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  • Victoria Mboko reacts as Serena Williams sends classy message after Queen’s injury blow

    Serena Williams has sent a classy message to the injured Victoria Mboko after her doubles partner pulled out of Queen’s.

    The 44-year-old made her return to tennis on Tuesday after nearly four years away, as she and Mboko beat Erin Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez in straight sets in their doubles opener.

    However, Mboko suffered a nasty-looking fall in her singles match against Karolina Pliskova a day later, with the 19-year-old eventually retiring with a knee issue.

    That forced the teenager to withdraw from the tournament entirely on Thursday, sparking fears she may miss this summer’s Wimbledon.

    While that is still up in the air, 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena has sent her best regards to the young Canadian.

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    In an Instagram story, Serena wrote, “@vickymboko, you’re an incredible talent, and you’ll be back out there in no time. Wishing you a speedy recovery.”

    The world No 9 responded with a mending heart emoji and a hug emoji in an Instagram story of her own.

    Serena also did an Instagram post that read, “What a fun and memorable week at Queen’s. Thank you to everyone who made it so special.

    “Wishing you a speedy recovery, @vickymboko. Can’t wait to see you back on court.”

    While Mboko will hope she will be fit in time for Wimbledon, Serena will continue her comeback next week in Berlin, where she will reportedly partner world No 10 Karolina Muchova.

    Serena did not look out of place at Queen’s, despite her last competitive match coming more than 1,300 days ago.

    Wimbledon’s wildcard committee are set to meet next Tuesday to decide which players they would like to invite to the main tournament draw.

    Serena is yet to publicly state if she wants to play at SW19, but the chair of the All England Club (AELTC), Deborah Evans, would welcome her presence.

    She told BBC Sport, “Of course, I would be delighted and excited if that were to happen. It was fantastic seeing her hit balls over the net at Queen’s.

    “We have our wildcard committee coming up, but I am sure it will take into account her success in the championships when making that decision.”

    For Mboko, she will hope this knee injury doesn’t derail her season. She is at a career-high ranking and will be itching to play at Wimbledon and defend her title at the Canadian Masters in August.

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  • Jannik Sinner medical results ‘leaked’ after being ‘turned inside out’ at hospital

    Jannik Sinner has undergone several rigorous tests over the past few days as his medical team look to get to the bottom of the health problems that contributed to his Roland Garros exit.

    The world No 1 was the hot favourite to win this year’s French Open exit as he went into the clay-court Grand Slam with a 29-match winning streak after winning five consecutive ATP Masters 1000 tournaments.

    And 29 wins in a row became 30 as he comfortably won his opening match in Paris and then looked to be in cruise control in the second round against Juan Manuel Cerundolo as he was serving for the match 5-3 in the third set.

    Sinner, though, suffered one of the most extraordinary collapses in modern history as he lost serve and won only another two games with the Argentine winning 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1.

    After the match, Sinner revealed that he felt ill on the morning of the second-round encounter, while the searing heat also contributed to his downfall.

    It is not the first time that the Italian has struggled during a long match as he also suffered a collapse during last year’s French Open final against Carlos Alcaraz. Sinner had three match points, but Alcaraz saved them and went on to win in five sets.

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    The four-time Grand Slam winner underwent a series of tests at Serie A giants Juventus’ J|Medical facility in Turin last week, but was given the all clear as doctors didn’t find anything wrong.

    However, his team wanted a second opinion and opted for a series of tests at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan this week.

    According to Corriere della Sera, the 25-year-old spent four hours at the facility on Monday as he was “turned inside out” for “instrumental and functional tests, including a stress electrocardiogram, a Holter monitor, and a cardiac MRI”.

    He was back at San Raffaele on Tuesday morning and once again consulted several specialists, but left at around 12:30 local time and had “the envelope containing the results of his tests”.

    And the Italian paper adds, “According to leaks from his staff, the tests revealed no worrying signs. Nothing to prevent the tennis player from resuming training today [Wednesday].”

    But while his team will be happy that he has been given the all-clear, there will no doubt still be concerns that the reason for his poor health on the day of his match against Cerundolo and subsequent collapse remains a mystery.

    Sinner will have a two-week training block before he starts his title defence at Wimbledon on 29 July, as he decided not to enter any warm-up events for the grass-court Grand Slam.

    With Alcaraz also unable to play at the All England Club due to injury, the Italian is guaranteed to remain No 1 in the rankings after the tournament.

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  • WTA Berlin Tennis Open Entry List, Draw Date: Sabalenka, Rybakina, Gauff headline as Serena Williams stars in doubles

    Nine of the top 10 players in the WTA Rankings will feature at the 2026 WTA Berlin Tennis Open with world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No 2 Elena Rybakina the headline acts while tennis great Serena Williams will feature in the doubles.

    The 99th edition of the WTA event will run from 15-21 June at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, with six-time Grand Slam winner and world No 3 Iga Swiatek the only top-10 star missing from the impressive singles field.

    Defending champion Marketa Vondrousova – who beat Wang Xinyu in three sets in the 2025 final – won’t return to defend her crown while Belinda Bencic and Jasmine Paolini were on the initial entry list, but have since withdrawn due to injury.

    How Many Players Will Feature And Who Are The Seeds?

    It is a 28-player draw and Sabalenka – who reached the semi-final last year – will headline the top half of the draw with reigning Australian Open champion Rybakina the top name in the bottom half of the draw.

    The top two will receive byes into the second round along with third seed Jessica Pegula – who is the only former champion featuring this year as she won the title in 2024 – and fourth seed Amanda Anisimova.

    The other seeded players are new French Open champion Mirra Andreeva, Coco Gauff, Elina Svitolina and Victoria Mboko.

    But the star names don’t end there as world No 13 Linda Noskova, No 17 Ekaterina Alexandrova, No 18 Sorana Cirstea, No 20 Anna Kalinskaya, No 22 Elise Mertens, No 24 Clara Tauson, No 26 Madison Keys and No 35 Ludmilla Samsonova are also direct entries into the main draw.

    Mertens replaced Bencic while Kalinskaya took the place of Paolini.

    What About The Doubles?

    The doubles will no doubt receive a lot of attention this year due to one Serena Williams as the former world No 1 has been confirmed for the event and Muchova will be her partner.

    Williams, who made her tennis comeback at the Queen’s Club Championship this week alongside Mboko, has received a wildcard into the 16-player main draw event.

    The seeds for the event are Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic, Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai, Ellen Perez and Demi Schuurs, and Lyudmyla Kichenok and Desirae Krawczyk.

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    Eva Lys is the only wildcard entrant who has been confirmed so far with another three names to be added while six players still have to book their places via the qualifying tournament.

    When Is The Draw?

    The draw is set for three days before the start of first-round matches so it is set for Friday, 12 June.

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    1. Aryna Sabalenka
    2. Elena Rybakina
    3. Jessica Pegula
    4. Amanda Anisimova
    5. Mirra Andreeva
    6. Coco Gauff
    7. Elina Svitolina
    8. Victoria Mboko
    9. Karolina Muchova
    10. Linda Noskova
    11. Ekaterina Alexandrova
    12. Sorana Cirstea
    13. Anna Kalinskaya
    14. Elise Mertens
    15. Clara Tauson
    16. Madison Keys
    17. Liudmila Samsonova
    18. TBC
    19. Eva Lys (WC)
    20. WC (TBC)
    21. WC (TBC)
    22. WC (TBC)
    23. Qualifier
    24. Qualifier
    25. Qualifier
    26. Qualifier
    27. Qualifier
    28. Qualifier

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  • Two new reasons for Jannik Sinner’s health issues have been touted after Roland Garros

    Jannik Sinner’s exit from the second round of Roland Garros was arguably the biggest story to come out of the French Grand Slam.

    The World No. 1 entered Roland Garros as the overwhelming favourite, having won Monte Carlo, Madrid, and Rome back-to-back on the clay court swing.

    However, Sinner’s tournament reached an abrupt conclusion as he capitulated against Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round of the Grand Slam.

    Sinner was a two sets and a break up and looked all-but-set for a place in the third round, before his body let him down. After fatigue set in, Cerundolo powered back into the match and beat the World No. 1 in five sets.

    Several pundits and ex-players have expressed worry for the World No. 1 following the French Open, with Andre Agassi questioning Sinner’s conditioning after Roland Garros.

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    With several theories about Sinner now touted, Kim Clijsters has touted two more on her podcast Love All. The multi-time Grand Slam champion suggested that Sinner’s health issues could be down to the frame of his body.

    “He’s strong, but he’s also skinny,” the Belgian explained. “It’s not like he has a lot of like extra kind of, you know, meat on him that when he is a little bit sick, like how much is in his reserve? Like how much does he have in the tank to kind of say like, ‘Okay, you know, like I’m strong enough to still fight through this.’”

    Clijster also believes Sinner’s current issues could be just as much mental as they are physical.

    And it could be a lot of things,” she continued. “But I do think after a while, the mental side of it is something that will definitely have a played a big factor too.”

    Sinner has undergone medical checks in Italy following his Roland Garros exit and he is not expected to play another tournament until Wimbledon.

    The World No. 1 usually plays the Halle Open between Roland Garros and Wimbledon, but he has decided to skip the ATP 500 event in Germany.

    That means Sinner will have a month off between Roland Garros and Wimbledon, which can only be a good thing for the Italian following his health issues.

    However, it could open him up to a shock exit at Wimbledon as he prepares to adapt to the grass and reach full fitness during the first week of the Grand Slam.

    The Italian is looking to defend his title from last year at Wimbledon, after he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in the 2025 final.

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  • Serena Williams’ doubles partner for the Berlin Open has been confirmed

    Serena Williams has sailed back into action nearly four years after her last competitive match at the 2022 US Open.

    The 23-time Grand Slam champion comfortably won her first match back at Queen’s alongside Victoria Mboko against Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe.

    The pair are set to play Laura Siegemund and Leylah Fernandez in the second round, but the American icon already has her eyes on her next tournament.

    The star has also signed up for the doubles at the Berlin Open, which is set to take place between the 13th and 21st June in the German capital.

    Williams reportedly wanted to partner with Coco Gauff in Berlin, but that all-star partnership has not come to fruition before the grass court event.

    Instead, Williams has opted for another WTA Tour top 10 player.

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    According to The Times, Williams will be pairing with Karolina Muchova at the Berlin Open during the second tournament of her iconic comeback.

    Williams had plenty of choice when it came to her doubles partner in Berlin, as many of the biggest stars on the WTA Tour are set for the singles draw.

    Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, Amanda Anisimova, Mirra Andreeva, Gauff, Elina Svitolina, and Mboko are all set to play the Berlin Open.

    Muchova is not a prolific doubles player, so she has clearly made the decision based on playing with the 23-time Grand Slam champion.

    The Czech star has only played one doubles tournament all year, which came at the Brisbane International right at the beginning of the season.

    She paired with Priscilla Hon at the Australian event and the duo reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 tournament.

    They were eventually beaten by Jelena Ostapenko and Su-Wei Hsieh, but her new partership with Williams is undoubtedly set for more eyes than her Brisbane matches.

    9000 fans packed into the Andy Murray Arena at Queen’s for Williams first match and the excitement will no doubt transfer over to Germany for her appearance at the Berlin Open.

    After Queen’s and Berlin, Williams is expected to play Wimbledon, but that is yet to be confirmed by the Grand Slam.

    She will need to receive a wildcard to play the event, and that is typically decided by Wimbledon in mid-June.

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  • Iva Jovic shares her one hope for Alex Eala after beating Filipina at Queen’s

    Iva Jovic produced a very impressive performance to knock Alexandra Eala out of the second round of Queen’s in straight sets.

    The pair were playing their second match of the year following their meeting in the first round of Roland Garros and the result was very much the same.

    Jovic outplayed Eala throughout the match and impressed with her quick adaption to the grass following a lengthy stint on the clay court swing.

    The American raced to a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Eala, who she has played doubles with plenty of times over the years, including at this year’s ASB Classic.

    Following her latest vivtory over Eala, Jovic sent kind words to the 21-year-old after the match.

    Speaking during her on-court interview at Queen’s, Jovic said: ““I think it was a good win. Alex is a great player and I think she love the grass, having won a title last week.

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    “It was super tough and I think I just hung in there on those closes games and I was able to distance myself just enough. Definitely scoreline doesn’t show how tough it was.”

    Speaking about her friendship with Eala, Jovic said she hoped the pair would continue to meet on the WTA Tour, but at the latter stages of a tournament.

    “It’s amazing, it’s more fun playing doubles with her than being on the otherside of the net,” she explained when asked about her relationship with Eala.

    “Unfortunate that we have to play in the early rounds, but hopefully we play some finals soon enough. She’s a great friend of mine, grateful for her, and thank you everyone for coming out. It’s wonderful to have you guys out here, supporting tennis.”

    Jovic is now in the quarter-finals of Queen’s and will await the winner of the second round match between Amanda Anisimova and Laura Siegemund.

    Jovic sits inside the top 20 of the WTA Tour rankings, at World No. 19, and she has a very good chance of continue to soar if she performs well in Queen’s.

    Six players who sit just above her, including Naomi Osaka and Linda Noskova, are not playing a grass court event this week so Jovic has a major chance to make up some ground.

    Queen’s marks Jovic’s first quarter-final since the Charleston Open earlier this year, which saw the American reach the final four of the clay court event.

    She lost to Jessica Pegula in the semi-final of the event, but she will be hoping to at least match that during her first grass court event of the year.

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  • Boris Becker reacts to Alexander Zverev snub controversy after Roland Garros

    Boris Becker has reacted to two controversies involving Alexander Zverev following his fellow German’s triumph at the 2026 French Open.

    Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli in a five-set final at Roland Garros last week to secure his maiden Grand Slam title.

    The world No 3 became the first German man to win the French Open since the Open Era of tennis began in 1968.

    The 29-year-old is also the first German man to win a Grand Slam title since Becker claimed his sixth and final major at the 1996 Australian Open.

    Following his triumph in Paris, Zverev was snubbed by prestigious French newspaper L’Equipe.

    L’Equipe opted not to feature Zverev as the main story on the cover of its Monday edition after the German lifted La Coupe des Mousquetaires on Sunday evening.

    This was the first time since 2005 that the men’s Roland Garros champion was not given the main spot on the front page of the sports publication.

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    L’Equipe instead chose to feature handball team Metz Women as the main cover story following their victory over Gyor Audi ETO KC in the EHF Champions League Women.

    Becker expressed his confusion in response to a tweet sharing the news of L’Equipe’s Zverev snub.

    The former world No 1 wrote: “Why ? What did he (Zverev) do ?”

    It then emerged that Zverev had cut short an interview with L’Equipe after his French Open win when he was asked about the allegations of domestic abuse made against him.

    During the 2024 French Open, Zverev’s lawyers reached an out of court settlement in a domestic violence trial brought to a Berlin court after accusations made by Brenda Patea, his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child.

    “The decision is not a verdict and it is not a decision about guilt or innocence,” a Tiergarten District Court spokesperson told The Athletic. “One decisive factor for the court decision was that the witness has expressed her wish to end the trial. The defendant agreed to the termination of the case.”

    This came after Zverev faced allegations of domestic abuse from his former girlfriend Olga Sharypova in 2020.

    Sharypova did not pursue charges against Zverev, and a 15-month investigation by the ATP Tour determined there was “insufficient evidence” to substantiate the allegations.

    Zverev has repeatedly denied all allegations made against him.

    L’Equipe shared the following transcript of the exchange during Zverev’s interview.

    Interviewer: In recent days, particularly in the press room, there has been a lot of discussion about how to handle your potential victory, given the domestic violence allegations against you several years ago…

    Zverev: Hold on, first of all, this isn’t that kind of interview. Secondly, you know that the accusations have been proven false?

    Interviewer: The question isn’t directly about the accusations.

    Zverev: This is the second time you’ve asked me about them.

    Interviewer: The question is: do you find it unfair that the media continues to talk about them?

    Zverev’s agent: It’s a question about the accusations.

    Interviewer: L’Equipe, for example, didn’t put you on its front page, hence the question.

    Zverev: That wasn’t my decision. I did everything I could, and my innocence has been proven.

    Interviewer: What are your plans for the next few weeks?

    Zverev: (sighs) I don’t know. I think we should stop, it’s better that way.

    Reacting to a tweet stating that Zverev ended the interview after being asked about the domestic abuse allegations, Becker wrote: “But why ?”

    It is not clear whether Becker was questioning why Zverev was asked about this topic, or why his compatriot cut the interview short.

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  • Jack Draper’s first tournament with Andy Murray as coach confirmed as fresh setback revealed

    Jack Draper has given an update on his recovery from injury as he shared the concerning news that he has delayed his grass-court comeback once again.

    The former world No 4 has not played since sustaining a knee injury during his opening round match at the Barcelona Open in April.

    Draper pulled out of the clay-court Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome, as well as the French Open, as he targeted a return to action on grass.

    It was reported that Draper could play the Stuttgart Open, an ATP 250 event taking place this week, but that did not materialise.

    The Brit was due to make his comeback at the Queen’s Club Championships next week, but he has now pulled out of the ATP 500 tournament in London.

    Draper has now pushed his return date back another week to the ATP 250 event in Eastbourne, which will begin on 22 June.

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    In a statement, Draper said: “Recovery is going in the right direction, but I’m going to give myself one more week and aim to return at Eastbourne.

    “Very hard to miss one of my favourite events of the year.”

    Draper announced last month that British legend Andy Murray would be joining his coaching team for the grass-court campaign.

    The 24-year-old’s first tournament with Murray as his coach is now, therefore, set to be Eastbourne. The Eastbourne International takes place the week before the Wimbledon Championships.

    Speaking to Sky Sports, former British No 1 Laura Robson gave her verdict on Draper’s collaboration with Murray.

    “In some way it’s really beneficial that Andy’s in his corner but in other ways it’s more pressure as well,” said the former world No 27.

    “I don’t know which way I’m leaning towards still because there’s going to be so much attention now on that first match back, wherever it may be.

    “That probably isn’t going to feel great, considering he’s not played a lot of tennis. It’s been a tough time with injuries over the last almost a year now.

    “To know, going in, that you’re expected by pretty much everyone to be playing well probably adds another layer to it but I haven’t quite decided which way I’m leaning there yet.”

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  • Why Coco Gauff could reject the chance to play doubles with Serena Williams during her comeback

    Serena Williams is set to play doubles with Victoria Mboko at Queen’s, but she could be set to change partners for her next tournament on the grass.

    Williams has been confirmed to play doubles Queen’s and the Berlin Open, but she is yet to confirm her doubles partner for the German event.

    The 23-time Grand Slam champion could not have better choices for the Berlin Open, as eight of the top 10 are set to play the grass court tournament.

    Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, Amanda Anisimova, Mirra Andreeva, Elina Svitolina, and Victoria Mboko will all play in Berlin, but Williams could have her eyes on someone else.

    According to tennis journalist Jon Wertheim, Williams is reportedly eyeying up an eye-catching doubles partnership with Coco Gauff in Berlin.

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    On Served, Wertheim revealed: “She has plenty of choices in Berlin. I heard she’s lobbying. Ah f*** it, I’ll just say it. I hear she would like to play with Coco [Gauff] in Berlin!”

    However, Wertheim is unconvinced that Gauff will be keen to play doubles with one of her idols for one key reason.

    He continued: “Coco is trying to win Wimbledon; it’s a big distraction. We will see if that actually happens.”

    It would not be unsurprising for Gauff to turn down the chance to play doubles with Williams, as her 2026 season is yet to catch alight six months in.

    The star has dropped down to World No. 7 in the WTA Tour rankings and she is yet to win a title this season.

    Gauff was knocked out of the quarter-finals of the Australian Open earlier this year and she was stunned by Anastasia Potapova in the round of 32 at Roland Garros.

    With just two more chances to claim a Grand Slam this season, Wimbledon is looking mighty important for the star as she looks to turn around her season.

    The World No. 7 has a poor record at Wimbledon over the years, having never reached past the fourth round of the grass court Grand Slam. At last year’s event, she was knocked out of the first round by Dayana Yastremska.

    With no points to defend at the Grand Slam, it could be very important as she tries to climb back up the WTA Tour rankings.

    It will not be an easy task, however, considering Gauff’s record at Wimbledon. The American holds a 65% win rate at Wimbledon, which is far and away her worst-performing Grand Slam.

    If she adds in a headline grabbing Williams doubles partnership before the major event, it could have disastrous effects for the two-time Grand Slam champion.

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  • Andre Agassi makes ‘dirty little secret’ comment in warning to Alexander Zverev

    Tennis icon Andre Agassi has sent a warning to Alexander Zverev about a “dirty little secret” he learned after winning his first Grand Slam title.

    World No 3 Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli in a tension-filled five-set championship match at Roland Garros last week.

    The 29-year-old German’s triumph ended his wait to win his maiden major title after he had lost finals at the 2020 US Open, the 2024 French Open and the 2025 Australian Open.

    Like Zverev, Agassi lost the first three Grand Slam finals he played (French Open in 1990 and 1991, and US Open in 1990) before winning his fourth (Wimbledon in 1992).

    Speaking on TNT Sports’ Roland Garros coverage, Agassi asserted that winning changed “nothing” for him in terms of pressure after making his major breakthrough.

    “You can win a Slam… does it really change your life? You can say it, it’s easy to say, but I don’t know if it does,” said the former world No 1.

    “We have had a lot of one Slam wonders, that have done some incredible — I’m sure they’re thrilled they won.

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    “When I finally got over the finish line [and won my first Grand Slam], I was let in on a dirty little secret: that winning changes nothing.

    “You are gonna to have that pressure again if you have more expectations from yourself. So you gotta deal with it, you gotta bring it on Sunday like you did at the start of the tournament.”

    During the event, Agassi praised Zverev for consistently reaching the latter stages at majors.

    “He deserves a lot of credit for always having a say at the end of these events,” said the American.

    “Come rain or shine, the guy is there – if you get enough looks, it’s going to happen.

    “There’s no doubt that winning a Slam is a binary moment in a player’s career.

    “There are people that have one and there are people that don’t have them. To a large degree, you have to respect his fortitude of all the years, coming up short but always putting himself in position.”

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