US Open

	ASHE STADIUM 11:00 AM Start		1 Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Alona Bondarenko (UKR)[27] v.   Venus Williams (USA)[7] followed by  2 Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Rafael Nadal (ESP)[1] v.   Viktor Troicki (SRB)  3 Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Serena Williams (USA)[4] v.   Ai Sugiyama (JPN)[30]

	ASHE STADIUM 7:00 PM Start		1 Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) v.   Dinara Safina (RUS)[6] followed by  2 Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   James Blake (USA)[9] v.   Mardy Fish (USA)

	ARMSTRONG STADIUM 11:00 AM Start		1 Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Sam Querrey (USA) v.   Ivo Karlovic (CRO)[14] followed by  2 Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Julie Coin (FRA) v.   Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)[32]  3 Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Gael Monfils (FRA)[32] v.   David Nalbandian (ARG)[7]  4 Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   David Ferrer (ESP)[4] v.   Kei Nishikori (JPN)

	Grandstand 11:00 AM Start		1 Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)[9] v.   Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)[18] followed by  2 Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Jurgen Melzer (AUT) v.   Andy Murray (GBR)[6]  3 Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)[17] v.   Gilles Simon (FRA)[16]  4 Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Severine Bremond (FRA) v.   Tathiana Garbin (ITA)

	Court 4 11:00 AM Start		1 Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Tommy Robredo (ESP)/ Sergio Roitman (ARG) v.   Jonathan Erlich (ISR)[3]/ Andy Ram (ISR)[3] followed by  2 Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Robert Lindstedt (SWE)/ Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) v.   Julien Benneteau (FRA)[16]/ Nicolas Mahut (FRA)[16] Not Before 2:30 PM  3 Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Elena Vesnina (RUS)[13]/ Vera Zvonareva (RUS)[13] v.   Lindsay Davenport (USA)/ Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)  4 Mixed Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Samantha Stosur (AUS)/ Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) v.   Rennae Stubbs (AUS)/ Robert Lindstedt (SWE)  5 Mixed Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Elena Vesnina (RUS)/ Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) v.   Flavia Pennetta (ITA)/ Dusan Vemic (SRB)

	Court 7 11:00 AM Start		1 Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Vera Dushevina (RUS)/ Ekaterina Dzehalevich (BLR) v.   Lisa Raymond (USA)[10]/ Samantha Stosur (AUS)[10] followed by  2 Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Igor Kunitsyn (RUS)/ Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) v.   Simon Aspelin (SWE)[6]/ Julian Knowle (AUT)[6]  3 Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Alona Bondarenko (UKR)[7]/ Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)[7] v.   Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)/ Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)  4 Mixed Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Sloane Stephens (USA)/ Robert Kendrick (USA) v.   Vladimira Uhlirova (CZE)/ Martin Damm (CZE)  5 Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Nadia Petrova (RUS)/ Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v.   Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER)/ Patty Schnyder (SUI)

	Court 10 11:00 AM Start		1 Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Igor Andreev (RUS)/ Mischa Zverev (GER) v.   Marc Gicquel (FRA)/ Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) followed by  2 Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Michal Mertinak (SVK)/ Lovro Zovko (CRO) v.   Agustin Calleri (ARG)/ Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)  3 Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Marta Domachowska (POL)/ Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) v.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)[5]/ Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)[5]  4 Mixed Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Lisa Raymond (USA)/ Marcelo Melo (BRA) v.   Jill Craybas (USA)/ Eric Butorac (USA)

	Court 11 11:00 AM Start		1 Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)[10] v.   Flavio Cipolla (ITA) Not Before 1:00 PM  2 Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Nadia Petrova (RUS)[19] v.   Flavia Pennetta (ITA)[16] followed by  3 Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.   Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) v.   Alize Cornet (FRA)[17] Not Before 3:00 PM, - THIS MATCH MAY BE MOVED TO A  4 Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Dominik Hrbaty (SVK)/ David Skoch (CZE) v.   Bob Bryan (USA)[2]/ Mike Bryan (USA)[2]

	Court 13 11:00 AM Start		1 Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Lucie Safarova (CZE)/ Mara Santangelo (ITA) v.   Zi Yan (CHN)[8]/ Jie Zheng (CHN)[8] followed by  2 Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Bruno Soares (BRA)/ Dusan Vemic (SRB) v.   Rajeev Ram (USA)/ Bobby Reynolds (USA)  3 Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Lucas Arnold Ker (ARG)/ Guillermo Canas (ARG) v.   Feliciano Lopez (ESP)/ Fernando Verdasco (ESP)  4 Mixed Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Kveta Peschke (CZE)[6]/ Pavel Vizner (CZE)[6] v.   Liezel Huber (USA)/ Jamie Murray (GBR)  5 Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.   Sabine Lisicki (GER)/ Aravane Rezai (FRA) v.   Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)[4]/ Ai Sugiyama (JPN)[4]

The schedule of play is released each evening and will be posted on the website as soon as it is made available. This schedule is correct at time of publishing and is subject to change.

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Golf stars

2008 U.S. Open Field (as of 06/11/08)

The 156-man field for the 108th U.S. Open golf championship, including their respective exemption(s):

Michael Allen -- 18
Robert Allenby -- 9,10,17
Stephen Ames -- 8,17
Stuart Appleby -- 17
Phillip Archer -- 18
Woody Austin -- 9,10,17
Eric Axley -- 18
Aaron Baddeley -- 8,9,10,17
Craig Barlow -- 18
Rich Beem -- 18
Charlie Beljan -- 18
Yohann Benson -- 18
Brian Bergstol -- 18
Travis Bertoni -- 18
Jason Bohn -- 18
Jeffrey Bors -- 18
D.J. Brigman -- 18
Bart Bryant -- 18
Brad Bryant -- 7
Jonathan Byrd -- 10
Angel Cabrera -- 1,8,11,17
Mark Calcavecchia -- 9,10
Michael Campbell -- 1
Paul Casey -- 8,11,17
Chad Campbell -- 18
Garrett Chaussard -- 18
Jay Choi -- 18
K.J. Choi -- 9,10,13,17
Daniel Chopra -- 13
Stewart Cink -- 9,10,12,17
Tim Clark -- 9,10,17
Bobby Collins -- 18
*Jordan Cox -- 18
Ben Crane -- 18
Ben Curtis -- 4
Chris Devlin -- 18
Robert Dinwiddie -- 18
Luke Donald -- 9,17
Nick Dougherty -- 8,11
Andrew Dresser -- 18
Johan Edfors -- 18
John Ellis -- 18
Ernie Els -- 9,10,11,17
Sean English -- 18
Niclas Fasth -- 8,11,17
*Derek Fathauer -- 18
Fernando Figueroa -- 18
Ross Fisher -- 18
Steve Flesch -- 9,13
Alastair Forsyth -- 18
Rickie Fowler -- 18
Jim Furyk -- 1,8,9,10,17
Sergio Garcia -- 6,9,10,11,12,17
Robert Garrigus -- 18
Philippe Gasnier -- 18
Bob Gaus -- 18
Mike Gilmore -- 18
Mathew Goggin -- 18
Retief Goosen -- 1,11,17
Jason Gore -- 18
Hunter Haas -- 18
Todd Hamilton -- 4
Soren Hansen -- 11,17
Padraig Harrington -- 4,9,10,11,17
David Hearn -- 18
*Jimmy Henderson -- 18
Justin Hicks -- 18
J.B. Holmes -- 17
Charles Howell III -- 9,10
Ryuji Imada -- 12
Trevor Immelman -- 3,17
Fredrik Jacobson -- 18
Lee Janzen -- 1,8
Miguel Jimenez -- 14,17
Brandt Jobe -- 18
Dustin Johnson -- 18
Zach Johnson -- 3,9,10,17
Robert Karlsson -- 17
Martin Kaymer -- 17
Shingo Katayama -- 15,17
Jerry Kelly -- 8
Anthony Kim -- 12,17
Chris Kirk -- 18
Brian Kortan -- 18
Matt Kuchar -- 18
Joey Lamielle -- 18
Ian Leggatt -- 18
Justin Leonard -- 17
Michael Letzig -- 18
Thomas Levet -- 18
Davis Love III -- 18
Jarrod Lyle -- 18
Hunter Mahan -- 8,9,10,17
John Mallinger -- 18
Steve Marino -- 18
Ross McGowan -- 18
Rocco Mediate -- 18
John Merrick -- 18
Phil Mickelson -- 3,5,9,10,12,13,17
Jonathan Mills -- 18
Colin Montgomerie -- 11
Artemio Murakami -- 18
Sean O’Hair -- 17
Mark O'Meara -- 18
Joe Ogilvie -- 18
Geoff Ogilvy -- 1,9,10,12,17
Rod Pampling -- 17
Jesper Parnevik -- 18
Craig Parry -- 18
Pat Perez -- 18
Carl Pettersson -- 18
Scott Piercy -- 18
D.A. Points -- 18
Ian Poulter -- 17
*Michael Quagliano -- 18
Brett Quigley -- 18
Jeff Quinney -- 12,17
Rob Rashell -- 18
John Rollins -- 9,10
Andres Romero -- 11,17
Justin Rose -- 8,9,10,11,17
Rory Sabbatini -- 9,10,17
Adam Scott -- 9,10,17
Patrick Sheehan -- 18
Kevin Silva -- 18
Vijay Singh -- 5,9,10,12,17
Heath Slocum -- 9,10
Brandt Snedeker -- 9,10,17
*Kyle Stanley -- 18
Henrik Stenson -- 11,17
Scott Sterling -- 18
Richard Sterne -- 11,17
Kevin Streelman -- 18
Steve Stricker -- 8,9,10,17
Chris Stroud -- 18
Toru Taniguchi -- 15,17
*Nick Taylor -- 18
*Michael Thompson -- 2
Peter Tomasulo -- 18
David Toms -- 8
D.J. Trahan -- 18
Jonathan Turcott -- 18
*Kevin Tway -- 18
Scott Verplank -- 8,9,10,17
Camilo Villegas -- 10
Nick Watney -- 18
Bubba Watson -- 8
Boo Weekley -- 9,10,12,17
Mike Weir -- 17
Lee Westwood -- 11,17
Brett Wetterich -- 9,10
Dean Wilson -- 18
*Jeff Wilson -- 18
Oliver Wilson -- 14,17
Casey Wittenberg -- 18
Tiger Woods -- 1,3,4,5,8, 9,10,12,13,17

*- Denotes Amateur

Key to Player Exemptions:

1. Winners of the U.S. Open Championship for the last 10 years.
2. Winner and runner-up of the 2007 U.S. Amateur Championship.
3. Winners of the Masters Tournament for the last five years.
4. Winners of the British Open Championship for the last five years.
5. Winners of the PGA of America Championship for the last five years.
6. Winner of the 2008 Players Championship.
7. Winner of the 2007 U.S. Senior Open Championship.
8. From the 2007 U.S. Open Championship, the 15 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 15th place.
9. From the 2007 final official PGA Tour money list, the top 30 money leaders.
10. Those 30 players qualifying for the 2007 season-ending Tour Championship.
11. From the 2007 final official PGA European Tour, the top 15 money leaders.
12. From the 2008 official PGA Tour money list, the top 10 money leaders through May 26.
13. Any multiple winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored events whose victories are considered official from April 25, 2007, through June 1, 2008.
14. From the 2008 PGA European Tour, the top two money leaders through May 26.
15. From the 2007 final Japan Golf Tour money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.
16. From the 2007 final PGA Tour of Australasia money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.
17. From the World Rankings list, the top 50 point leaders as of May 26, 2008
18. Special exemptions selected by the USGA.

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US Open news

		Who Is Julie Coin? More on Julie Coin, the Frenchwoman who ousted the top seed, Ana Ivanovic, on Thursday.

		Cilic Ousts American Ginepri in Second Round American Robby Ginepri’s run at the US Open came to a disappointing end in the second round of play at the hands of 19-year-old Croatian Marin Cilic in a match that saw many ups and downs. Cilic eliminated fan-favorite Ginepri in four sets, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the Grandstand Friday afternoon.

		Federer Comfortably Through Against Qualifier Alves It’s true that the Roger Federer of old – the player who usurped almost every piece of Grand Slam hardware – has been absent in 2008. But some elements of his autocracy remain, one of those being his ability to win a Grand Slam match without playing his absolute best. Federer did the same today against Thiago Alves, winning 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

		One Day After Winning On Court, Blake Helps Others Win Off Court James Blake added to his ongoing charitable work Friday by presenting the Harlem Junior Tennis & Education Program and the USTA Serves foundation with a $10,000 check on behalf of Evian Natural Spring Water.

		Venus Signs Her New Book for Fans Venus Williams signed copies of her new book, "Venus," for USTA members on Friday.

		World No. 5 Davydenko Advances to Third Round Despite a tough fight, Argentinian Agustin Calleri fell to World No. 5 Nikolay Davydenko in a second round meeting at the Grandstand.

		Qualifier Gilles Muller Ousts Tommy Haas Fast play is generally not Tommy Haas’s forte and his second round match vs. qualifier Gilles Muller of Luxembourg was no exception. The 30-year-old German native tore through the first two sets and then, within three points of winning the match, turned the set, and ultimately the match, over to Muller, who won 2-6, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-3.

		Gonzalez Eliminates American Hopeful Beijing Olympic silver-medalist Fernando Gonzalez fought through a minor ankle injury early in the second set and a largely pro-Bobby Reynolds crowd to advance with a straight-sets win over the American, 7-6(6), 6-4, 6-4.

		Why is Grandstand So Grand? Arthur Ashe Stadium has pageantry. Louis Armstrong Stadium has history. And the outer courts have intimacy. So why does everyone flock to Grandstand?

Murray Defeats Llodra, But Both Impress on Grandstand Who says that a memorable match has to go five sets? Michael Llodra and Andy Murray disproved that theory today on Grandstand after their four-set battle captivated fans from start to finish. The stadium had been hanging on every point, and when Murray finally emerged victorious (6-4, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6), his vocal British supporters were delirious.

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Day 4 - Serena Williams [USA] (4) v. Elena Vesnina [RUS]

Serena Williams United States of America Elena Vesnina Russia
This is the first meeting between Serena Williams and Elena Vesnina. Aside from Williams’ sheer power on the court, all her experience in Grand Slams and in matches under the bright lights of a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium will serve her well. Additionally, Williams has only lost in the second round of a Slam once, in her Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open in 1998, when she was 16. This is Elena Vesnina’s third US Open appearance in the main draw, and it marks the first time she has advanced to the second round of play here. Her best performance at a major came in her first Slam ever at the 2006 Australian Open, where she made the fourth round. Williams should have an easy time against the 22-year-old Russian as long as she keeps her focus throughout the match. She easily dispatched Bondarenko in the first round because she maintained concentration and didn’t commit too many unforced errors. Facing the two-time US Open champion will be a challenge for Vesnina, but if she has a solid service game and is able to rattle Williams early with some well-placed winners, she may be able to break down Williams’ confidence. Williams enters this year’s Open with extra drive after losing to sister Venus in the final of Wimbledon. Aside from that loss, she was beaten by Jelena Jankovic in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Australian Open and was upset by Katarina Srebotnik in the third round of Roland Garros. When Williams has played in all four Grand Slams during the course of a year, she has not left the year without a Grand Slam championship trophy since 2001. She has something to prove at this year’s Open. Vesnina had a rocky few months in the beginning of the year, seeing her ranking slip from a career-high No. 41 in 2007 to her current rank of No. 71. But she has had some success as of late, beating two top-20 players at tournaments in Miami and Amelia Island. She also has been a part of the Russian Fed Cup Team, which beat the USA in April, and she represented Russia in the 2008 Olympics. For Williams to continue to advance through the tournament, it’s important that she keeps her early-round matches as error free as possible to keep her confidence up. If all goes well, Williams has a relatively easy draw through the fourth round until the quarterfinals, when she meets sister Venus, who has always been her toughest opponent. In the match against Vesnina, watch for Serena to make as many clean plays as possible. Vesnina should try to make Williams work hard for every point. Vesnina’s strength is her ability to execute well-placed shots. She is comfortable playing at the baseline and at net, but she must keep her serve consistent in order to stay in the game. Though she hasn’t advanced as far as she would have liked in her past three Slams this year, Serena has been completely dominant on the circuit this year. After a quarterfinal exit at the Australian Open, Serena went on to win her next three events at Bangalore, Miami and Charleston. Her performance this season launched her back into the top-five players in the world with a No. 4 overall ranking. In her first-round match at this year’s Open against Julia Vakulenko of the Ukraine, Vesnina lost the first set but dominated the 80th-ranked player in the final two sets to take the match, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, proving Vesnina’s resolve in the face of a challenge. In that match, she only had a 55 percent first-serve percentage, and she double faulted six times. She’ll need a better service game against Williams to advance. For Williams, playing in Arthur Ashe Stadium with a hometown crowd behind her always gives her a boost, and it can be overwhelmingly intimidating for inexperienced opponents. On the flip side, for inexperienced opponents facing popular American players at night in Arthur Ashe, the pressure can be intense. Some opponents crumble under the lights, while others take the opportunity to rise to the occasion. For Vesnina, regardless of whether she wins or loses this match, the experience will test her mettle and will help her prepare for big matches as her career progresses.

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US Open: A champion’s reflection

It came as a surprise to many that Stefan Edberg had gone his first eight visits to the US Open without a title. But in 1991, the stars finally aligned for the Swede. Edberg and American Jim Courier both entered their first US Open final on a roll. Edberg, ranked No. 2 at the time, was coming off a straight-sets semifinal win over long-time rival Ivan Lendl. Courier, who did not drop a set en route to the title match, had defeated defending champion Pete Sampras in the quarterfinals and sentimental favourite Jimmy Connors in the semifinals. With the on-court temperatures eclipsing 90 degrees F, Edberg put on one of the best performances in a US Open final. With a perfect display of serve and volley tennis, he completed a 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 masterpiece victory to capture his first US Open title. Afterwards, Courier said, "I remember walking off of the court knowing there was no way I could have beaten him on that day. He played a nearly flawless match in every facet." Edberg followed it up with a repeat title performance one year later in what would turn out to be his final Grand Slam title, but the 1991 championship remains his favourite US Open memory. "Lifting the trophy after beating Courier was the best match of my life," he says. Courier, who would finish No. 1 in 1992 after Edberg held the top spot the previous two years, said about their rivalry, "I had many a fierce battle with Stefan inside the lines and I consider him one of the all-time gentlemen of our sport. Our match-ups were interesting ones as we had contrasting styles. He knew what I was going to do and vice versa and it was simply a matter of who executed better on the day as to who won." Nadal wants first US Open title But theirs wasn't the only classic rivalry Edberg was involved in during his outstanding career. The Swede played long-time nemesis Boris Becker 35 times, and also battled countryman Mats Wilander, Lendl, and Michael Chang at least 20 times each. Edberg says, "Thinking back, I was lucky to play in this era of great players." From 1983-1996 when Edberg competed on the ATP circuit, he faced nine players who were current or former No. 1s at least nine times: Jimmy Connors (6-6), John McEnroe (6-7), Lendl (14-13), Mats Wilander (9-11), Boris Becker (10-25), Courier (4-6), Pete Sampras (6-8), Andre Agassi (3-6), and Thomas Muster (10-0). Edberg, in remembering his own rivals, is highly intrigued by the rivalry between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, which has taken centre stage in the world of tennis. "Wherever they play, they reach the final and they've had an incredible run," says Edberg, from his countryside home outside of Grimslov, Sweden. "They have very few letdowns and I've never seen anything else like that. There hasn't been two guys dominating the game the way they've had, as much as they've done. This rivalry is great for tennis and the quality of matches are extremely high level. Now you need a new name or two, like (Novak) Djokovic, and it would be nice to see some new faces coming up." Edberg, who won the ATP Sportsmanship Award so many times it was renamed in his honour in 1996, is impressed by the way Federer and Nadal have handled themselves during their lengthy stays at the top two ranking positions. "What an incredible record to stay at the number one position for 237 weeks to one of the best players ever playing the game," he says of Federer's record reign at No. 1. "It's also a tribute to his sportsmanship as well. Latest tennis news "Nadal is a great player with incredible charisma and fighting spirit and he deserves the No. 1 ranking, especially after winning one of the greatest Wimbledon finals ever following the French Open win." No stranger to playing in championship finals himself, Edberg won six Grand Slam singles titles – twice at Wimbledon (1988, '90), the US Open (1991-92) and Australian Open (1985, '87) – in addition to three Grand Slam doubles crowns. During Edberg's run to his last Slam title at the US Open in 1992, the serve-and-volleying Swede defeated three straight opponents in five sets, including Chang in the semifinals in the longest match in US Open history at five hours and 26 minutes. "That was by far the most difficult Slam tournament in my career," says Edberg, who capped it off with a four-set win over Pete Sampras in the final. "I beat Chang in a marathon and then had to come back the next day to play Sampras." Edberg looks at today's game and says he's a little disappointed not to see any serve-and-volley players like from his era. "You have some bigger servers today but they don't follow-up going to the net. With Boris and Goran (Ivanisevic) you wouldn't get any rhythm and if you dropped your serve it was extremely difficult to come back and win the set. "Being a serve-and-volleyer myself, it would be nice to have one, two or three. The guys are playing good, effective tennis today but it would be nice to have variation of styles. I played Chang and he would stay back. You look at Borg and McEnroe and they had different styles. That would be the only thing I wish – to see variation." But Edberg continues: "Tennis is in pretty good shape right now and Federer-Nadal have played some quality tennis matches. It's also nice to see (Novak) Djokovic playing well and up there." Today, the 42-year-old Edberg is a part-owner and board member of the Swedish investment company Case Assets Management, and lives in the Swedish countryside with his wife Annette and two children, Emilie, 15, and Christopher, 11. And, while he'll be watching the action at Flushing Meadows closely, Edberg predicts that this year's US Open will come down to the Big 3 of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, with "Federer winning once again!"

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