Sonay Kartal v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova– Wimbledon 2025 LIVE scores and results

Kartal 3-3 Pavlyuchenkova*

Kartal starts strongly for a 30-0 lead, but Pavlyuchenkova battles back to 30-30.

Then Kartal moves to 40-30, before Pavlyuchenkova again levels the score.

The Russian earns break point, and she takes it with a cute drop shot! But only after making Kartal run alllll over the place.

Phenomenal running by the Briton. Credit to her.

*Kartal 3-2 Pavlyuchenkova

Kartal breaks again, and from 0-2 down, she’s 3-2 up!

Great running from the Briton in that game, and the best point saw her get to a very shallow drop shot before flicking the ball right onto the baseline – beating a flummoxed Pavlyuchenkova.

Taylor Fritz took the first set against Jordan Thompson, 6-1, before getting a walkover at 3-0 in the second set!

Thompson withdrew due to injury, unfortunately. Next up for Fritz, in the quarters, is Kachanov.

On the women’s side, Solana Sierra and Laura Siegemund were about to get going when some rain delayed the start of their match.

The weather seems to be improving a tad, so hopefully they’ll begin soon.

Kartal 2-2 Pavlyuchenkova*

Kartal scores first on serve, before she slices a backhand long. 15-15.

Now Pavlyuchenkova nets a backhand. 30-15.

Lovely pass! Forehand winner up the line from Kartal, after some aggressive, come-forward play by Pavlyuchenkova. 40-15.

And there’s hold, as a serve kicks up on Pavlyuchenkova, who pulls her backhand into the trams.

Kartal 0-2 Pavlyuchenkova*

Another break point, as a ground shot from Pavlyuchenkova clips the baseline and Kartal errs.

And Pavlyuchenkova takes it! She draws in Kartal with a drop shot, and Kartal has an easy pass available… but throws up a tame lob!

A volleyed lob response by Pavlyuchenkova is nice, but Kartal could’ve gotten there if she’d tried! Strange moment.

An ace from Kartal to open her first service game, and the crowd is cooing already! 15-0.

A well-angled couple of groundstrokes from Pavlyuchenkova on the next points, however, draw an error out of Kartal. The Brit slices into the net. 15-15.

Now Kartal strikes a forehand long. 15-30. The crowd is already rallying behind the home player.

Kartal levels the game before Pavlyuchenkova drags a cross-court forehand wide. 40-30.

A similar shot from Pavlyuchenkova, but this time she makes it! Winner, deuce.

And a great step-in backhand on the second serve hands the Russian advantage. Break point…

Saved! The tourist frames a forehand out of play.

*Kartal 0-1 Pavlyuchenkova

A perfect start for Pavlyuchenkova, who holds to love thanks to some big serving.

The warm-ups are complete. We’re under way on Centre Court!