Osaka starts strong but slips as Pavlyuchenkova turns tide
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LONDON :No seeding these days, no problem — at least early on. Naomi Osaka, back at Wimbledon without the trappings of a top-ranked player, looked every bit the Grand Slam great for a set on Friday. But the old rhythm ebbed away, and Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova stormed back to win 3-6 6-4 6-4. It's been more than four years since Osaka last lifted a major — the 2021 Australian Open — a stretch shaped by introspection, a battle with depression, and the birth of her child. And for a while
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