Naomi Osaka might be more comfortable on grass courts these days but she will once again leave Wimbledon in the third round after a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 loss to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Naomi Osaka’s quest to get past the third round at Wimbledon for the first time in her career ended on Friday with a three-set loss to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Pavlyuchenkova faced Osaka in the 3rd round of Wimbledon. The Japanese player led 2-1 in their head-to-head record, including a victory at the Australian Open in 2021. After a one-sided first set, the Russian gradually got back into the match,