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End of an era – The Duke of Kent presents the Wimbledon trophy for the final time after 52 years of service

The Duke of Kent has presented the Wimbledon trophy for the final time after 52 years of service as president of the All English Lawn Tennis Club.

His Royal Highness presented the trophy to Novak Djokovic – the Serbian’s third successive Wimbledon win in the men’s singles final.

Djokovic overcame his opponent, Matteo Berrettini of Italy, by three sets to one.

The Duke of Kent made his first appearance as president at Wimbledon in 1969 when he presenting Rod Laver and Ann Jones with their trophies.

Since then, His Royal Highness has been a constant face as the championships, presenting the trophies to the winners each year.

He carried out this role alongside his wife, the Duchess of Kent, until she retired from the role in 2001.

Twenty years later, Prince Edward has decided to step away from his Wimbledon role too.

As a token of thanks, Wimbledon presented the Duke with a special presentation to mark his many years of service to the tennis club.

Prior to presenting Mr Djokovic with his prize, the chair of Wimbledon presented The Queen’s Cousin with a replica of the Men’s Singles Trophy for him to keep.

The Royal Box on Centre Court was filled with members of The Kent Family who had gathered to watch the 85-year-old royal take part in his final trophy presentation.

Among those present to witness the occasion were the Duke’s two siblings – Prince Michael of Kent and Princess Alexandra.

Two of his three children, the Earl of St Andrews and Lady Helen Taylor were also in the Royal Box to watch their father’s swansong.

It is understood that from next year, the Duchess of Cambridge will take over the Duke of Kent’s role at Wimbledon and will conduct the trophy presentation.

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Novak Djokovic wins his 7th Wimbledon trophy and closes the gap on Grand Slam titles

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Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the Wimbledon men's title on Sunday — his seventh trophy at the British tournament. Alastair Grant/AP hide caption

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the Wimbledon men's title on Sunday — his seventh trophy at the British tournament.

WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic waited. He waited for Nick Kyrgios to lose focus and lose his way. Waited to find the proper read on his foe's big serves. Waited until his own level rose to the occasion.

Djokovic is not bothered by a deficit — in a game, a set, a match. He does not mind problem-solving. And at Wimbledon, for quite some time now, he does not get defeated.

Djokovic used his steady brilliance to beat the ace-delivering, trick-shot-hitting Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Sunday for a fourth consecutive Wimbledon championship and seventh overall.

Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina wins her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon

The top-seeded Djokovic ran his unbeaten run at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament to 28 matches and raised his career haul to 21 major trophies, breaking a tie with Roger Federer and moving just one behind Rafael Nadal's 22 for the most in the history of men's tennis.

Among men, only Federer, with eight, has won more titles at Wimbledon than Djokovic. In the professional era, only Federer was older (by less than a year) than the 35-year-old Djokovic when winning at the All England Club.

His comeback on a sun-filled afternoon followed those in the quarterfinals, when Djokovic erased a two-set deficit against No. 10 seed Jannik Sinner, and in the semifinals, when No. 9 Cam Norrie grabbed the opening set. In last year's title match at Wimbledon, Djokovic dropped the opening set. In the 2019 final, he erased two championship points against Federer.

There were two particularly key moments Sunday that went Djokovic's way, ones that Kyrgios would not let go as he began engaging in running monologues, shouting at himself or his entourage (which does not include a full-time coach), finding reason to disagree with the chair umpire (and earning a warning for cursing) and chucking a water bottle.

In the second set, with Djokovic serving at 5-3, Kyrgios got to love-40 — a trio of break points. But Kyrgios played a couple of casual returns, and Djokovic eventually held. And then, in the third set, with Kyrgios serving at 4-all, 40-love, he again let a seemingly sealed game get away, with Djokovic breaking there.

The 40th-ranked Kyrgios was trying to become the first unseeded men's champion at Wimbledon since Goran Ivanisevic in 2001. Ivanisevic is now Djokovic's coach and was in the Centre Court guest box for the match.

Kyrgios is a 27-year-old from Australia who never had been past the quarterfinals in 29 previous Grand Slam appearances — and last made it even that far 7 1/2 years ago.

In some ways, he stole the show Sunday. He tried shots between his legs. Hit some with his back to the net. Pounded serves at up to 136 mph and produced 30 aces. Used an underarm serve, then faked one later.

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Putting an eight-year-old in a suit and then putting him in a front row seat to a Kyrgios match is a strange pair of parenting plays, Will. #wimbledon — Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) July 10, 2022

Prince George after spending the day sitting above Kyrgios pic.twitter.com/ChBmMaxw22 — Ninos 👻 (@NinosTheBoss) July 10, 2022

1991: Prince William attended the Wimbledon Championships for the first time accompanied by his mother, The Princess of Wales. 2022: Prince George attended the Wimbledon Championships for the first time accompanied by his parents, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. pic.twitter.com/QfyHpoDa2q — Isa (@isaguor) July 10, 2022

"Don't drop it!" 😅 It's been a special first #Wimbledon visit for Prince George 🏆 #CentreCourt100 | @KensingtonRoyal pic.twitter.com/VKXg06hPCU — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 10, 2022

Getting Bro-mantic

A champion's interview which had a bit of everything 😀 Hear from @DjokerNole , after collecting yet another Wimbledon title #Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/v7sqCl7VPD — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 10, 2022

So Long, Sue!

Sue Barker has been the voice of wimbledon my entire life. Can’t imagine it without her. The best of the best! Love you Sue! — Laura Robson (@laurarobson5) July 10, 2022

A wonderful tribute by the BBC to Sue Barker as she steps away from @Wimbledon after 30 years of presenting the coverage. An amazing transition from elite player to elite presenter. She will be missed by all in our sport 👏❤️ — Darren Cahill (@darren_cahill) July 10, 2022

. @BillieJeanKing on 'the GOAT' Sue Barker 🗣️ #Wimbledon | @BBCSport pic.twitter.com/Eh0m51gOhF — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 10, 2022

Tennis world explodes over Nick Kyrgios act in Wimbledon ceremony

Nick Kyrgios has come under fire for his actions in the trophy ceremony at Wimbledon on Sunday after a final act of defiance against officials.

Novak Djokovic denied Kyrgios a maiden grand slam title with a drama-charged four-set win over the unseeded Australian in Sunday's final.

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Djokovic defied an early barrage and 30 aces from Kyrgios to clinch a seventh Wimbledon crown and 21st grand slam title with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-3) victory.

However it were the actions of Kyrgios that stole the limelight after the final, most notably his decision to wear a red cap during the trophy presentation.

Kyrgios had rowed with a reporter earlier in the tournament after wearing the hat following his third-round victory over Brandon Nakashima.

The red cap is a clear breach of Wimbledon's all-white dress code, but the Aussie clearly didn't care about breaking the rules after Sunday's final.

Kyrgios switched his white hat for the red one while sitting at his court-side chair and then accepted the runner-up trophy from the Duchess of Cambridge while wearing it.

Tennis fans and commentators were quick to call out the Aussie star for his 'disrespectful' move, which some labelled an 'insult' to Wimbledon traditions.

British tennis writer Mike Dickson labelled it a “final act of defiance”, while editor Kevin Palmer tweeted: “A rebel to the end. Nick Kyrgios has been told not to wear his red hat on Centre Court. He simply doesn’t care!!”

Aussie journalist Todd Balym wrote: "Oh Nick, you lost and you were a good sport in the handshake with Novak. But lose the effing red hat. Show some respect to the tournament and traditions while you're still centre stage."

Real zero f**** vibe from Nick Kyrgios as he receives his runners up plate with his red Nike Jordan cap on... #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/GmA3guAWOF — Uche Amako (@UcheAmako) July 10, 2022

Kyrgios receiving the runner up trophy with a red cap. Big fine coming. — José Morgado (@josemorgado) July 10, 2022

Not #Kyrgios accepting the runners up trophy in that red cap lol!!!! This guy 😩, he's going to get fined #Wimbledon — Rita Mensah (@justRitaMensah) July 10, 2022

A rebel to the end. Nick Kyrgios has been told not to wear his red hat on Centre Court. He simply doesn’t care!! 🤣 #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/PHx7fnKyY0 — Kevin Palmer (@RealKevinPalmer) July 10, 2022

Nick Kyrgios insults Wimbledon tradition until the end and put his red cap on at the end of the match Embarrassment to tennis again — Chris Goldsmith (@TheTennisTalker) July 10, 2022

Presented an award by royalty… no bow and keeps his cap on… totally disrespectful of Nick Kyrgios! At least Djokovic had the decency to do so #wimbledon — DAN. (@D4N7O) July 10, 2022

Kyrgios you are a disgrace for that hat in front of the princess. #growupkyrgios #Wimbledon2022 #DjokovicKyrgios — Lauren Brigden (@LozBB) July 10, 2022

Nick Kyrgios falls short in Wimbledon final

Kyrgios had been bidding to become Australia's first male grand slam singles champion since Lleyton Hewitt won the title at the All England Club in 2002.

He looked on track after taking the opening set with some scintillating tennis, but Djokovic drew on all of his vast experience to wear down the Aussie in temperatures nudging towards 40 degrees on the sport's most famous centre court.

"Hats off to him. That was a hell of a match," Kyrgios said.

"I thought I served well. I put myself in a position to win, but I just wasn't able to play those clutch points well at all today.

"He's a bit of a god, I'm not going to lie. I thought I played well.

"I'd like to congratulate Novak. He's won this championship I don't even know how many times anymore."

Djokovic graciously declared of Kyrgios : "Nick, you'll be back. Not just Wimbledon, but finals.

"It's hard to find consolation words after such a tough loss but you showed why you deserve to be one of the best players in the world, particularly on this surface.

"Congrats to you and all your team for an amazing tournament. I wish you all the best, man. I really do.

"I really respect you a lot. I think you're a phenomenal tennis player and athlete, an amazing talent. I mean, you'll be hearing that for many years.

"But now everything is starting to come together for you and I'm sure we're going to see much of you in the later stages of the grand slams."

Considering their once frosty relationship, Djokovic said he never envisaged lavishing Kyrgios with such compliments.

"I never thought I'm going to say so many nice things about you considering the relationship," he laughed.

"Okay, it's officially a bromance," said the Serb, to gales of laughter from the centre court crowd as he agreed to the pair's pre-match social media deal that Sunday's winner owed the loser a dinner.

"I don't know if we're going to make it happen tonight or some other night but, hopefully, this is the start of a wonderful relationship - off court as well."

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Barbora krejcikova wins wimbledon for her second grand slam trophy by beating jasmine paolini.

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Barbora Krejcikova kept insisting that nobody — not her friends, not her family, not even herself — would believe she won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title.

Her first major championship, as an unseeded player at the French Open three years ago, certainly was a surprise. This one, which came via a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Jasmine Paolini in the final at the All England Club on Saturday, was maybe just as unpredictable, sure, but perhaps now it’s time to recognize that these sorts of results from Krejcikova are not only possible but make perfect sense.

“It’s just unreal what just happened. Definitely the best day of my tennis career — and also the best day of my life,” said Krejcikova, a 28-year-old from the Czech Republic, who thanked her late mentor, 1998 Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna, for pushing her into professional tennis.

Even while holding her gold champion’s plate, Krejcikova described herself as “the lucky one” for getting past the seventh-seeded Paolini, who also was the runner-up at the French Open last month.

Krejcikova was only the 31st of 32 seeds at the All England Club after illness and a back injury this season limited her to a 7-9 record entering this tournament. Then came a three-setter in the first round last week, adding to the doubts.

But by the end of the fortnight, there Paolini was during the trophy ceremony, telling Krejcikova: “You play such beautiful tennis.”

Krejcikova is the eighth woman to leave Wimbledon as the champion in the past eight editions of the event. Last year’s champion also is from the Czech Republic: unseeded Marketa Vondrousova , who lost in the first round last week.

Paolini is the first woman since Serena Williams in 2016 to get to the finals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same season — and the first since Venus Williams in 2002 to lose both.

Saturday’s finalists took turns being in charge.

Playing coolly and efficiently — seemingly effortlessly — Krejcikova claimed 10 of the first 11 points and quickly owned a double-break lead at 5-1.

As much as the crowd, likely because of a desire to see a more competitive contest, pulled loudly for Paolini, yelling “Forza!” (“Let’s go!”) the way she often does, or “Calma!” (“Be calm!”), Krejcikova never wavered.

She has net skills, to be sure — that’s part of why she has won seven Grand Slam women’s doubles titles, including two at Wimbledon — but Krejcikova mainly was content to stay back at the baseline, simply delivering one smooth groundstroke after another to its appointed spot and getting the better of the lengthiest exchanges.

There really was no need for anything other than Plan A in the early going in front of a Centre Court crowd that included actors Tom Cruise, Kate Beckinsale and Hugh Jackman.

Paolini did try to shake things up a bit, with the occasional serve-and-volley rush forward or drop shot, but she couldn’t solve Krejcikova. Not yet, anyway.

After the lopsided first set, Paolini went to the locker room. She emerged a different player, one who no longer looked like someone burdened by residual fatigue from the longest women’s semifinal in Wimbledon history , her 2-hour, 51-minute win over Donna Vekic on Thursday.

Paolini had come back from dropping the first set in that one, so she knew she had it in her. And she began the second set against Krejcikova in style, using deep groundstrokes to grab a 3-0 advantage.

Once the match was tied at a set apiece, it was Krejcikova who left the court to try to recalibrate.

Her shots that suddenly went so awry in the match’s middle — after just four winners in the second set, she accumulated 14 in the third — were back to being crisp and clean.

“I was just telling myself to be brave,” Krejcikova said.

At 3-all in the deciding set, it was Paolini who faltered, double-faulting for the only time all afternoon to get broken.

Krejcikova then held at love for 5-3, but when she served for the championship, things got a little tougher.

She needed to save a pair of break points and required three match points to get across the finish line, winning when Paolini missed a backhand.

“Nobody believes that I got to the final. And I think nobody’s going to believe that I won Wimbledon,” Krejcikova said several minutes later. “I still cannot believe it. It’s unbelievable.”

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Wimbledon 2022: In a tournament of the unexpected, Elena Rybakina is a champion

• D'Arcy Maine, ESPN.com

LONDON -- Even Elena Rybakina didn't expect to win Wimbledon this year. She didn't even see herself reaching the second week.

She knew she had been putting in the work and had long-term dreams for herself, but she wasn't happy with her preparation ahead of the tournament and had struggled with injuries recently. Rybakina, 23, didn't have many expectations for herself when she started play at the tournament.

But match by match, against opponents like Simona Halep and Bianca Andreescu , both former major champions, Rybakina proved to herself what she was capable of. And on Saturday, Rybakina stunned the world -- and even herself -- with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 comeback victory over Ons Jabeur on Centre Court for the first major title of her career.

After the final point had been won as Jabeur's backhand sailed out of bounds, the normally reserved Rybakina puffed out her cheeks and shook her head, seemingly in disbelief. She smiled only after she had shaken hands with Jabeur and the chair umpire.

"I'm actually speechless," Rybakina said on court moments later. "To be a winner is just amazing, I don't have the words to say how happy I am."

How did Rybakina win on Saturday and what does it mean for her going forward? Here are our key takeaways.

The moment Elena Rybakina became a Wimbledon champion ​👏​ #Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/gVCU9oqxx5 — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 9, 2022

Entering the match, Rybakina had a tournament-leading 49 aces -- 19 more than any other woman -- and was averaging 8.2 per match. Not to mention, she had the second-fastest serve speed among the women at a blistering 122 mph (trailing only Coco Gauff 's 124 mph). It had been a dominant, and nearly unstoppable, asset for Rybakina over the fortnight. But in the opening set on Saturday, Jabeur completely neutralized it -- and Rybakina failed to record an ace for the first set all tournament.

But that dip in dominance didn't last. Rybakina rediscovered her serve -- and form, and all-around level -- in the second set. In the final game of the set, she won every point on her serve, and sealed the set with an ace. Ultimately, she had four aces on the day, including one that notched 117 mph in the final game of the match, and perhaps most impressively, didn't get broken again.

Fighting spirit

Never one to show much emotion on court, Rybakina stayed calm and composed despite not having the crowd on her side and Jabeur's early control. If she was fazed, it never showed. When she returned to the court for the second set, she looked like a new player -- with an answer for everything Jabeur sent her way.

It was a staggering turnaround, and she never allowed Jabeur a chance to get back into the match and almost completely silenced the crowd in the process. The unflappable Rybakina never yelled "come on" or "let's go," or even offered a hint of a smile, and appeared clinically focused on the next point.

While Jabeur had a number of consequential errors down the stretch, Rybakina never took her foot off of the gas.

Forever part of Wimbledon history. #Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/e9nDLrstli — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 9, 2022

The history-maker

Currently ranked No. 23, Rybakina became the first woman ranked outside of the WTA's top 20 to win at Wimbledon since Venus Williams in 2007. And she became the first woman to win at the All England Club after losing the first set since Amelie Mauresmo in 2006, and the youngest woman to clinch the title since Petra Kvitova in 2011.

Rybakina was already the first player representing Kazakhstan to reach a major final, but she is now the first to take home the trophy as well. While the achievement is a monumental one for the Central Asian nation, Rybakina's nationality has become the subject of scrutiny over the past two weeks. Born and raised in Russia, she switched federations in 2018 -- Kazakhstan was formerly part of the Soviet Union and sits on the Russian border -- in order to gain additional funding for her career.

As Russian and Belarusian players were banned from participating at Wimbledon this year because of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Rybakina has repeatedly been asked about her allegiances and current ties to her home country. While she has downplayed her connection to Russia and said she was "really happy" to represent Kazakhstan , it is believed she still predominantly resides in Moscow and it added a layer of intrigue to the trophy presentation.

However, in front of the crowd and the bright glares of the cameras, both Rybakina and the Duchess of Cambridge were all smiles and pleasantries with the Venus Rosewater Dish.

When asked - yet again - about her Russian ties in her news conference on Sunday, Rybakina tried to shut down the conversation once and for all.

"From my side I can only say that I'm representing Kazakhstan," she said. "I didn't choose where I was born."

The future is bright

Despite the milestone victory -- and collecting a $2.4 million paycheck -- Rybakina won't see her efforts rewarded in the rankings. With the WTA stripping Wimbledon of ranking points because of the ban on Russian and Belarusian players, Rybakina will remain at No. 23 in the rankings on Monday. During any other major, Rybakina would have earned an additional 2,000 points and would have cracked the top 10 for the first time in her career.

Still, Rybakina now enters the hard-court portion of the season as a Grand Slam winner and will look to improve upon her career-best third-round appearance at the US Open. She had previously won one of her two titles before Wimbledon on the surface (at Hobart in 2020), and now, with momentum and confidence on her side, she could have even more success.

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Russia claims credit for Elena Rybakina’s Wimbledon title

Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina is embraced by family, friends and coaches in the players box as she celebrates after beating Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur to win the final of the women’s singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina holds the trophy as she celebrates after beating Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur to win the final of the women’s singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Britain’s Kate, Duchess of Cambridge presents the trophy to Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina after beating Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur to win the final of the women’s singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Russian Tennis Federation was quick to claim Elena Rybakina as “our product” on her run to the women’s title at Wimbledon.

They then praised her training program in the country after she won the Venus Rosewater Dish as Wimbledon champion while representing Kazakhstan.

“It’s the Russian school, after all. She played here with us for a long time, and then in Kazakhstan,” Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpishchev told sports website Championat on Saturday after Rybakina beat Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Centre Court.

The 23-year-old Rybakina was born on Moscow and played in the Russian system until 2018, when financial issues led to her nationality switch.

There’s been no official reaction from the Kremlin on Rybakina’s Wimbledon success, but some commentators have claimed her victory as a Russian achievement and a symbolic snub to the All England Club’s ban on players representing Russia and Belarus.

Players from those countries were banned from the Wimbledon tournament because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Some Russian state media outlets emphasized Rybakina’s roots in Moscow, with others opting to call her simply a “representative of Kazakhstan.”

The last Russian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title was Maria Sharapova at the French Open in 2014. Moscow-born Sofia Kenin, who left Russia as a baby and plays for the United States, won the Australian Open in 2020.

Kazakhstan, meanwhile, is ecstatic at having its first Grand Slam singles champion.

“Kazakhstani tennis player Elena Rybakina has achieved a historic victory in the extremely prestigious Wimbledon tournament. I heartily congratulate this outstanding athlete!” President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev wrote on Twitter.

Rybakina’s win is the culmination of a long-term plan for tennis in Kazakhstan. The oil and gas-rich Central Asian nation has a long tradition of homegrown success in sports like boxing and cycling but has often relied on recruiting talented tennis players from Russia.

Rybakina, known for the big serve which has brought a tour-leading 253 aces this year, made the switch at 19 when her career stalled because of financial issues. The Kazakhstan Tennis Federation stepped in with an offer — represent them in exchange for the cash needed to support the global lifestyle of a tennis player. Rybakina said this week she feels like she lives on tour rather than in any one place.

When Rybakina — nervous, barely smiling, seemingly not quite sure what she had achieved — climbed into the stands at Centre Court on Saturday to celebrate with her team, she embraced first KTF president Bulat Utemuratov, then Yaroslava Shvedova, the former player who has become her mentor. Shvedova, similarly to Rybakina, was born in Moscow, switched allegiance to Kazakhstan in 2008 and won two Grand Slam doubles titles.

Rybakina’s victory also comes at a tense time in relations between Russia and Kazakhstan.

The year began with Russia deploying troops to its Central Asian neighbor to suppress protests which turned violent. The government in Kazakhstan welcomed that move but has been notably reluctant to endorse Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which started the following month. President Tokayev said in front of Putin at a televised conference in St. Petersburg last month that Kazakhstan would not recognize the two Russia-backed separatist governments in eastern Ukraine.

Rybakina has been guarded in her comments on the invasion.

“I just want the war to end as soon as possible. Peace, yeah,” she said after her quarterfinal match.

Of the ban on players representing Russia, Rybakina said: “When I heard this, this is not something you want to hear because we are playing sport. Everybody wants to compete. They were not choosing where they born.”

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