Naomi Cavaday
Former British tennis player on BBC TV

Pavlyuchenkova is really making her own progress with her game. That's the best game we have seen from her.

Osaka will be hoping that the damage will have already been done.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is looking much more settled now. The Russian shows some lovely stroke play and even draws polite applause from Naomi Osaka after hitting a forehand winner.

Pavlyuchenkova gets the hold to love.

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Naomi Cavaday
Former British tennis player on BBC TV

We have seen that a couple of times, Osaka getting a whisker on the outside line but it all counts. She is starting off with a very strong serve here.

Naomi Osaka picks up her fifth ace of the match - she's only in her third service game - to get to 30-30.

Osaka continues her domination with a sweeping forehand at the net to hold.

Naomi Cavaday
Former British tennis player on BBC TV

A bit of a struggle for Pavlyuchenkova to get through that game but a relief that she is on the board. It's always a struggle at the start when you have some working out to do.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is asked several questions once again on serve but this time manages to pull through.

The Russian remains a break down but has at least slowed Naomi Osaka's progress.

This is a flying start for Naomi Osaka.

The Japanese player gets a hold to love to consolidate that break.

A strong showing from four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, what does Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova have to offer up in the early stages?

Ah.

Naomi Osaka gets the break.

Naomi Osaka is straight to business with an ace to get to 30-15 and another to wrap up a hold to 30.

Time to get going with the first action of the day.

We're on court two with Naomi Osaka on serve against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for a place in the fourth round.

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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is enjoying her 16th campaign at Wimbledon but has only reached the third round on four previous occasions.

The Russian has only once gone further than round three - reaching the quarter-finals in 2016.

Pavlyuchenkova's best-ever run at a Grand Slam was in 2021 when she made it to the final of the French Open.

She has won 12 WTA Tour titles but, like her opponent Naomi Osaka, has never picked up a trophy on grass.

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Naomi Osaka knows what it takes to go all the way at a Grand Slam - winning four titles - but she is yet to crack the code on grass.

Osaka is a two-time Australian Open winner and has twice triumphed at the US Open.

The Japanese player has never made it beyond the third round at Wimbledon in four previous attempts and has never won an WTA Tour title on grass.

Could this be the year that Osaka, who is yet to drop a set in the opening two rounds, enjoys a deep run at SW19?

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The men's and women's doubles competitions continue at Wimbledon on Friday, which also marks the first day of the mixed doubles at this year's Wimbledon.

There is plenty of British interest, including Neal Skupski, who teams up again with American Desirae Krawczyk following their triumphs in 2021 and 2022. They take on Sadio Doumbia and Wu Fang-hsien fourth on court 14.

Heather Watson, who won alongside Henri Kontinen in 2016, plays with fellow Briton Julian Cash, while 39-year-old Jamie Murray (pictured) will be partnered by Emily Appleton in another all-British partnership.

In the second round of the men's doubles, British duo Billy Harris and Marcus Willis take on their compatriot Henry Patten and Finland's Harri Heliovaara - the second seeds - in the first match on court 17.

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Four-time major winner Naomi Osaka has gone under the radar at Wimbledon so far.

The Japanese player has had a tricky season so far but, having gone through her first two matches without dropping a set, she is on the brink of reaching the fourth round for the first time. She takes on Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first match on court two from 11:00 BST.

That is followed by sixth seed and Australian Open champion Madison Keys, who some have picked to challenge for the title, against Laura Siegemund of Germany.

Brazil's rising teenage star Joao Fonseca, who only won his first ATP Tour grass-court match in the week before Wimbledon, closes play on that court against Chile's Nicolas Jarry.

Queen's runner-up Amanda Anisimova is first on court three against Hungarian Dalma Galfi, followed by Russian 14th seed Andrey Rublev against French veteran Adrian Mannarino.

Three British players will bid for a place in the Wimbledon fourth round on Friday - but Emma Raducanu will have to see off the world number one to get there.

British number one Raducanu will take on Aryna Sabalenka - a finalist at the past three Grand Slams - in the final match on Centre Court.

American fifth seed Taylor Fritz opens play there against Spanish 26th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Fritz has been taken to five sets in both of his Wimbledon matches so far.

That is followed by defending men's champion Carlos Alcaraz, who faces Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff.

Sonay Kartal takes on France's Diane Parry in the first match on Court One (13:00 BST) as she bids to reach the fourth round of a major for the first time.

She is followed by fellow Briton Cameron Norrie, a semi-finalist at Wimbledon in 2022, who faces Italy's Mattia Bellucci.

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina then continues her bid for an elusive first Grand Slam title when she takes on Elise Mertens of Belgium in the final match.

• See the full order of play.

• British number one Jack Draper went out in the second round, losing in four sets to an inspired Marin Cilic on Court One.
• Fellow Britons Dan Evans, Arthur Fery and Jack Pinnington Jones were also beaten, with Evans losing in straight sets to seven-time champion Novak Djokovic.
• World number one Jannik Sinner was a straight-set winner over Aleksandar Vukic on Centre Court.
• Iga Swiatek, former winner Elena Rybakina and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova were among the winners going through to round three of the women's draw.

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We're flying through the first week of Wimbledon and today marks the beginning of the third round in the singles draw.

The doubles events are also well under way, so it's set to be another busy one.