Lucas Pouille

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ATP Montpellier: Lucas Pouille wygrał francuski finał z Richardem Gasquetem

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Lucas Pouille wygrał rozgrywany na kortach twardych w hali turniej ATP World Tour 250 w Montpellier. W niedzielnym finale Francuz w dwóch setach pokonał rodaka, Richarda Gasqueta.

Od 2010 roku, kiedy to turniej Open Sud de France jest rozgrywany w Montpellier, w każdej kolejnej edycji do finału dochodził co najmniej jeden reprezentant Francji. W tym sezonie do decydującego spotkania dotarło dwóch miejscowych tenisistów - Richard Gasquet i Lucas Pouille. Poprzednie francuskie finały miały miejsce w sezonach 2013 (Gasquet pokonał Benoita Paire'a), 2014 (Gael Monfils wygrał z Gasquetem) oraz 2016 (Gasquet ograł Paula-Henriego Mathieu).
Dla Gasqueta był to szósty z rzędu finał Open Sud de France. Wygrywał tę imprezę w latach 2013 i 2015-16, a w edycjach 2014 i 2017 przegrywał spotkania o tytuł. Pouille natomiast w finale w Montpellier zameldował się po raz pierwszy. Niedzielny mecz był piątą konfrontacją pomiędzy tymi tenisistami. Czwarty raz lepszy okazał się młodszy z Francuzów.

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W pierwszym secie, mimo kilku szans z obu stron, nie doszło do ani jednego przełamania. O wszystkim decydowała rozgrywka tie breakowa, w której Pouille zwyciężył 7-2. Losy meczu rozstrzygnęły się w piątym gemie drugiej partii, kiedy to 23-latek z Grande-Synthe odebrał serwis rywalowi. Tej przewagi już nie oddał, choć w ostatnim gemie miał nieco kłopotów i aby skończyć mecz wygrywającym forhendem, potrzebował aż czterech meczboli.

Dla Pouille'a, który w półfinale z Jo-Wilfriedem Tsongą obronił dwa meczbole, to piąty tytuł w głównym cyklu w karierze wywalczony w siódmym finale. Za triumf w Montpellier zainkasował 250 punktów do rankingu ATP oraz 89,4 tys. euro premii finansowej.

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Z kolei Gasquet poniósł 15. porażkę w 29. finale w karierze. Na tytuł czeka od października 2016 roku, gdy zwyciężył w Antwerpii. Na pocieszenie otrzymał 150 "oczek" oraz 47,1 tys. euro.


W zmaganiach gry podwójnej triumfowali Ken i Neal Skupscy, którzy w finale pokonali 7:6(2), 6:4 Bena McLachlana i Hugo Nysa. Dla brytyjskich braci to pierwszy wspólny tytuł na poziomie ATP World Tour. Ogółem w głównym cyklu Ken wywalczył czwarte mistrzostwo, a Neal - premierowe.

Open Sud de France, Montpellier (Francja)
ATP World Tour 250, kort twardy w hali, 501,3 tys. euro
niedziela, 11 lutego

finał gry pojedynczej:

Lucas Pouille (Francja, 2/WC) - Richard Gasquet (Francja, 5) 7:6(2), 6:4

finał gry podwójnej:


Ken Skupski (Wielka Brytania) / Neal Skupski (Wielka Brytania) - Ben McLachlan (Japonia) / Hugo Nys (Francja) 7:6(2), 6:4

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Khachanov To Meet Pouille In Final

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Russian upset 2013 runner-up Tomas Berdych in straight sets

Karen Khachanov reached his second ATP World Tour final after beating Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-2 at the Open 13 Provence on Saturday.

The World No. 47, competing in his first semi-final of 2018, looked in great form throughout the 74-minute contest, winning 90 per cent of first serve points (26/29) to reach the championship match. Khachanov improved to a 2-0 FedEx ATP Head2Head record over the Czech No. 1, after winning their only previous encounter last season at Roland Garros.
“I am happy with my performance, I did everything I should have done today,” said Khachanov. “It is the nicest feeling when you come to the tournament and play until the final… I feel great here.”

The ninth seed will face home favourite Lucas Pouille in Sunday’s final. Pouille advanced to his second final of the season after beating qualifier Ilya Ivashka 6-3, 7-6(6). The final will be Khachanov and Pouille’s first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting.

While the two have never crossed paths in match play, they have practised together in the past. “I know him well,” said Khachanov. “We are friends, he plays great tennis and it will be a difficult final.”

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Pouille, who won the Open Sud de France two weeks ago (d. Gasquet), became just the third player to reach multiple finals in 2018 (Federer, Anderson) after 84 minutes, firing 10 aces and breaking Ivashka's serve on three occasions.

The Frenchman had served for the match at 6-5 in the second set, but was forced into a tie-break after the Belarusian saved three match points. “[It is] always difficult to end a match,” admitted Pouille. “I relaxed for a moment and he played well.”

The five-time tour-level champion shared his delight at his current level and how he has created an opportunity to lift another trophy, so early in the season. “My level is quite good. I'm happy to be in the final,” said Pouille.

The Frenchman has now reached back-to-back Marseille finals after losing last year’s championship match to compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets. The 24-year-old will be aiming to become the eighth French champion in the past 13 years of the event.

Did You Know?
Pouille and Ivashka were born just one day apart, with both men celebrating their 24th birthdays this week. Pouille turned 24 on Friday, while Ivashka celebrated his birthday by playing his first ATP World Tour semi-final, against Pouille, on Saturday.

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[Barty]

Kolejny finał w Marsylii.

24-letni Paryżanin zagrał w swoim 8. finale turnieju na szczeblu ATP Tour (5-3). W Marsylii nie dał rady Karenowi Chaczanowowi.

Lucas Pouille - przegrane finały (3):
2018 (1) Marsylia
2017 (1) Marsylia
2016 (1) Bukareszt

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2 dni temu Lucas skończył 24 lata. Średnio mu się prezent udał, chociaż narzekać też nie wypada.

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Pouille Passes Gulbis Test In Dubai

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Coric upsets fifth seed Gasquet to reach the second round
Two days after a three-set loss to Karen Khachanov in the Open 13 Provence final, Lucas Pouille successfully returned to action at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday.

The Dubai resident, who reached the semi-finals in 2017 (l. to Murray), defeated former Top 10 player Ernests Gulbis 6-4, 6-4 to reach the second round. Pouille played the crucial points expertly throughout the 79-minute clash, breaking serve on each of his three break point opportunities, while saving eight of the nine chances his Latvian opponent managed to create.

"I have won many matches over the past three weeks, so I'm arriving here with a lot of confidence," said Pouille. "I think that helped me in the tough moments today. Especially on the break points, I served pretty well and played good rallies. That is very positive."

Pouille will now contest a second FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting in four days against Khachanov, after the World No. 41 showed his class late in two tie-break sets to beat Denis Istomin 7-6(1), 7-6(0).

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Borna Coric began his campaign in style, beating fifth seed Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-3 in 76 minutes. ”He did come back in the both sets,” said Coric. “It was a pretty good effort from him... but I managed to stay calm. I didn't panic. It was good.”

Coric will meet another Frenchman for a place in the quarter-finals, after Benoit Paire’s three-set win over Yoshihito Nishioka on Monday. Coric leads their FedEx ATPHead2Head series 1-0.

The 2015 semi-finalist (l. to Federer) hit six aces and broke the Frenchman’s serve on four occasions to move into the last 16. “I think I was returning pretty good today,” reflected Coric. “I was happy with my return. I think it got me through the match also. I was not serving very well. I was not happy with my serve. I need to go and practice some serves now. Otherwise... it was good performance.”

Pierre-Hugues Herbert saved three match points in a thrilling 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(8) first round win over Portugal’s Joao Sousa. The Frenchman rallied from 4/6 down in the final-set tie-break and saved another match point at 6/7 before eventually clinching victory after two hours and four minutes. Herbert will meet third seed Roberto Bautista Agut for a spot in the last eight.

Filip Krajinovic recovered from a bagel first set to beat Thomas Fabbiano 0-6, 6-2, 6-2. The Rolex Paris Masters finalist won just 12 points in a quick opening set, but found a way to wrestle control away from the Italian before cruising to victory. The Serbian will meet 2016 runner-up Marcos Baghdatis in the second round.

Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff also advanced to the second round, needing just 56 minutes to dispatch of Andreas Haider-Maurer 62, 6-4. Struff hit 13 aces and dropped just two points behind his first serve in a dominant serving performance.

Did You Know?
Borna Coric reached the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships semi-finals, on his debut, as a lucky loser in 2015. The Croatian beat third seed Andy Murray en route to the last four, before falling to eventual champion Roger Federer.

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[Barty]

Pouille Clinches 'Revenge' Win Over Khachanov In Dubai

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Bautista Agut rallies after second set tie-break loss
Last week, Lucas Pouille was denied the opportunity to clinch a second title on home soil in three weeks by Karen Khachanov in the Open 13 Provence final in Marseille. On Wednesday, just three days after the loss, the Frenchman found himself on the right side of the score line, beating the 21-year-old 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to book his place in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships quarter-finals.
"I knew it would be a tough one," admitted Pouille. "In the final in Marseille, he won just three points more than me. I knew it was very close. I had to play some good tennis... I'm just very happy that I got my revenge today."
After letting an early first-set lead slip, Pouille took a one-set lead after crucially breaking serve in the ninth game. The 24-year-old could not keep his grip on the match, however, with Khachanov snatching the only break of the second set to force a decisive third set. Pouille was made to save two break points at the start of the decider, and grew in confidence from there, earning a crucial third break from only three break point opportunities in the match before unloading on his second serve to clinch his position in the quarter-finals.
As the highest seed left in the tournament, Pouille has a real chance of reaching a third final this month after winning the Open Sud de France in Montpellier and reaching the final at the Open 13 Provence (l. to Khachanov). The talented Frenchman now owns a 9-2 win loss record this month. "I'm starting to feel better and better here," said Pouille. "I'm very happy with this month of February so far."
The only man standing in the World No. 15's way of back-to-back semi-finals in Dubai, is Yuichi Sugita. The eighth seed withstood 12 aces to beat Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6(4), 6-4 in one hour and 31 minutes. The match will be Pouille and Sugita's first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting.
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Roberto Bautista Agut reached his second quarter-final in three years, outlasting France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-1.
The third seed looked set for a real battle after dropping the second set on a windy day in Dubai, but raised his level and charged to victory. "I had to fight so hard," admitted Bautista Agut. "It was tough to feel good on the court today. We had a lot of wind."
Bautista Agut, who is bidding for a second ATP World Tour title of the season (Auckland), saved all four break points he faced in the two-hour, 20-minute battle, and won 80 per cent of points behind his first serve.The Spaniard now holds a 3-0 lead in his FedEx ATP Head2Head series with Herbert and moves into a quarter-final against 2015 semi-finalist Borna Coric. "Coric is playing well," said Bautista Agut. "He's a very good player. I will have to play my best tennis to beat him."
Coric booked his place in the quarter-finals in just 63 minutes, beating Benoit Paire 6-1, 6-4. The Croatian broke Paire in five of his nine return games and dropped just three points behind his first serve, before sealing his spot in the last eight with a comfortable overhead.

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[Damian]

Pouille Books Dubai Final Spot & Shot At Top 10

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Frenchman has an opportunity to break into Top 10 for the first time

Lucas Pouille reached his third final in four ATP World Tour tournaments with victory on a wet Friday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The in-form Frenchman, who is now 11-2 since an Australian Open first-round exit (l. to Bemelmans) in January, hit 16 aces to knock out seventh-seeded Serbian Filip Krajinovic 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-6(4) in two hours and 19 minutes.

The 24-year-old Pouille now has an opportunity to break into the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings (at No. 10) for the first time. He is currently two spots off his career-high of No. 13 in the ATP Rankings (8 May 2017). Last month, he captured the Open Sud de France title (d. Gasquet) and five days ago lost to Karen Khachanov in the Open 13 Provence final.

"Playing to reach the Top 10 for the first time, of course, it's something great," said Pouille. "But obviously, if I play like this every week of the year [and] if I'm focused like this and I'm mentally as strong as I am now, I'm sure one week or another I will be in the Top 10."

With a 5-3 record in ATP World Tour finals, including one 500-level trophy at the 2017 Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna (d. Tsonga), he will now prepare to challenge third-seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut on Saturday. Pouille trails Bautista Agut 1-2 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, but won their most recent match in the 2016 US Open third round.

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In a match suspended due to rain on three occasions, Pouille won 48 of his 56 first-service points (86 per cent) and broke Krajinovic’s serve when leading 3-2 in the first set, and once more at 2-2 in the second set. The Frenchman twice came within two points of victory, when serving for the match at 5-4 (30/30 and Deuce), but was broken and rain once again began to fall.

"I played much better [in the] first and second sets, [at] 6-3, 5-3," said Pouille. "I think I made a mistake to continue playing when it was raining... But he deserved to win the second set. He put his returns into the court [and] he was aggressive. Then, in the third [set], it was very, very close. I'm just very happy I get through this one."

Upon the resumption of play, Krajinovic saved one break point at 5-5, 30/40, prior to moving to a 3/1 lead in the second set tie-break. With no opportunities to break serve in the third set, Pouille managed to break clear from 2/2 in the deciding tie-break with three straight points. It proved to be enough, one week on from his 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-4 victory over Krajinovic in the Marseille quarter-finals.

"I had more energy today [than in Marseille], so I was very confident for this," said Pouille. "I started very well, was playing great, serving well, returning well. I was doing everything good. [But] every match is tough to win. I was just trying to fight until the end and try to put more intensity in the [final] tie-break because I think every point was great, very intense. I'm just very, very happy [and] excited for tomorrow, as well."

Later in the day, Bautista Agut booked a place in his 14th ATP World Tour final (7-6 record) with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Tunisian wild card Malek Jaziri in 79 minutes. Bautista Agut recovered from a 1-4 deficit in the second set to advance to his first ATP World Tour 500 level final.

"I'm in the first final in a 500 event [and] I think I played a great match," said Bautista Agut. "He was playing unbelievable at the beginning of the second set, playing very fast [and he played] some good volleys."

When asked about Pouille, the Spaniard said, "He's been having very good results this last month. He [came through] very tough moments today in the semi-finals. I think he will be a tough opponent tomorrow."

Did You Know?
Jaziri was looking to become the first Arabic player to reach the final in Dubai since Morocco's Younes El Aynaoui in 2002 (l. Santoro).

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Niesamowita regularność. 3. finał w ciągu 4 tygodni.

Jest już 12. Lucas, zagra o Top-10 dziś, o czym już wspominaliście.

11 Stan Wawrinka 2475
12 Lucas Pouille 2455
13 Novak Djoković 2380

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[Barty]

Finał w Dubaju.

24-letni Paryżanin zagrał w swoim 9. finale turnieju na szczeblu ATP Tour (5-4), 3. w tym sezonie (1-2). W Dubaju lepszy okazał się Roberto Bautista-Agut.

Lucas Pouille - przegrane finały (4):
2018 (1) Dubaj, Marsylia
2017 (1) Marsylia
2016 (1) Bukareszt

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05.03.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 12

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[Barty]

Panie Lucas, witamy w TOP10!

19.03.2018 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 10

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[Damian]

Pouille Edges Seppi In Rome

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World No. 16 to meet Kyle Edmund in second round
Lucas Pouille ended a three-match losing streak on Tuesday, defeating home favourite Andreas Seppi 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(3) at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
In a clash delayed by almost three hours due to rain, the 24-year-old, who suffered opening-match defeats in Monte-Carlo, Budapest and Madrid, hit seven aces and won 75 per cent of first-serve points to clinch victory in just over two hours.
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The Open Sud de France champion (d. Gasquet) broke serve in the first game of the match with two pinpoint forehand winners down the line, before cruising to a one-set lead after 28 minutes. But Seppi rallied well, securing the only break of the second set to force a decider, which he led by a break at 3-2, before Pouille emerged victorious in a final-set tie-break. The French No. 1 converted his first match point, as Seppi’s forehand sailed beyond the baseline, to book his spot in the next round.
Pouille will face Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finalist Kyle Edmund in the second round. The Frenchman leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 2-1.
Nikoloz Basilashvili also came through a tight three-set encounter against Italian opposition, overcoming Filippo Baldi 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours. The Georgian dropped 12 points on serve in the first and final sets to set a second-round meeting against four-time champion Novak Djokovic.
Did You Know?
Lucas Pouille became just the second lucky loser to reach an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in 2016 (l. to Murray).

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[Barty]

Did You Know?
Lucas Pouille became just the second lucky loser to reach an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in 2016 (l. to Murray).

Pouille Edges Seppi In Rome

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World No. 16 to meet Kyle Edmund in second round
Lucas Pouille ended a three-match losing streak on Tuesday, defeating home favourite Andreas Seppi 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(3) at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.

In a clash delayed by almost three hours due to rain, the 24-year-old, who suffered opening-match defeats in Monte-Carlo, Budapest and Madrid, hit seven aces and won 75 per cent of first-serve points to clinch victory in just over two hours.


The Open Sud de France champion (d. Gasquet) broke serve in the first game of the match with two pinpoint forehand winners down the line, before cruising to a one-set lead after 28 minutes. But Seppi rallied well, securing the only break of the second set to force a decider, which he led by a break at 3-2, before Pouille emerged victorious in a final-set tie-break. The French No. 1 converted his first match point, as Seppi’s forehand sailed beyond the baseline, to book his spot in the next round.

Pouille will face Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finalist Kyle Edmund in the second round. The Frenchman leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 2-1.

Nikoloz Basilashvili also came through a tight three-set encounter against Italian opposition, overcoming Filippo Baldi 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours. The Georgian dropped 12 points on serve in the first and final sets to set a second-round meeting against four-time champion Novak Djokovic.

Did You Know?
Lucas Pouille became just the second lucky loser to reach an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in 2016 (l. to Murray).

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[Damian]

Finał albo nic. Koniec niezwykłej sekwencji wyników Lucasa Pouille'a

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Lucas Pouille w sezonie 2018 albo odpadał w pierwszych meczach albo dochodził do finałów. Ta niezwykła sekwencja rezultatów Francuza dobiegła końca w środę, kiedy to w II rundzie turnieju ATP w Rzymie przegrał z Kyle'em Edmundem.

Tenisiści zwykli mawiać, że w ich sporcie najważniejsze są konsekwencja i regularność. Bo nie sztuką jest zanotować jeden udany występ. Prawdziwą miarą klasy jest powtarzalność w osiąganiu jak najlepszych wyników.
Lucas Pouille w sezonie 2018 prezentował się tak, jakby był wyznawcą innej zasady: "wszystko albo nic". Bądź, przekładając na konwencję sportową,: "finał albo nic". Otóż tenisista z Grande-Synthe albo odpadał po pierwszym meczu turnieju, albo dochodził aż do finału.

Tegoroczne rozgrywki Pouille rozpoczął w styczniu w Australian Open, gdzie przegrał w I rundzie. W lutym zdobył tytuł w Montpellier, następnie odpadł w I rundzie w Rotterdamie oraz dotarł do finałów w Marsylii i w Dubaju.

Kolejne starty kończył już po inauguracyjnym spotkaniu. Odpadł w I rundzie w Indian Wells i w Monte Carlo, w II rundzie (w I miał wolny los) pożegnał się z zawodami w Budapeszcie, gdzie bronił tytułu, by następnie przegrać premierowe spotkanie w Madrycie.

Gdy w I rundzie rozgrywanego w obecnym tygodniu turnieju w Rzymie Pouille pokonał Andreasa Seppiego, w mediach społecznościowych pojawiły się żarty, że znamy już finalistę zmagań na Foro Italico. Niestety dla samego zainteresowanego, jak i jego sympatyków, tak się nie stanie. W środę, w pojedynku II rundy, Francuz uległ 2:6, 6:7(3) Kyle'owi Edmundowi. Tym samym jego zdumiewająca sekwencja rezultatów dobiegła końca.

Pouille w 2018 roku w rozgrywkach ATP World Tour wystąpił w 11 turniejach. Zdobył jeden tytuł, zanotował dwa przegrane finały, dwukrotnie odpadł w II rundzie i siedem razy przegrał w I rundzie. Rozegrał 21 spotkań, wygrywając 12. W klasyfikacji ATP Race, uwzględniającej wyniki uzyskane tylko w obecnym sezonie, zajmuje 20. miejsce z 720 punktami.

Czy gdyby był regularniejszy uzbierałby więcej "oczek" i byłby wyżej w rankingu? Z pewnością. Z drugiej strony - zdobył tytuł i zagrał jeszcze w dwóch finałach. I w dość nietypowy sposób zwrócił na siebie uwagę miłośników tenisa.

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