Six of Osaka's last seven defeats have been in three sets, with the four-time Grand Slam champion closer than ever to a return to form.

Since returning to the tour after maternity leave, Osaka has shown glimpses of the player who once conquered Melbourne and New York.

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

Novak Djokovic stepped up his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title as he moved into the Wimbledon third round with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 rout of British wildcard Dan Evans on Thursday. Djokovic needed just one hour and 47 minutes to dispatch Evans with a ruthless display in the second round on Centre Court.