No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina loses in Wimbledon 3rd round to Elise Mertens
- Former champion Elena Rybakina exited Wimbledon after a third-round defeat to Elise Mertens, 25th seed, marking the tournament's biggest upset so far.
- The 27-year-old arrived at Wimbledon following a difficult run of form, including a second-round defeat in Berlin to Alexandra Eala and a quarter-final loss at Queen to Katie Boulter.
- Despite winning her previous six matches against the Belgian, Rybakina lost 7-6 6-1, failing to replicate her Australian Open success this season.
- This defeat follows a challenging season; Rybakina suffered a second-round exit at the French Open last month to unseeded Yuliia Starodubtseva.
- Rybakina remains the women's singles champion from 2022, now focused on recovering form after this unexpected early departure from the tournament.
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“It’s Not Working”- Elena Rybakina Sounds Alarm After Wimbledon Heartbreak
Elena Rybakina did not look for excuses after one of the biggest upsets of this year’s Wimbledon. The second seed and 2022 champion was beaten 7-6(4), 6-1 by 25th seed Elise Mertens in the third round. Following the loss, she didn’t beat around the bush and gave a blunt response about exactly where things went wrong. “My serve didn’t work,” she said in her press conference. “This wasn’t the result I wanted. Obviously, I’m not happy. I had quite …
Rybakina Crashes Out At Wimbledon
Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina suffered a shock third-round exit in a 7-6 (7/4), 6-1 defeat against Elise Mertens on Saturday.Rybakina was hoping to follow her Australian Open triumph in January by winning Wimbledon for the second time.But the world number two was unable to emulate her 2022 victory at the All England Club as Belgian 25th seed Mertens produced a major upset on Court One.Rybakina, 27, also endured a disappointing early d…
Surprises in the 3rd round of Wimbledon: With the Polish title defender Iga Swiatek and the Kazakh world ranking second Elena Rybakina came out on Saturday at the turf Grand Slam tournament for two top stars. Swiatek was defeated by Alexandra Eala 6:7(9),2:6. A similar feature film was played in the 6:7(4),1:6 defeat of Australian Open winner Rybakina against the Belgian Elise Mertens as number 25. Eala was the more solid player at the Center Co…
The world number two is out. The world number three and the world number six as well. Wimbledon offered triple shocks on Saturday. – I am speechless, says Elise Mertens, after sending out Jelena Rybakina.
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