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Tennis: Pegula, Osaka withdraws from historic tournament at Queen’s Club

# Tennis: Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and world number three Jessica Pegula have pulled out of the new women’s tournament at Queen’s Club. Pegula, the runner-up at last year’s US Open, was set to be the highest-ranked player at the event, but the American withdrew alongside Japanese star Osaka. The Wimbledon warm-up event starts on Monday, with female players returning to Queen’s for the first time in 52 years.