Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Naomi Osaka Preview & Prediction | 2025 Wimbledon Championships | Third Round

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova meets Naomi Osaka in the third round at Wimbledon.

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Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England

Surface: Outdoor grass

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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Naomi Osaka prediction

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will be bidding to reach the round of 16 for the first time at Wimbledon.

The Japanese star defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-3 to reach this stage in SW19 for just the third occasion.

Standing in her way of breaking new ground is Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who beat 31st seed Ashyln Krueger last time out. 

Osaka leads the head-to-head 3-1 but this is their first encounter in four years and a maiden one on grass.

The 34-year-old Pavyluchenkova did reach the last eight here way back in 2016 and will feel she can cause the former world number one problems on a surface she hasn’t always enjoyed.

We expect Osaka to have the edge in the end, however, but it may well go the distance and the odds on that could be worth the punt.   

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Naomi Osaka tip: Over 2.5 sets