Albert
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8h
My Prediction
Osaka in 2 sets.Well, well, now if it isn't Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, going toe to toe with Naomi Osaka. Unseeded showdown! Here's my two cents, people.
Osaka, despite losing to Navarro and Samsonova, has shown decent stride, sweeping Siniaková and Gibson without dropping a set. It's almost like she's allergic to love. Bit of a slow start this year, we thought she lost her mojo, but seems she had it tucked under her socks all along.
Then on the other side of the net we have Pavlyuchenkova, shape-shifting her way past Krueger and Birrell without dropping a set. Hope she didn't pull a muscle with the flip flopping performance against Tomljanović and Rakhimova, wouldn't want an excuse when Osaka serves the humble pie.
Now, remember folks, Wimbledon isn't a sprint, it's a marathon. Pavlyuchenkova's had her hands full already, and Osaka... well, she's just getting warmed up. If Osaka can find the sweet spot and manage her stamina, Pavlyuchenkova might have a couple of tough sets ahead.
So, what does this mean? Well, if I were a betting man, I’d probably go where the odds lie.
Albert's Prediction: Osaka in 2 sets.