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Nick Kyrgios admits it is difficult to look past a Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner final at Wimbledon, but he feels it would be silly to write off Taylor Fritz.

Fifth seed Fritz has reached the quarter-final at the All England Club for a third time in his career and he has done it the hard way as he has come through a brutal draw.

He faced the big-serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round and needed five sets to overcome the rising French star before also going the distance against up-and-coming Canadian Gabriel Diallo.

The American then dropped one set against 26th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina before he finally had an easy day out in the fourth round as Jordan Thompson retired with a thigh injury after going down 6-1, 3-0.

Fritz will look to reach the last four at Wimbledon for the first time in his career when he takes on Karen Khachanov and Kyrgios has been impressed with the 27-year-old so far at SW19.

“The way Taylor Fritz has been playing, it’s probably one of the hardest draws a seed has had,” he told talkSPORT.

“He’s played three guys who are all very dangerous on grass. He’s come through that and is saying his body feels better and better so I honestly wouldn’t count him out. Fritz can do some damage against those guys.”

Fritz has been one of the standout players on grass the past five years as he has recorded 35 wins – the most on the ATP Tour since 2020 – and he feels he is no longer a one-dimensional player thanks to tweaks.

Asked about the changes, Fritz replied: “The biggest tweak, like the thing that I experiment the most with is just return positioning and grips and stance on returning.

“Whether I want to be holding a chip grasp and standing in close, and then the chip grip is just my backhand grip, so I don’t have to switch grips or anything. If I want to take a step back, look to hit over, look to be switching grips, I guess, if we’re serving the other way.

“I’ve been able to just, like, I mean, from basically the first time I got on grass, before Stuttgart, the days leading up to the tournament, I just tried both, experimented, felt like this feels better. Just to see.

“I think maybe a couple years ago I was one-dimensional. I was pretty much only doing one or the other.

“Now I feel like I’ve found a good balance of, like, what conditions need to be met in the match based off of what my opponent’s doing off of it, how he’s serving, how I’m hitting the ball, to kind of decide which way I want to go about returning.”

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Of course, two-time defending champion Alcaraz and world No 1 Sinner are the men to beat with 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic also in the mix.

Djokovic, though, will need to get past Sinner in the semis and Alcaraz in the final if he is to win a record-equalling eighth title.

“Novak has at times looked incredible but the way Sinner and Alcaraz are playing and dialled in, it’s pretty tough to go past those two guys,” Kyrgios said.

The Australian also feels Sinner is the man to beat as he added: “It’s hard to look past Jannik Sinner. He looks really locked in and incredible.

“He hasn’t lost more than four games in a single set. His form is concerning to the rest of the field. It’s hard not to see an Alcaraz-Sinner final.”

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The role of electronic line calling at Wimbledon and other tennis events is under further scrutiny after a shocking error in Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s SW19 clash versus Sonay Kartal.

In an already tense fourth-round clash inside Centre Court, world No 50 Pavlyuchenkova was the victim of a major electronic line call mistake in the ninth game of the match.

Serving in a tight game at 4-4 in the first set, the Russian held a game point and appeared to stop mid-rally after one of Kartal’s groundstrokes, before the automated line-calling system called out: “Stop, stop.”

Kartal’s forehand initially looked out at first sight, and close-up replays confirmed this was the case, with an operational error thought to be responsible for the lack of line call.

Umpire Nico Helwerth told Kartal before the start of the delay that he had seen the ball sail long, and he then attempted to clarify the situation with the operators.

However, despite the clear evidence that Kartal had missed the point, the point was not given to Pavlyuchenkova but instead replayed.

The former French Open finalist would have won the game had she been awarded the point, but ultimately went on to lose the game – with Kartal handed the chance to serve for the set.

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While Pavlyuchenkova had kept her call in the initial aftermath of the decision, she fumed towards German umpire Helwerth at the resulting change of ends.

“I don’t know if it was in or out, I don’t know. You cannot prove it,” vented Pavlyuchenkova, in regards to the decision to replay the point.

“Because she’s local, they can say whatever. You took the game away from me. They stole a game from me. They stole it.”

Kartal held a set point when attempting to serve the opener out, though there was arguably a sense of justice done when Pavlyuchenkova broke back and ultimately took the first set in a tiebreak.

While this has been the most obvious and controversial error at this year’s Wimbledon, several players have been critical of the system at the All England Club, which is being used in place of line judges for the first time this year.

Among those critical was Emma Raducanu, who was unhappy with a call in her third-round defeat to Aryna Sabalenka on Friday.

“That call was for sure out,” claimed Raducanu. “It’s kind of disappointing, the tournament here, that the calls can be so wrong, but for the most part, they’ve been okay.

“It’s just, like, I’ve had a few in my other matches, too, that have been very wrong. So yeah, I don’t know. Hopefully, they can kind of fix that.”

Intriguing scenes!

Pavlyuchenkova thinks Kartal has put her forehand long and stops before the Brit slams back a winner.

The umpire checks and confirms the electronic line calling system was unable to track the point, which leads to the point being replayed.#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/Qkz3Rickj5

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 6, 2025

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Toni Nadal has given his verdict on Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic’s prospects of winning the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.

The Spaniard, who is the uncle and former coach of tennis legend Rafael Nadal, has named Alcaraz “the star of the year and the man to beat” at Wimbledon.

Sinner, the world No 1, is chasing his maiden Wimbledon crown and fourth Grand Slam title overall.

Djokovic, who is seeded sixth, is seeking a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title and record-extending 25th major.

In a column for El Pais, Nadal highlighted the difference between Djokovic’s results at Grand Slams and other events this year.

“[Djokovic] carries a well-deserved reputation as a tireless fighter attached to his tall frame, something that should never be forgotten,” said the 64-year-old.

“And his 38 years of age, rather than indicating that he doesn’t have many opportunities left to increase his trophy cabinet, could become a real incentive for his feisty character.

“The Serbian player has had a very irregular season, with certainly incomprehensible defeats, but we mustn’t forget that in previous Grand Slams, he not only lived up to expectations, but also defeated Carlos in the first of the year, the Australian Open, and in Paris he also made things very difficult for Sinner in the semi-finals, after having defeated the current world number three, Alexander Zverev.

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“Although it’s clear that Novak is far from his best form these days, I think if he manages to progress through the rounds, he could be the second contender with the best chance of winning the title.”

Nadal went on to argue that Sinner’s epic French Open final loss to Carlos Alcaraz — in which the Italian was unable to convert three championship points — could affect his title hopes at Wimbledon.

“As for the Italian player, it remains to be seen whether his painful defeat on June 8 in Paris can influence his upcoming challenges,” he continued.

“In the world of sports, it’s very easy to see how one’s mood and perception can change due to a ball that goes wide or goes in by just a few centimetres.

“Until that fateful date, the general feeling was that the great Italian tennis player was almost unbeatable; it’s even possible that he himself was beginning to feel that way.

“However, he knows that at the crucial moment, he failed to steady his nerves, while his opponent, in a more daunting situation, was able to respond resolutely and courageously.

“It’s hard to believe that recent, bitter memory won’t return to Sinner’s mind, but we can never completely rule out, as is the case with great players, that he will bring out that best version of himself; if that hypothetical replay of the final were to happen, we’d have to see how much it would affect the outcome.”

Sinner and Djokovic are on course to meet in the semi-finals at Wimbledon, while Alcaraz could await the winner in the final.

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The 2025 Wimbledon Championships have been a huge positive for Andrey Rublev.

Twelve months ago, the Russian was stunned in the first round by Francisco Comesana, part of a string of results that contributed to the 27-year-old’s fall from the top 10 earlier in 2025.

Back in 2025 as the 14th seed, a refreshed and more at ease Rublev has found clarity at the tournament where he was a quarter-finalist in 2023, and is back playing some of his best tennis in months.

He defeated Laslo Djere and Lloyd Harris in four sets in his opening two rounds, before his best performance to date over qualifier Adrian Mannarino in round three.

However, Rublev now faces arguably the toughest task in tennis: taking on Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon.

Two-time defending champion Alcaraz has not been at his free-flowing best this tournament, but stats rarely lie – and his recent achievements are extraordinary.

The Spaniard has now won 17 straight matches at Wimbledon, not tasting defeat at the event since 2022, and is on a 21-match win streak in 2025, not losing since the Barcelona Open final in April.

Rublev knows how to beat Alcaraz, having defeated the world No 2 in the Madrid Open quarter-finals back in 2024, an event the Russian would ultimately go on to win.

However, it was Alcaraz who won their other two contests, at the ATP Finals in 2023 and 2024, with both victories coming in straight sets.

Rublev has not faced Alcaraz since then, and the two have never met at a Grand Slam, though he has had a recent taste of facing a dominant force at one of tennis’ four biggest tournaments.

He came up against Jannik Sinner in the fourth round of the French Open last month, falling in straight sets to the world No 1.

That meeting against Sinner, and his most recent clash against Alcaraz, give the former world No 5 an intriguing insight into what it is like to take on the very best.

“What is it like to play against him [Alcaraz]? I don’t know,” said Rublev.

“But with me he play, the last matches, he played well and he destroyed me. Especially the last one in Turin. Yeah, he lost two matches [at the ATP Finals]. With me, he played unbelievable.

“I don’t know what it’s like. It’s the same feeling like with Sinner. You’re playing the best players. They know how to do everything.

“They know how to hit. They know how to defend. They know how to be patient. They know how to be strong mentally. They know how to serve, how to return.”

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It would be easy to discount Rublev on paper, but then tennis is never done on paper – as this Wimbledon has proven, perhaps more than any other Grand Slam in recent years.

The five-set format undoubtedly gives Alcaraz huge breathing room, allowing him the time to discover enough of his best tennis to prevail, even if he is not at his best throughout large stages of the match.

That certainly proved to be the case in his five-set victory over Fabio Fognini in round one and, to a lesser extent, his third-round four-set triumph versus Jan-Lennard Struff.

Despite that, he is the favourite for this match against Rublev – so what can the 14th seed do to potentially cause a significant shock?

The 27-year-old has a clear blueprint in his mind of what will be needed, but it certainly will not be easy.

He added: “It’s like: ‘Okay, I will have a chance maybe if I play also my best tennis today, then maybe I have a chance.’

“If I show weaknesses, it’s like you’re done. So you cannot show any weaknesses. That’s the difference.

“Because some matches maybe you relax a bit or you complain a bit, but still you can win because you’re too much maybe ahead in the score or you are better player.

“With them, these one or two points cost you match.”

Alcaraz and Rublev meet in the final match inside Centre Court on Sunday, with all eyes on just how close the Russian can get to the two-time champion.

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Sonay Kartal is enjoying a career-defining run at Wimbledon 2025 and she is set to celebrate by adding another tattoo to her already impressive collection after the tournament.

The 23-year-old, who started the 2025 season at No 87 in the WTA Rankings, is projected to rise to a new career-high No 44 after reaching the fourth round at the grass-court Grand Slam.

She is already assured of being the new British No 2, moving one place ahead of Emma Raducanu after the 2021 US Open winner lost in the third round, while she will also overtake Katie Boulter and become the No 1 if she wins her next match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the fourth round.

Kartal has 14 tattoos and asked after her first-round win over 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko if she will get another one to celebrate, she replied: “I would have to go a few rounds further to get one, I think. Maybe if I made it to the second week, I’ll probably get one. Knowing me, I’d get one.”

She has now gone a few more rounds, beating Viktoriya Tomova and Diane Parray, and stated: “My next tattoo? I did say I would get my ‘colour holder’ number after I played the Billie Jean King Cup, when I got that live rubber. That’s going to be one of them.

“I’m open to suggestions. Like if people throw me some good ideas, I will definitely consider them. 90% I would end up going with one of those ideas.”

She was also asked about her most special tattoo.

“I have one on the back of my arm which is one of my first dog, a massive golden retriever. I bought some like doggy ink and got his paw print downsized, got it tattooed and put into a little picture on the back of my arm,” she revealed.

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There is also a quote: “The show must go on.”

Does it relate to anything specific?

“Not really. I’d like to say it did, but honestly, on that one I just liked the design,” she said. “My tattoos all started with meaning. Then I guess the more I got, the kind of more spontaneous and braver I got. Yeah, I mean, early days I would have to like it for a good few months. Whereas now I like it for two days, and I’ll get something put on.”

What about the other tattoos?

Left forearm – An eagle, a bumblebee and a checkered heart

The eagle is to celebrate her Turkish heritage as her father hails from the European country and Kartal means eagle in Turkish.

The bumblebee was added after this year’s French Open as she was initially due to get matching tattoos with her sister after the first round, but had to postpone her ink meeting: revealing: “Me and my sister got a matching bumblebee. I gave her the choice. She said, ‘Will you get tattoo with me?’ I said yeah. Came off after my first match and she had got the bumblebee. So I had to hold my word, and yeah, I went in the end of the week to get that one.”

There is also a black-and-white checkerboard heart.

Left bicep – Paw print

This is the “special” one of her first dog, Chester, who passed away two years ago.

Right thigh – “Time is everything we have and don’t”

Another quote, but unlike “The show must go on” this one has a meaning.

“It’s just a quote I like to live by. Sometimes I think I can get a bit stressy and stuff, so for me, it kind of just tells me it’s like to calm down, just to be in the moment a little bit.”

Right forearm – A snake

One of the many tattoos that don’t have a special meaning, as she ” was just scrolling through my phone and saw that one as well”.

Left hand – The date

This one does have a meaning as it’s “The date, it says 2022, I did all the four Grand Slams my first time.”

Right bicep – A butterfly

Another one that is yet to be discussed publicly, but it one of the more visible ones when she wears sleeveless shirts.

The rest…

Karatal also has at least four tattoos on her knuckles and she admitted: “These ones kind of have no meaning. The knuckle ones just trying to be stylish maybe.”

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Novak Djokovic has become only the second men’s player to reach 100 match wins at Wimbledon, but how does his record compare to his two great rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer at the four respective Grand Slams?

The 24-time Grand Slam winner is only the second male after Federer (105) to record a century a victories at Wimbledon, although both are behind the great Martina Navratilova in terms of most-ever wins at the All England Club for both men and women as the nine-time champion has 120 wins.

For Djokovic, though, it is yet another milestone on his impressive list of achievements with win No 100 coming with a straight-set win over Miomir Kecmanovic in the third round at this year’s grass-court Grand Slam.

“That sounds very nice. I am very grateful and privileged to be in this position. Tennis made me who I am and has given me incredible things in life. I never take anything for granted, especially at this age,” the Serbian said.

“I am still pushing myself to the limits and getting some splits and slides on the court. Wimbledon is a dream tournament of so many of us players. Any history here is a blessing.”

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Interestingly, although Djokovic is the only player to have 90 or more match wins at all the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, he doesn’t have the outright record in any of the majors.

Not yet anyway.

Djokovic v Nadal v Federer at the Grand Slams

Australian Open

Although Djokovic holds the record for most titles as he has won the season-opening Grand Slam 10 times, he is actually second on the list for most match wins.

Federer won only six trophies at Melbourne Park, but he won a record 102 match wins before retiring in 2022.

Djokovic, though, looks set to surpass that milestone as the Serbian currently sits on 99 while two-time champion Nadal had 77 wins Down Under.

French Open

With 14 titles at Roland Garros, Nadal was always going to be No 1 with match wins in Paris as he has a record 112 victories with only four (4) defeats in 19 main draw appearances.

But Djokovic has also reached the 100-win milestone as he achieved it during the 2025 edition of the clay-court Grand Slam as he moved to 101.

Federer is a distant third with 73 wins.

Wimbledon

Federer won eight Wimbledon trophies and he recorded his 100th win in 2019, but won only another five matches at SW19 before retiring.

The Swiss’s record is in danger of being broken by Djokovic, but the good news for Federer is it won’t be this year as the Serbian can only move up to 104 if he wins the title.

The grass-court major is Nadal’s worst in terms of the Slams as he won 58 matches at Wimbledon, having made only 15 main draw appearances.

US Open

First things first, Jimmy Connors has the record for most victories at the US Open as he won 98 matches.

Djokovic, though, sits second with 90 and he could potentially move to 97 this year, but then he would have to win the tournament.

Five-time US Open champion Federer retired with 89 while Nadal – a four-time champion in New York – notched up 67 wins during his career.

Overall record

Djokovic might not hold the record for the individual tournaments, but he has the record for total Grand Slam wins as he sits on 390 and counting, ahead of Federer (369) and Nadal (314).

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The director of Wimbledon has responded after the likes of Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu criticised the decision to switch to electric line-calling.

An iconic aspect of Wimbledon was removed for this year’s tournament as line judges were replaced by an electronic system but players have argued it is not 100% accurate.

World No. 4 Draper was one of the first to criticise the move to the electronic system.

“I don’t think it’s 100% accurate in all honesty,” he said in his post-match press conference after his loss to Marin Cilic. “A couple of the ones today, it showed a mark on the court. There’s no way the chalk would have showed that. I guess it cannot be 100% accurate – it’s millimetres.”

His fellow Briton Emma Raducanu also criticised the move, again raising the subject of the system’s accuracy.

“That call was for sure out,” Raducanu said. “It’s kind of disappointing, the tournament here, that the calls can be so wrong, but for the most part, they’ve been okay.

“It’s just, like, I’ve had a few in my other matches, too, that have been very wrong. So yeah, I don’t know. Hopefully, they can kind of fix that.”

However, Wimbledon tournament director Jamie Baker insists that the use of electronic systems is universal across the tour and that the accuracy was acceptable.

“The concept of live line calling is absolutely standard across the Tour now – mandatory across the ATP Tour,” he said, as per the Metro.

“Two of the other Grand Slams have had it for four or five years. What that has meant is that the level of sophistication and certification around the system has become more professional and more robust as time has gone on.

“The accuracy and the reliability and the robustness of the system and the process as a whole, in terms of officiating, is in as good a place as it has been.”

Baker also said that the speed of the game meant that tennis was getting close to the “threshold” of being able to have human line judges.

“It doesn’t work if nobody can call the lines, but we hadn’t reached that threshold. But it was getting close. And so, again, that’s us managing the risk.

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“One thing I will say with the way that the technology has moved on, but also the number of cameras on each court, is that we’re actually able to play a lot later than we had done in the past with the challenge system.

“Sometimes the players didn’t like that, sometimes they did. But actually, we have a lot more time now that we can push matches out. But last night, it was getting close, but we hadn’t quite reached that.

“It was more of a rounded decision where at some point, it’s a top-level sport, playing at very high speeds, to be playing when it was that dark, the officials just didn’t feel comfortable with it.”

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Jannik Sinner remains on course to break a 47-year-old Grand Slam record after easing past Pedro Martínez at Wimbledon.

The N0. 1 seed strolled to a  6-1, 6-3, 6-1 victory against Martínez who appeared to be struggling with a shoulder injury during the third-round match-up.

Sinner though has been at his dominant best so far in the tournament, dropping just 17 games in his three matches, and he could well break the record for the fewest games lost in a title-winning run.

The current holder of that record is Bjorn Borg who lost just 32 games during his 1978 French Open win.

As it stands, Sinner can lose 15 more games in a possible four remaining matches to match the feat of the Swede. On average, B0rg dropped 4.57 games per match while Sinner is currently losing 5.66 per match.

Sinner has also surpassed Roger Federer in terms of the fewest games conceded on route to the round of 16. Federer previously held the record for the 19 he lost in 2004 but Sinner has cleared that with two to spare.

That stat was put to Sinner who was happy to be compared to the Swiss great.

“I watched, of course, matches of him and the classics, the all-time classics.

“The tennis was for sure a little bit different in a way of more serve and volleys back in the days. The grass was different.

“But yeah, obviously I enjoyed it so much, watching Roger play. I never played against him in an official match. But in the other way, how they played, it was amazing. But yeah, tennis has changed a little bit, that’s for sure.

“Yeah, about the games lost, this is whatever. I’m not looking on these kind of records. I know that everything can change very quickly from one round to the other. Yeah, but again, I’m very happy to be in the next round.

The 23-year-old also said his first week in SW19 “could not have gone better”

“Very happy with the win but we saw that Martinez was struggling. When you don’t serve well on this surface it is hard,” he said. “Huge respect to him to come out here and compete.”

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“Every time you enter a Grand Slam in the first week it is special, even more so at Wimbledon. We are trying to keep pushing but this week could not have gone better for me.”

“I feel like I haven’t won anything compared to all of the people in there [the Royal Bos]! It is a huge honour to play in front of you all. It is nice to see new faces from other sports.”

Sinner will face the winner of Grigor Dimitrov or Sebastian Ofner in the fourth round.

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Carlos Alcaraz said he found Nick Kyrgios’ comments “funny” after the Australian suggested the Spaniard “might party too much” and backed Jannik Sinner to win more titles.

Sinner and Alcaraz look to set to dominate the men’s game for the coming years given their superiority over the rest of the field but both players will be eager to win as much as possible during their career.

Having already won a combined eight slams, Kyrgios was contemplating who would finish with more come the end of their careers and he plumped for the Italian.

“Who do you think’s gonna have a better career, Alcaraz or Sinner?” Kyrgios asked on the Ultimate Tennis Showdown. “I’ll tell you mine first. I’ll say Sinner, because Alcaraz likes girls.

“He might get distracted, he might party too much. That’s my only thing, whereas Sinner will stay a bit locked in, I think.”

Alcaraz though took no offence but suggested it may be a little hypocritical given who the statement was coming from.

“They’re funny comments, which coming from him, don’t surprise me,” the 22-year-old Alcaraz said. “It’s no secret that Jannik always has fewer ups and downs than me. It’s something I’ve been working on. It has nothing to do with the nightlife world.”

Kyrgios himself has not been an example of a model pro throughout his career and was most recently in the headlines afetr criticising the BBC for not picking him for their Wimbledon punditry team.

“It’s unfortunate but it’s probably their loss more than mine,” he told The Guardian. “I understand they’ve got Chris Eubanks but he hasn’t beaten the greatest of all time multiple times.

“When someone’s beaten Federer, Nadal, Murray and Djokovic and has incredible insights, it’s very strange you wouldn’t want that person adding knowledge to tennis fans.”

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Alcaraz meanwhile is focusing on trying to win his third consecutive Wimbledon title. The Spaniard is incredible form, winning his last 21 matches, and said he was playing “really good tennis lately.”

“It wasn’t the best tennis the whole 21 matches that I’ve won. But I think I maintain myself really, really calm in the tough moments in those 21 matches that I won in a row.

“But yeah, I think I play a really good tennis lately. Really high confident right now. But yeah, as I say many, many times, I think when you approach the matches, I’m doing it in a really great way, that I’m really happy about. And during those matches I’ve saved really difficult moments.”

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