PARIS—Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka's participation at Wimbledon was in doubt on Monday after the Japanese player said the decision by the sport's authorities to strip the tournament of ranking points had reduced her motivation to play. Wimbledon last week had its ranking points taken away by the men's ATP and women's WTA after the grasscourt major opted to exclude players from Russia and Belarus because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a ‘special operation'. ADVERTISEMENT Belarus has been a key staging area for the invasion.

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