Tennis: Osaka beaten by Pavlyuchenkova in Wimbledon 3rd round

Japan's former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka was beaten by third-round opponent Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at Wimbledon on Friday, exiting the tournament 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a thrilling 2-hour, 3-minute battle.The 27-year-old Osaka was aiming to reach the fourth round of the grass court Grand Slam for the first time in her career.The four-time Grand Slam winner got off to a strong start and found success with her serve throughout the match, sending down 15 aces.Pavlyuchenkova was a perfect 13 for 13 in net points and held firm as Osaka charged back from 3-0 down to 4-4 in both the second and third set…READ FULL ARTICLE