ball ready to dispatch a forehand into the open court, but lifted it long. She stared in disbelief as Tauson raised her arms, and Wimbledon opened up a little further.

Rybakina, who was born in Russia but has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, shocked the tennis community by beating No. 3 seed Ons Jabeur in the Wimbledon final last month.

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.

WIMBLEDON, England — As “unexpectable” and “unbelievable” as Elena Rybakina found her Wimbledon championship to be and as “super happy” as she was about winning a Grand Slam title at ...

Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina celebrates a point against Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in the final of the women's singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 9, 2022.

Elena Rybakina knows people see her as the favorite to win her second Wimbledon title. The 2022 champion's 6-3, 6-2 victory over No. 21 Elina Svitolina to reach the semifinals on Wednesday will ...

Elena Rybakina at the China Open in Beijing earlier this month. Rybakina has become particularly known — and feared — for her serve, which has routinely been clocked in the mid-120 m.p.h. range.

After numerous upsets so far in this year's Wimbledon, Elena Rybakina is set as the second favorite on the odds list to win the championship heading into her third-round match against Clara Tauson.

Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina kisses the trophy as she celebrates after beating Tunisia's Ons Jabeur to win the final of the women's singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in ...

Elena Rybakina beat Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday to become the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a singles Grand Slam.