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[Damian]

[Damian]

Mahut/Herbert Book Semi-final Spot In London

Spoiler:

French duo defeat Krawietz/Mies on Wednesday
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut clinched their place in the final four at the Nitto ATP Finals on Wednesday, beating Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies 7-5, 7-6(3).

The French pairing extended their winning streak to six matches after one hour and 34 minutes. Herbert and Mahut have not dropped a set since arriving two weeks ago at the Rolex Paris Masters.

Krawietz and Mies drop to 1-1 in Group Max Mirnyi, where they will face Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in their final round-robin match. Krawietz/Mies, Cabal/Farah and Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau can still qualify for Saturday's semi-finals.

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[Damian]

[Damian]

Mahut/Herbert Top Group In London

Spoiler:

Frenchman complete clean sweep in round-robin play on Friday
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut secured top position in Group Max Mirnyi at the Nitto ATP Finals on Friday, beating Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau 6-3, 7-6(4).

The Frenchmen won 92 per cent of first-serve points (36/39) and saved the only break point they faced to end Rojer and Tecau’s hopes of a semi-final spot after 83 minutes. Rojer and Tecau needed to win a set to join the seventh seeds in the final four.

Herbert and Mahut are the only team yet to be beaten at this year’s event and currently own a seven-match winning streak, following their triumph at the Rolex Paris Masters earlier this month. In that period, the 2018 finalists have claimed each of the 14 sets they have contested.

Year-end No. 1 doubles team Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah will join Herbert and Mahut in the semi-finals. The Colombian duo picked up their first win at this year’s event in the afternoon session, beating Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies 7-6(7), 6-2.

Herbert and Mahut captured the only break of the match in the third game, with Mahut clinching the break with a pinpoint forehand lob. The Frenchmen closed out the set after 35 minutes, after Rojer missed a forehand volley on the deciding point at 5-3.

With neither team able to break serve in the second set, Herbert and Mahut recovered from an early mini-break down to complete the win. A forehand winner from Mahut and a backhand volley from Herbert earned the seventh seeds a 5/4 advantage and Mahut fired a powerful first serve to claim victory.

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[Damian]

Mahut/Herbert Return To London Final

Spoiler:

Frenchmen to meet Klaasen/Venus for title

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut advanced to their second straight Nitto ATP Finals championship match on Saturday, beating 2017 finalists Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-3, 7-6(4).

The career Grand Slam winners extended their winning streak to eight matches after one hour and 34 minutes, breaking serve on four occasions to advance to their third team final of the year (2-0). Since arriving at the Rolex Paris Masters last month, Herbert and Mahut have won all 16 sets they have contested.

“We feel great on the court. We are so happy to play together,” said Herbert. “It has been a tough year and to be able to enjoy time on the court with Nico at the end of the year is just fantastic. Being able to win and being in the final again after last year is like a second chance. We will try to get it.”

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Herbert and Mahut will be hoping to go one better than last year in Sunday’s championship match. In 2018, the Frenchmen failed to convert one championship point en route to a 5-7, 6-1, 13-11 defeat against Mike Bryan and Jack Sock. Herbert and Mahut are aiming to become the first French team to win the season-ending event since Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro’s 2005 triumph in Shanghai.

“It has been five years that we have played together and we have had some ups and downs, but hopefully tomorrow will be a great up,” said Mahut. “We are going to enjoy the moment.

“The final is always the most difficult match to win. We have some time to rest tonight and we will give our 100 per cent tomorrow to win.”

The seventh seeds will face Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus in the final. Klaasen and Venus saved two match points to beat Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 6-7(5), 7-6(10), 10-6.

“It is going to be a tough battle again,” said Herbert. “Klaasen and Venus played amazing in the group stage and they did a really good match today, winning the important points. It is going to be a tough final, for sure, but we are going to try our best and give our everything.”

Kubot and Melo end their 2019 season with a 46-22 team record. The Polish-Brazilian pairing reached six finals this year, capturing the Winston-Salem Open trophy in August.

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[Damian]

[Damian]

Herbert/Mahut Clinch Nitto ATP Finals Doubles Crown

Spoiler:

Frenchmen finish event with 5-0 record
One year ago, Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut came within one point of lifting the Nitto ATP Finals trophy for the first time. When presented with a second chance on Sunday, the Frenchmen finally claimed the crown at The O2 with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus.
The seventh seeds notched their ninth straight victory to lift the trophy after 70 minutes, saving all four break points they faced. Mahut and Herbert have earned all 18 sets they have contested since arriving at the Rolex Paris Masters last month. The career Grand Slam winners are the first team to lift the trophy at The O2 without dropping a set since Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in 2015.
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Herbert and Mahut become the first French team to capture the season-ending crown since Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro’s 2005 triumph in Shanghai. This is their 15th tour-level trophy as a team, adding to 2019 crowns at the Australian Open and Rolex Paris Masters. With their Australian Open trophy in January, Herbert and Mahut became only the eighth men’s doubles team to complete the career Grand Slam.
With their 10th victory in 18 matches at this event, Herbert and Mahut improve to 19-5 this season. The Frenchmen collect 1,500 ATP Doubles Rankings points for their unbeaten title run in London and share $533,000 in prize money.
After saving two match points in their semi-final win against Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah, Klaasen and Venus were attempting to capture their third title of the year. The fifth seeds lifted ATP 500 trophies in Halle and Washington, D.C and also reached finals in Auckland and Rome. Klaasen and Venus leave London with 800 ATP Doubles Rankings points and will split $289,000.

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[Damian]

Getting The Band Back Together: Herbert/Mahut To Continue Reunion Tour

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Frenchman open up after prevailing at the Nitto ATP Finals
After squandering a championship point in last year’s Nitto ATP Finals, the pure joy on the faces of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut was palpable as they walked off centre court at The O2 as champions in London.
Friends and family gathered in the locker room and waited for the Frenchmen to arrive. The vast entourage surpassed the numbers of champagne glasses available for everyone. When Herbert and Mahut entered, the group cheered in unison as the champions raised their fists in triumph.Herbert <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/ ... iew'>Nitto ATP Finals</a> 2019 celebration
Mahut lept into the arms of his coach and Herbert kissed his fiancée, Julia. The champagne flowed freely as they gave toasts thanking their loved one for supporting them throughout the year, with each speech earning a rousing reception. Having suffered painful defeats in each of their past three appearances at The O2, they were eager to make the most of their celebration.
“We’ve been through a lot of emotions on this court. The first three years were catastrophic,” said Herbert. “Last year, one point was missing. Now we’ve managed to win it, so it’s just amazing.”
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Prevailing at the season finale was particularly meaningful because it wasn’t a guarantee that the Frenchmen would be back. After winning the Australian Open in January (d. Kontinen/Peers) and becoming the eighth men’s doubles team to complete the career Grand Slam, Herbert shifted his focus to singles. They only teamed up five more times leading into the Rolex Paris Masters in October, posting a 4-5 record.
But after Roland Garros champions Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies clinched their spot in the season-ending championships, Herbert and Mahut qualified in accordance to the Grand Slam rule. Buoyed by earning their fifth successive appearance at The O2, the Frenchman found their groove and took the title in Paris without dropping a set (d. Khachanov/Rublev).
They matched that effort in London by winning another five matches without dropping a set, becoming the first team to achieve the feat since Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in 2015.
“It’s an amazing feeling. Last year was a little bit painful,” Mahut admitted. “The first goal was to qualify and the second goal was to go through to the end. We played an amazing week and the final was our best match.
”It’s a privilege. We had a tough year, but we came back stronger, so it’s a nice way to finish the season.”
Herbert vowed that their end-of-season reunion wasn’t a mere nostalgia moment. The Frenchmen will team up again next season and already have an eye on defending their title at The O2.
“We’re going to play, for sure!” Herbert said. “We’re going to try to be as competitive as we were this week. That’s the goal.”

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2019 w liczbach (debel):

Ranking: 3
Bilans meczów: 36-13
Tytuły: 4 (Nitto ATP Finals, ATP Masters 1000 Paryż-Bercy, Tokio, Australian Open)
Finały: 2 (Metz, Wimbledon)
Zarobki: $1,076,045

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Mahut Eyeing Sydney Finish For France At ATP Cup

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Veteran Nicolas Mahut will play on a stacked French team at the inaugural ATP Cup, to be held 3-12 January. Mahut, along with countrymen Gael Monfils, Gilles Simon, Benoit Paire and occasional doubles partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin, will look to outplay Serbia, South Africa and Chile in Group A in Brisbane.

Mahut talked with ATPTour.com about his French pride and his hopes for next month's ATP Cup.

Which French players did you watch growing up as a kid and what did you like about them?
I started to watch tennis and really became a tennis player when I watched the Davis Cup final in 1991 with Guy Forget and Henri Leconte. They were my heroes at the time.

If you could take one stroke from any of your ATP Cup teammates and add it to your game, what would you take?
I would say Benoit Paire’s backhand. He can hit winners from everywhere. I would take Gael Monfils’ athleticism. He is the best athlete on Tour for me, one of the best. I would [also] take his serve.

If you were to have a team dinner, which player would most likely be late?
Definitely Gael. Or it would be a contest between Gael and Benoit, but I would say Gael.

What is your favourite thing about Australia?
The people. I love Australian people… It is funny because when you arrive from Europe and you arrive at the security, you know you are in Australia already. The weather, of course, but if I had to pick one I would say the people.

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What are the things you love most about France?
Wine, food and I think in France you can stay in every part. You have mountains, you have sea and you have big cities. Paris, of course.

What are your memories of playing in teams, and what do you like about being part of a team?
I played in all the teams since I was 14 in France. I played under-14, under-16 and under-18. To me, French teams are really important. When you play tennis you are mostly alone on the court or sharing good or bad moments with your coach. For once a year, you are with your teammates wanting to achieve the same goal. It is what I like in team sports.

What are you most looking forward to about the ATP Cup?
It is a brand-new competition. I am really excited that we are going to have a new captain that will be Gilles Simon. I am really excited to be on the court, with him on the bench. That will be a really good experience. We will start in Brisbane and hopefully finish in Sydney. I want to see how this works. I am really excited about this competition.

Do you like hearing from a captain who can give you tips on the court during a match?
I like being on court with a captain, especially Gilles, who is a good friend of mine. Tactically, he is really strong. He can see quick on the court and I really look forward to it.

Can you sing 100 per cent of your national anthem?
Of course. When you grow up in France, this is something you learn at the beginning at school. Every French [person] knows the national anthem.

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[Damian]

Defending Champions Herbert/Mahut Beaten In Australian Open First Round

Spoiler:

Second seeds Kubot/Melo advance in straight sets

Simone Bolelli and Benoit Paire ended the 11-match winning streak of top-seeded Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, the defending champions at the Australian Open, on Friday.

The Italian/French pair knocked out Herbert and Mahut, who completed the career Grand Slam at Melbourne Park 12 months ago, 6-4, 7-6(3) in 78 minutes for a place in the second round against Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen.

Bolelli and Paire led by a set and 3-1 before Herbert and Mahut won five of the next seven games to take a 6-5 lead in the second set. Bolelli and Paire won the first five points in the tie-break against a team who ended the 2019 season with trophies at the Rolex Paris Masters (d. Khachanov/Rublev) and Nitto ATP Finals (d. Klaasen/Venus).

Second seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, with a 13-10 record in tour-level finals, opened their campaigns with a comprehensive 6-3, 6-2 victory against Argentines Guillermo Duran/Diego Schwartzman in 60 minutes. Kubot won the 2014 title with Robert Lindstedt. The Polish/Brazilian team will next face Santiago Gonzalez and Ken Skupski.

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Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski kicked off their Australian Open campaign in style on Friday. The No. 14 seeds navigated a tricky first-round test against Hubert Hurkacz/Vasek Pospisil to prevail 6-4, 6-4. Murray looks for a second crown at this event after prevailing in 2016 (w/Soares).

Aussie wild cards Max Purcell/Luke Saville scored a 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-4 upset over eighth seeds Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau to reach the third round. Purcell/Saville have won seven ATP Challenger Tour doubles titles together in the past 12 months.

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Marcelo Arevalo/Jonny O'Mara saved two match points to score a second-round victory over No. 12 seeds Jurgen Melzer/Edouard Roger-Vasselin 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(11). Arevalo/O'Mara fought back from 3-5 in the second set, then saved match points at 8/9 and 10/11 before advancing in two hours and 32 minutes.

Other seeded teams lived up to their top billing to in second-round action. Fourth seeds Ivan Dodig/Filip Polasek eased past Chris Guccione/Matt Reid 6-3, 6-4, while No. 10 seeds Mate Pavic/Bruno Soares defeated Divij Sharan/Artem Sitak 7-6(2), 6-3. Pavic captured his maiden Grand Slam crown two years ago in Melbourne (w/Marach).

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Mahut/Herbert Up And Running In Rotterdam

Spoiler:

Klaasen/Marach play later on Wednesday
Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert began their bid for a second ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament title as a team on Wednesday, beating Benoit Paire and Mate Pavic 6-3, 6-4.
The 2018 champions dropped just four points on serve (40/44) to move through to the quarter-finals after 50 minutes. Mahut and Herbert improve to 7-1 at the opening ATP 500 event of the year, having also reached the semi-finals on their tournament debut as a team in 2017.
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Mahut, a three-time champion in Rotterdam, and Herbert will meet Fabio Fognini and Robin Haase as they bid to reach their third semi-final in as many team appearances in Rotterdam. Fognini and Haase edged past Rolex Paris Masters finalists Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev 7-6(1), 7-6(11) on Monday.
In the final first-round match, Raven Klaasen and Oliver Marach beat Dutch wild cards Sander Arends and David Pel 6-3, 7-5 in 67 minutes. Klaasen and Marach will face Felix Auger-Aliassime and Hubert Hurkacz for a spot in the semi-finals. Auger-Aliassime and Hurkacz overcame third seeds Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic 6-3, 7-6(9) on Monday.

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Herbert/Mahut Extend Rotterdam Winning Streak

Spoiler:

Frenchmen aiming to lift second Rotterdam title as a team

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut moved one step away from a second ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament trophy as a team on Saturday, recovering from a set down to beat Raven Klaasen and Oliver Marach 6-7(6), 7-6(6), 10-7.

The 2018 champions recorded their sixth consecutive win at the opening ATP 500 event of the year in one hour and 58 minutes, saving all three break points they faced en route to victory. Herbert and Mahut won six straight points from 2/5 down in the Match Tie-break and converted their first match point to reach their maiden final of the 2020 ATP Tour season.

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The second seeds are through to their 22nd tour-level final as a team. Herbert and Mahut have lifted 15 trophies from 21 championship matches and won each of their three finals last year.

Herbert and Mahut will face Henri Kontinen and Jan-Lennard Struff for the trophy. Making their second appearance as a team this year, the Australian Open quarter-finalists edged Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov 5-7, 6-2, 10-8 in 73 minutes.

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At the New York Open, Dominic Inglot and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi defeated Nicholas Monroe and Jack Sock 4-6, 7-6(3), 10-3 to reach their second final in as many weeks. The British-Pakistani pairing, which finished as runner-up at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier, won 79 per cent of first-serve points (38/48) throughout the one-hour, 31-minute encounter.

Inglot and Qureshi will meet Steve Johnson and Reilly Opelka, who wrapped up the night session with a 7-6(3), 6-4 win over Marcelo Arevalo and Jonny O’Mara. Johnson is aiming for his second tour-level doubles title and Opelka is looking for his first.

The Argentina Open in Buenos Aires saw top seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos break serve on four occasions to beat Marcelo Demoliner and Matwe Middelkoop 6-2, 7-5 and earn their spot in the final. Three-time champion Zeballos is aiming to lift the trophy in the Argentine capital for the third straight year, while two-time winner Granollers is attempting to win his first title at the ATP 250 event since 2014.

Awaiting them in the championship match are Guillermo Duran and Juan Ignacio Londero, who upset third seeds Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 7-6(4), 6-4. Duran seeks his fifth ATP Tour doubles title and his first since Kitzbühel 2017 (w/Cuevas), while Londero is competing in his first tour-level doubles final.

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Herbert/Mahut Capture Second Rotterdam Crown

Spoiler:

French pairing owns 9-1 record in Rotterdam

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut extended their impressive record at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Sunday, beating Henri Kontinen and Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6(5), 4-6, 10-7 to lift their second trophy in three team appearances in Rotterdam.

The Frenchmen recorded their seventh straight victory at the ATP 500 event in one hour and 34 minutes, saving five of seven break points en route to victory. Herbert and Mahut also claimed the title on their last visit to the Rotterdam Ahoy in 2018. The second seeds have now won 16 titles from 22 finals as a partnership.

“It is a tournament I love,” said Mahut. “The first time I came here, I saw the Centre Court [and] it is amazing. One of the greatest on the Tour, definitely. I have a special feeling when I play in Holland… There is something special here.”


Mahut has now clinched 29 tour-level doubles crowns, while Herbert adds an 18th title to his collection. Mahut owns an 18-3 record and four trophies in Rotterdam, having also triumphed at the opening ATP 500 event of the year in 2014 (w/Llodra) and 2016 (w/Pospisil). This is the French pair’s first trophy since lifting the Nitto ATP Finals title for the first time last November.

“In the tough times, you have to stick together as a team and I think we could do that the whole weekend because our semi-final was also a tough one,” said Herbert. “We were still believing in ourselves and we found the solution to win maybe the one or two points that you need to make a difference in a match like this.”

Australian Open quarter-finalists Kontinen and Struff were attempting to capture their first team trophy in just their second appearance together. Kontinen was also bidding to win his second straight trophy in Rotterdam after his title run alongside Jeremy Chardy last year.

Herbert and Mahut receive 500 FedEx ATP Doubles Ranking points and split €130,680 in prize money. Kontinen and Struff gain 300 points and share €63,980.

“I have to say we were a little bit lucky to win this one,” said Mahut. “It is a strong team [we played]. I am pretty sure they will be in London at the end of the season. Definitely one of the top eight teams.”

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Mahut/Pospisil Capture Marseille Trophy

Spoiler:

Unseeded pair owns 8-1 team record

In just their third event as a team, Nicolas Mahut and Vasek Pospisil lifted their second team title at the Open 13 Provence on Sunday.

The French-Canadian tandem, making its first appearance since winning the 2016 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, saved both break points it faced to take the title after 72 minutes.

“It was an incredible week. Honestly, I thought we played really clean the whole way through from the first round,” said Pospisil. “We played really solid. Served well, returned well all week and we had a great energy on the court. That’s obviously very important in doubles.”


Mahut and Pospisil have won eight consecutive matches as a pairing, with their only defeat coming in 2015 on their team debut in Rotterdam. The unseeded duo did not drop a set en route to the title in Marseille, which included back-to-back victories against top seeds Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies and second seeds Koolhof and Mektic.

This is Mahut’s third title run in Marseille. The Frenchman triumphed alongside Edouard Roger-Vasselin in 2012 and also lifted the trophy with Julien Benneteau in 2017. Mahut owns 30 tour-level doubles crowns.

“It is always special to win a tournament at home. We don’t play that much in France,” said Mahut. “When you have the opportunity to play in France, most of the time I do it. When you have the chance to play with a good partner like Vasek, it is a great opportunity. I am really happy about this win.”

Pospisil improves to 7-7 in tour-level doubles championship matches. This is the Canadian’s first ATP Tour doubles title since claiming the Rotterdam trophy with Mahut in 2016.

“It’s a pleasure playing with Nico, I think he’s the best doubles player in the world, in my opinion,” said Pospisil. “[He has] the best volleys and he’s also a really good guy. I think we just have a great time on the court and we are a great team.”

Koolhof and Mektic were attempting to capture their first title in their maiden final as a team. The second seeds began their partnership last month at the Adelaide International and own a 5-4 record.

Mahut and Pospisil receive 250 FedEx ATP Doubles Ranking points and share €39,130 in prize money. Koolhof and Mektic gain 150 points and split €20,050.

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[Damian]

Mahut Organises FIFA 20 Tournament To Raise Funds For Hospital Staff

Spoiler:

Next round takes place on 26 March

Do you want to support hospital staff fighting COVID-19 while playing your favourite video game at home? If so, Nicolas Mahut has the answer.

Introducing the #RestezChezVousTrophy, organised by the Frenchman to offer gamers the opportunity to compete in an online FIFA 20 tournament with entry fees being donated to hospital staff. Mahut took to his Instagram account to announce details of the event and invite French players, including Gael Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, to join the fun and help save lives by staying at home and reducing the spread of the virus.


Mahut has organised four events, with the second 128-player edition to take place on 26 March. The winner of each competition will receive a signed racquet or outfit from Mahut, before the four winners compete for two tickets to Roland Garros.


For more information, visit @nicomahut and @gamersducoeur on Instagram.

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