(Reuters) - Second seed Naomi Osaka kicks off her quest for a third Grand Slam title against unseeded Kazakh Yulia Putintseva at Wimbledon on Monday in the Japanese's first tournament since losing her world number one ranking.
Osaka's early exit from the Birmingham Classic this month allowed Australia's Ash Barty to overtake her as world number one, but she has welcomed the easing of pressure on herself as she heads into the year's third Grand Slam tournament.
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