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Atp finals semifinal qualifying scenarios.

• November 15, 2023
• Ryan Schick

The ATP Finals is a unique event on the calendar as the only individual event with pool play determining who advances to later rounds. This allows players to advance and even win the event after losing a match, but it will also cause confusion with multiple permutations where one player’s fate can depend on the result of another match. Below we outline all of the results that can happen tomorrow and which players will advance in first and second place in the group for each result.

Green Group

With Stefanos Tsitsipas withdrawing from the event and Hubert Hurkacz only filling in for one match, only three players from the group are able to qualify for the semifinal round. Jannik Sinner controls his own destiny in the group after winning his first two matches, but his spot is not yet guaranteed and both Holger Rune and Novak Djokovic will be fighting for their place as well.

Djokovic and Sinner win

In the most likely scenario based on seeding, if Djokovic and Sinner both win their matches they will each advance to the semifinal round. Sinner would win the group with a perfect 3-0 record with Djokovic taking second. Rune would fall to 1-2 and miss out on the semifinal.

Hurkacz and Rune win

In the opposite scenario from above, Rune and Sinner would each advance, which may be intriguing considering that Sinner will know the result of the earlier match when they take the court. Here, Djokovic would fall to 1-2 and Sinner and Rune would each finish with a 2-1 record. Since the first tiebreak is head-to-head result, Rune would finish first in the group and Sinner second.

Hurkacz and Sinner win

In this scenario Sinner wins the group with a perfect 3-0 record. Djokovic and Rune would both fall to 1-2, where Djokovic’s win over Rune in the first match of the event would be the difference and he would advance as the second semifinalist. Number of matches played is the first qualifying requirement, so even though Hurkacz would have a perfect 1-0 record in the event and a win over Djokovic, Djokovic would still advance to the next round.

Djokovic and Rune win

This would be the trickiest scenario that will go deep into tiebreakers as all three players would finish pool play with a 2-1 record, with rotating losses against each other so no head-to-head tiebreak can be used. Win percentage of sets in all matches would be the tiebreaker, and for any two or three players still tied the tiebreak would go to game win percentage. Rune also won his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas via retirement before he won a set. Per the standings on the ATP Tour website, he is credited with a 2-0 win so these results are assuming that is used. Below are the four sets scenarios assuming these match results:

Djokovic in 2, Rune in 2: Rune wins the group, Djokovic finishes second and advances

Djokovic in 3, Rune in 2: Rune wins the group, Sinner finishes second and advances

Djokovic in 3, Rune in 3: Djokovic eliminated, Sinner and Rune both advance but tied on sets, Rune wins the group based on his head-to-head win over Sinner

Djokovic in 2, Rune in 3: Most chaotic scenario where all three players would finish with a 5-3 sets record and game win percentage would be the tiebreak. This is nearly impossible to forecast but based on their current records, Djokovic would likely win the group with Sinner finishing second, though that is very dependent on how close each match turns out. If two players here happen to be tied, their head-to-head result would determine the finishing position between the two. If somehow all players finished with an identical games record, Djokovic and Sinner would advance with the final tiebreaker being the player’s ATP ranking coming into the event.

Group Overview

Sinner controls his own destiny, guaranteeing a spot in the semis with a win over Rune. Sinner will also advance with a three set loss or a straight set loss and a Hurkacz win. Djokovic and Rune are both sitting at 1-1 and their fates will both depend heavily on how the other match goes. If one of them wins and the other doesn’t, that player will advance. Djokovic has a slight edge as he will advance if both players lose, and if they each win they will have to try and do so convincingly to get the tiebreak, with most of the scenarios favoring Rune.

While there are plenty of possibilities in this group of the group winner, Daniil Medvedev has assured his place in the semifinal after winning his first two matches in straight sets. His countryman Andrey Rublev has been eliminated (assuming no player withdraws due to injury) due to losing both of his matches in straight sets and not having a scenario where the tiebreaker will be in his favor. Both Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz have a shot at winning the group as well as missing out on the semifinals all together.

Rublev and Alcaraz win

This is one of the two straightforward scenarios. In this case, both Medvedev and Alcaraz would advance to the semifinal with a 2-1 record, while Zverev and Rublev would finish 1-2. Alcaraz would win the group with his head-to-head victory over Medvedev.

Zverev and Medvedev win

These results would yield the easiest standings with no tiebreakers required. Here Medvedev would win the group at 3-0, Zverev would finish runner-up at 2-1, and Alcaraz and Rublev would miss out on the semifinals with records of 1-2 and 0-3 respectively.

Rublev and Medvedev win

The final two possibilities are where it gets more complicated with each case having three players finishing with the same record. First, Medvedev would win the group with a 3-0 record. The other three players would all be tied at 1-2 with wins over each other and a mutual loss to Medvedev. The tiebreaker would first go to set win percentage. However, since Alcaraz won in straights and lost in three but Zverev won in three and lost in straights, regardless of the set results in these upcoming matches, Alcaraz will advance as group-runner up. Zverev therefore must win to have a chance at advancing to the semifinal round.

Zverev and Alcaraz win

Similar to above, this would end in another three-way tie and go to the percentage of sets won tiebreak. In this case, Rublev would be the odd man out and the other three would be tied with a 2-1 match record. However, due to the same set scenario mentioned above, an Alcaraz win would knock Zverev out of the semifinal regardless of his set result against Rublev. For group winner, if Alcaraz wins in two sets, he will win the group; if he wins in 3, Medvedev will win the group with Alcaraz as runner-up.

Medvedev is in the driver;s seat, winning the group with a win or a three set loss coupled with a Zverev win. Alcaraz is also guaranteed to advance with a win and will win the group with a straight set win or three set win and Zverev loss. Zverev has the toughest road but can still qualify, with his only chance a win alongside a Medvedev win over Alcaraz.

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ATP World Tour Finals

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The ATP World Tour Finals is the season-ending competition in men's professional tennis, featuring the top-eight singles players (and doubles teams) in the world rankings. Participants are split into two groups of four for round-robin play before traditional semifinal and final rounds determine a champion. Evolved from the year-end tournament known as the Masters Grand Prix that began in 1970, the ATP World Tour Finals has been held at the O2 Arena in London since 2009, when Barclays became the event sponsor. Roger Federer won a record-breaking sixth season-ending title in 2011.

The origin of the ATP World Tour Finals dates back to 1970, when the International Tennis Federation set up a grand prix structure of year-long events to culminate with a Masters event in Tokyo in December that featured the top-ranking men's players for that season. (The ITF rival tour, the World Championship Tennis Tour, also featured a season-ending event at the time, the WCT Finals.)

Ilie Nastase won four Masters titles in five appearances between 1971 and 1975, as the ITF became linked with the Association of Tennis Professionals, which would eventually run the men's tour. The year-end Masters moved to other major cities around the world in its first decade, including Paris, Barcelona, Boston, Melbourne, Stockholm, and Houston, before establishing a home at Madison Square Garden in New York from 1977 to 1989.

Bjorn Borg of Sweden won back-to-back events in 1979 and 1980, while American John McEnroe won three titles in his hometown. Ivan Lendl reached nine consecutive finals from 1980 to 1988, winning the championship in five of those years.

The event's name was changed to the ATP Tour World Championships in 1990, and it was held in Frankfurt and Hanover in Germany from 1990 to 1999. Those championships were dominated by Pete Sampras of the U.S., who won five titles during that period to tie Lendl's record mark.

The ITF and ATP made additional changes after the 1999 competition, when the ATP Tour World Championship and the men's Grand Slam Cup (a tourney held between 1990 and 1999) were discontinued and replaced by a new jointly owned, year-end men's event called the Tennis Masters Cup. Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten made history in the inaugural Tennis Masters Cup (played in Lisbon, Portugal) by becoming the first South American to finish the year with ATP's No. 1 ranking by defeating Sampras and Andre Agassi in the semifinals and final, respectively.

Australian Lleyton Hewitt won on home soil when the Tennis Masters Cup moved to Sydney in 2001, and he repeated as champion the following year in Shanghai. After two years in Houston -- with Roger Federer of Switzerland the victor both times -- the tournament returned to Shanghai for a four-year run from 2005 to 2008. Federer won successive titles in 2006 and 2007 before Novak Djokovic captured his first Tennis Masters Cup in 2008.

The event was renamed in 2009 as the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, with the O2 Arena in London named as host for the 2009 through 2012 tournaments. After Nikolay Davydenko won the 2009 edition, Federer claimed the trophy for a fifth time in 2010, equaling the mark of most individual titles set by Lendl and Sampras. He followed that up with another win in 2011, setting the event record with his sixth championship.

Format/Qualification

Qualification of entrants for the ATP World Tour Finals is based on ATP Tour rankings for that calendar year:

1. A selection list for the event includes: a) The top seven players in the ATP rankings as of the Monday after the final ATP World Tour tournament of the calendar year; b) Up to two Grand Slam winners from that year, in order of their positions, ranked between 8 and 20 in the ATP rankings as of that qualification date; and c) Players positioned eight and below in the ATP rankings as of that qualification date.

2. Direct Acceptances: The top-eight players in the selection list qualify for the event as direct acceptances. All direct acceptances must be available for play through the completion of the round-robin competition and the knockout competition, if eligible. Any withdrawal is replaced by the next highest positioned player on the selection list.

The O2 Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena located in London that has hosted numerous sporting events and musical/entertainment acts. Part of a larger O2 entertainment complex on the Greenwich peninsula in London, the arena was opened in 2007 after three years of construction that redeveloped the Millennium Dome venue that housed the Millennium Experience in the city.

With an overall diameter of 365 meters and a volume equal to two of London's old Wembley Stadiums, the O2 Arena is the second largest arena in the United Kingdom. Various seating arrangements can be set up for events at the arena, which can hold a maximum capacity of 20,000.

The O2 Arena has played host to NHL regular-season games, NBA exhibition games, a number of UFC mixed martial arts events and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2009. The facility was selected to serve as the home for tennis' ATP World Tour Finals from 2009 to 2012 and will become a venue for gymnastics and basketball events at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Rules And Format

The Nitto ATP Finals has a round-robin format, with eight players/teams divided into two groups of four. The eight seeds are determined by the PIF ATP Race To Turin and PIF ATP Doubles Team Rankings on the Monday after the last ATP Tour tournament of the calendar year. All singles matches are the best of three tie-break sets, including the final. All doubles matches are two sets (no ad) and a Match Tie-break.

The top seeded players/team is placed in Group A and the second seeded player/team is placed in Group B. Players/teams seeded 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8, are then drawn in pairs with the first drawn placed in Group A. Each player/team plays the three other players/teams in his group. The winner of each group (best overall record) is placed in separate semi-final brackets, with the top player/team in Group A playing the runner-up in Group B, and vice versa. If two or more players/teams are tied after the round robin matches, the ties are broken by the Tie-Break Procedure.

Semi-final Qualifying Procedure

The final standings of each group is determined by the first of the following methods that apply: a) Greatest number of wins; b) Greatest number of matches played;     Comment: 2-1 won-loss record beats a 2-0 won-loss record; a 1-2 record beats a 1-0 record. c) Head-to-head results if only two (2) players are tied, d) If three (3) players are tied, If three (3) players each have one (1) win, a player having played less than all three (3) matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two (2) players tied with 1-2 records; or Highest percentage of sets won; or Highest percentage of games won; or The player positions on the PIF ATP Rankings as of the Monday after the last ATP Tour tournament of the calendar year. If (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) produce one (1) superior player (first place), or one (1) inferior player (third place), and the two (2) remaining players are tied, the tie between those two (2) players shall be broken by head-to-head record. Comment 1: 1 player has 3 wins and the other 3 players have 1 win. Of the 3 players with 1 win, 1 player has only played in 2 matches while the other 2 players have played 3 matches. The player who has only played 2 matches is eliminated and then the 2 remaining players revert back to head-to-head results with the winner of their match advancing to the semi-finals. Comment 2: 1 player has 3 wins and the other 3 players have 1 win and they all have played 3 matches. The tie-break for % of sets won has 1 player with a better % than the other two. This player advances to the semi-final round. Comment 3: 3 players have 2 wins and the other player has 0 wins. The player with 0 wins is eliminated. Of the 3 players with 2 wins, they are ordered by their % of sets won. This produces a 1, 2 & 3 order and the players finishing 1 and 2 move to the semi-final round and the player finishing 3 in % of sets won is eliminated. The player with the best % of sets won is the winner of the group. Comment 4: 3 players have 2 wins and the other player has 0 wins. The player with 0 wins is eliminated. Of the 3 players with 2 wins, 1 player’s sets won-loss is 5-2 for 71.43%; the other 2 players both have a 4-3 record in sets for 57.14%. In this case there is 1 superior player (71.43%) and the remaining 2 players are tied; it now reverts to the head to head result of the 2 remaining players with the winning player advancing as group runner-up. Comment 5: 3 players have 2 wins and the other player has 0 wins. The player with 0 wins is eliminated. Of the 3 players with 2 wins, 2 have set won-loss records of 5-3 (62.5%) while the other player is 4-3 (57.14%). In this case we have 1 inferior player (57.14%) and he is eliminated. The remaining two players both advance to the semi-finals with the winner of their head-to-head match advancing as the group winner.

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2023 ATP Finals: The four men who have already qualified for Turin

Jannik Sinner has become the latest player to book his ticket to the 2023 ATP Finals with the Italian set for his second appearance at the season-ending event.

The world No 4 punched his ticket to Turin on the back of his second-round win over Marcos Giron at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday and he joins world No 1 Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev in the draw for the prestigious event.

Although Sinner will play in the ATP Finals for the second time, it is the first time that has outright qualified for the tournament as in 2021 he competed as an alternate after compatriot Matteo Berrettini withdrew because of injury.

This year’s qualification is a well-earned reward for an excellent season for the 22-year-old as he has won three titles – including a maiden ATP Masters 1000 trophy at the Canadian Open – finished runner-up at the two events while he also reached the semi-final at Wimbledon.

“I wanted to accomplish this here. I’m very very happy. It was our main goal of the season,” he said.

“I’m very happy I’m officially in Turin. It means a lot, playing in front of the home crowd there. This event is coming in a couple of months. I’ll just try to stay focused. I know I can play well also here. Let’s stay in the present moment.”

This year’s ATP Finals will once again take place on the hard courts at Pala Alpitour in Sinner’s home country Italy with the tournament running from November 12-19.

Djokovic is the defending champion and he will make his 16th appearance this year where he will be gunning for a record-breaking seventh title. Last year he won the title undefeated and walked away with the biggest check in tennis history as he won an incredible $4,740,300.

The prize money for this year’s tournament is yet to be confirmed.

ATP Finals line-up so far…

Novak Djokovic Previous ATP Finals appearances: 15 (champion in 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022)

Carlos Alcaraz Previous ATP Finals appearances: 0 (qualified in 2022, but withdrew due to injury)

Daniil Medvedev Previous ATP Finals appearances: 4 (champion in 2020)

Jannik Sinner Previous ATP Finals appearances: 1 (round-robin in 2021)

There are still four places up for grabs for the season-ending event with Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitispas, Alexander Zverev and Holger Rune currently occupying those places.

However, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur and Tommy Paul are also still in the running. With Zverev and Rune losing early in Shanghai, Fritz and Rune will fancy their chances of notching up late tickets to Turin. READ MORE: 2023 WTA Finals: The eight women who have qualified for Cancun

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Players, prize money, dates, tickets: Everything you always wanted to know about the 2023 ATP Finals (but never had time to find out) – updated after final

Everything you need to know about the season-ending ATP Finals, from the player field to former champions and ticket prices

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What are the ATP Finals?

The ATP Finals are the season-ending finale to the men’s tennis season, where the top eight singles players and doubles teams compete for the championship.

Who won the 2023 ATP Finals?

Novak Djokovic won the 2023 ATP Finals, defeating Jannik Sinner 6-3,6-3 in the final on Sunday evening.

What happened at the 2023 ATP Finals?

The 2023 ATP Finals saw players split into two groups, with Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune competing in the Green Group, while Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev were in the Red Group.

Sinner won the Green Group, navigating the round-robin undefeated with wins over Tsitsipas ( 6-4, 6-4 ), Djokovic ( 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2) ) and Rune ( 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 ). Djokovic finished second in the group with a 2-1 record thanks to wins over Rune ( 7-6 (4), 6-7 (1), 6-3 ) and Hubert Hurkacz ( 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-1 ). Hurkacz had replaced Tsitsipas, who withdrew from the tournament three games into his second match against Rune.

In the Red Group, three players finished with 2-1 records, with Zverev unlucky not to make the semi-finals despite only losing one match. Alcaraz finished top courtesy of straight set wins over Rublev ( 7-5, 6-2 ) and Medvedev ( 6-4, 6-4 ), while Medvedev took the remaining qualification spot, having also beaten Rublev ( 6-4, 6-2 ) and squeezing past Zverev ( 7-6 (7), 6-4 ).

The semi-finals saw Alcaraz come up against Djokovic, while Sinner took on Medvedev.

Despite having played several epic already this year, Djokovic v Alcaraz was a straightforward affair, with the Serbian winning 6-3, 6-2 over his biggest rival this year. Sinner v Medvedev was more competitive, however, with Medvedev winning a tight second set tiebreak to force a decider, before falling off to lose 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1.

With Sinner having beaten Djokovic in the round-robin, the Italian was faced with a rematch if he wanted to win the biggest title of his career in front of a packed out home crowd. Unfortunately for the fans, lightening did not strike twice in Turin, as Djokovic put on one of the best finals performances of his career, winning 6-3, 6-3 to claim his seventh Nitto ATP finals title.

Who qualified for the 2023 ATP Finals?

Carlos Alcaraz , Novak Djokovic , Daniil Medvedev , Jannik Sinner , Andrey Rublev , Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev and Holger Rune have all qualified for the event. Hubert Hurkacz came in for one match as the first alternate, replacing Tsitsipas who had to withdraw injured from the tournament after two matches.

Which doubles teams qualified for the 2023 ATP Finals?

As of October 11, 2023, Ivan Dodig/Austin Krajicek, Wesley Koolhof/Neal Skupski and Rohan Bopanna/ Matthew Ebden have secured their spots in the Turin field.

Five spots remain up for grabs with Marcel Granollers/ Horacio Zeballos sitting in fourth position, followed by Maximo Gonzalez/ Andres Molteni, Santiago Gonzalez/ Edouard Roger-Vasselin, Rajeev Ram/ Joe Salisbury and Nathaniel Lammons/Jackson Withrow.

When did the 2023 ATP Finals take place?

The 2023 ATP Finals were held between 12-19 November, 2023.

Where were the 2023 ATP Finals held?

In 2023, the tournament was held at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy for the third year in a row. Turin is the host after the tournament’s 12-year stint at the O2 Arena in London. Turin will host the event till 2025 and is the 15th city to host the ATP season finale, which celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2020.

On which surface was the tournament held?

The ATP Finals are played on indoor hard court.

What is the format of the ATP Finals?

The ATP Finals is the season-ending finale for the ATP Tour which brings together the top eight qualified singles players and doubles teams. Players earn points throughout the season to qualify for the event.

The tournament has two groups of four players/teams each and uses a round-robin format. The top two from each group advance to the knockout semi-finals, with the semi-final winners clashing for the title.

Who is the defending champion?

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic won the title in 2022, beating Norway’s Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-3 to win the tournament for the sixth time.

Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury  won the doubles title beating Nikola Mektic/Mate Pavic 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the final to claim the title for the first time.

How can I buy tickets for the 2023 ATP Finals?

Tickets for the ATP Finals can be purchased on the  Official Ticket Office . You can visit  this link on the tournament website  for more information.

How much prize money can players win at the ATP Finals?

The 2023 ATP Finals will yet again break tennis prize money records, with a whopping $15,000,000 prize money on offer. Here’s how the payouts are broken down:

• Alternate – $152,500
• Participation fee – $325,500
• Round-robin win – $390,000
• Semi-final win – $1,105,000
• Final win – $2,201,000

This means that an undefeated champion at the 2023 ATP Finals would have been awarded $4,801,500 in prize money. However, since Novak Djokovic dropped his second round-robin match against Jannik Sinner, the Serbian did not claim the maximum prize money.

Instead, Djokovic walked away from the 2023 ATP Finals with a cool $4,411,500 for his efforts.

How many ranking points are on offer at the ATP Finals?

The ATP Finals offer a maximum of 1,500 ranking points for any individual player, with the allocation of these based on number of wins across the tournament. Here’s how these points are broken down:

• Round-robin win – 200 points
• Semi-final win – 400 points
• Final win – 500 points

If a player wins the tournament without losing, they will receive 1,500 ranking points. Again, since Djokovic won the tournament but lost one round-robin match, he finishes with 1,300 points from this week.

Who are the former champions?

Some of the biggest names in men’s tennis have won the ATP Finals. Here are all the former year-end champions, together with the year in which they achieved it:

• Stan Smith (1970)
• Ilie Nastase (1971, 1972, 1973, 1975)
• Guillermo Vilas (1974)
• Manuel Orantes (1976)
• Jimmy Connors (1977)
• John McEnroe (1978, 1983, 1984)
• Bjorn Borg (1979, 1980)
• Ivan Lendl (1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987)
• Boris Becker (1988, 1992, 1995)
• Stefan Edberg (1989)
• Andre Agassi (1990)
• Pete Sampras (1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999)
• Michael Stich (1993)
• Alex Corretja (1998)
• Gustavo Kuerten (2000)
• Lleyton Hewitt (2001, 2002)
• Roger Federer (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011)
• David Nalbandian (2005)
• Novak Djokovic (2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
• Nikolay Davydenko (2009)
• Andy Murray (2016)
• Grigor Dimitrov (2017)
• Alexander Zverev (2018, 2022)
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (2019)
• Daniil Medvedev (2020)
• Alexander Zverev (2021)
• Novak Djokovic (2022)

Here are all the former year-end doubles champions, together with the year in which they achieved it:

• Ashe/ Smith (1970)
• 1971 to 1974 – Not held
• Gisbert/ Orantes (1975)
• McNair/ Stewart (1976)
• Hewitt/ McMillan (1977)
• Fleming/ J. McEnroe (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
• Edberg/ Jarryd (1985, 1986)
• Mecir/ Smid (1987)
• Leach/ Pugh (1988)
• Grabb/ P. McEnroe (1989)
• Forget/ Hlasek (1990)
• Fitzgerald/ Jarryd (1991)
• Woodbridge/ Woodforde (1992, 1996)
• Eltingh/ Haarhuis (1993, 1998)
• Apell/ Bjorkman (1994)
• Connell/ Galbraith (1995)
• Leach/ Stark (1997)
• Lareau/ O’Brien (1999)
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ATP World Tour Finals: Djokovic claims record seventh title – as it happened

Novak Djokovic claimed a record seventh ATP Finals title in Turin, defeating Jannik Sinner to round off a stratospheric season

• 19 Nov 2023 Djokovic beats Sinner! 6-3, 6-3
• 19 Nov 2023 Djokovic wins the first set v Sinner: 6-3
• 19 Nov 2023 Preamble

The greater the stakes , the greater the performance from Novak Djokovic . This has always been one of the key pillars of Djokovic’s success as he has swept up all significant titles in sight so many times over, and it has also been perfectly demonstrated throughout another triumphant week in Turin.

And that will be all from me. Thanks for reading, and congratulations to Novak Djokovic , who looks ominously fit, not to mention motivated to continue this dominance for the next few seasons. The way he played in the first set and a half simply left Sinner with no answer. Did Alcaraz’s Wimbledon win signal a changing of the guard? I don’t think so. Bye for now.

Djokovic has a chat with Henman on Amazon Prime: “I think I prepared myself very well for this match, for the atmosphere. I knew the place is going to go wild, it’s going to be very loud, the whole place supporting him. Obviously I knew that … but one thing is to know, and expect, and another is to actually experience.

“I think the match we had in the group stage really helped me prepare myself mentally and emotionally for what’s coming up … and I said yesterday, after the match against Alcaraz , I’ve been striking the ball really, really nicely. I’ve been feeling great on the court. And I’m very proud of this achievement – obviously, four out of five biggest trophies this year, after a very long season.

“Obviously, unpredictability … Not knowing whether I’m going to qualify for semis or not … thanks for Jannik, for allowing me to do that. And then I played arguably the two best matches. The circumstances of playing Alcaraz and Sinner – two best matches this year, no doubt. High, high level of tennis. I’m very thankful for another success.

“The match yesterday, and today – playing against the top players in the world, top rivals. Today, playing against the whole stadium as well, backing Jannik to win the trophy. He was in red-hot form, probably playing his best tennis … and I think I delivered when I needed to. I stayed tough. I had the better mentality. When I clinched the year world No 1 after beating Rune I kind of felt, you know, satisfied with that. I was not really fully into my remaining matches of the group. But luckily for me, I got the chance to be in the semis … and then when I got in the there I kind of switched on, you know, and delivered my A-game, no doubt.

“I feel great on the court, obviously I have to pick and choose and adjust my schedule a bit. I can’t play as much as I played maybe 10, 15 years ago. But when I play I try and bring my best game which I’ve been doing in the last few years.”

Hantuchova reckons Djokovic will win five more slams. (He has 24 now.) Rusedski thinks he’ll win four more: 28.

“I could see him playing for another three years,” says Henman. “The element that is out of his control is his speed of movement … when you get half a step slower, that is going to affect your game … I think he will play for three more years and maybe win two slams a year … I wouldn’t be surprised if he hits 30 majors. What he has achieved is truly remarkable.”

The Australian Open begins on 14 January 2024, so not long to wait for more tennis.

It appears that Sky Sports are taking on the rights for live tennis that Amazon Prime have had for the past several years.

It seems to be the end of the road for Amazon Prime’s tennis coverage. Catherine Whitaker, Tim Henman, Daniela Hantuchova and Greg Rusedski are reflecting on their five years working together … Tim Henman singles out Emma Raducanu’s US Open victory in 2021 as the high point. Mark Petchey drops in some banter about not being paid for any of the commentary he’s done in the past five years.

Djokovic speaks (translated from Italian): “Congratulations to Jannik, and to your team, even though I know it wasn’t the result you wanted today … to my team, thank you for helping me to get through this. I’m 36 now so things are a bit tougher. The work and dedication of my team is incredible … my family and my team give me joy and strength.

“Thanks [to the crowd] for the support I received, even if Jannik was your favourite … it’s very special to play in front of you, because of the pressure you bring.

And now in English: “I just want to thank all the people who don’t speak Italian. Thanks for following us through this very long season. For me it’s been a very successful one, one of the best I had in my career. We had a lot of tournaments played around the world … it’s amazing to see so many people supporting tennis. We are lucky to be a part of this wonderful sport. So thanks again and hopefully see you tomorrow … no, next year!”

“ Thank you very much everyone, ” Sinner says after a huge ovation from the crowd. “Good evening. Congratulations to Novak on everything you’ve won this season … you’re an inspiration, not only for everyone watching, but for all the players.

“Thanks to my team … we’ve made a lot of improvements … we had a chance to play against the best in the world, and we have to look at all the positive things we’ve done, this week and this season.

“I would like to thank the federation … in 2019 I played the [ATP Finals] NextGen, with a wildcard … a few years later to be here, at such a beautiful tournament … Thank you to all the sponsors and the umpires.

“And thanks to all of you [the crowd]. You looked after me like I was a little baby … and you gave me power … let’s see what happens next, we still have the Davis Cup.”

We’re ready for the presentations. Here’s Jannik Sinner! He shakes hands with the dignitaries on court and cracks a big smile, which is good to see. The crowd produce a huge cheer when he holds up his runner-up trophy.

Henman, on Amazon Prime , says that “was some of the best tennis I’ve ever seen” from Djokovic.

In the first set and a half, he was indeed untouchable. Sinner had no answer. And while there were a couple of unforced errors from Djokovic with the finish line in sight, Sinner still he had to show considerable resolve to avoid it being a complete walkover.

“ Djokovic is a champion ,” emails Simonetta Vallone. “But it was great to see this young Italian player give us all these emotions!”

“ Very special ,” says Djokovic on Amazon Prime in reacting to another victory. “One of the best seasons I’ve had in my life, and to crown it with a win against the hometown hero Jannik, who’s played such great tennis this week, it’s phenomenal.

“I’m very proud of these performances these last two days against the best two players in the world, Alcaraz and Sinner, next to me.”

“ Once again he showed us how powerful his mind is,” says the Amazon Prime pundit, Hantuchova, of Djokovic.

“It’s a hard lesson for him [Sinner] to learn today … He needs to improve his mind under pressure,” says Greg Rusedski alongside.

“He’ll be super proud … and he’ll so confident going into 2024,” adds Hantuchova of Sinner.

The story of that match , in a way, was how much character Sinner showed to at least slow the momentum of Djokovic, who started like a runaway train. Djokovic served with utter ruthlessness in that first set in particular – Sinner could not put any pressure on when he was returning. But anyway, that is Djokovic’s seventh ATP Finals title – he surpasses his old rival Roger Federer, who won six. He is out there on his own.

Djokovic beats Sinner! 6-3, 6-3

At 15-15 Sinner directs an ugly volley into the tramlines, not the sort of error you can afford when Djokovic can smell blood. Impressively, Sinner is back on it next up, spanking a clean ace down for 30-30. Another error from Sinner, though, and it’s championship point for the iconic Serb … And Sinner double faults, and that’s the lot!

*Sinner 3-6, 3-5 Djokovic (*denotes next server)

There are cracks appearing in the Djokovic game when it had previously looked close to perfect. He hits another volley long for 0-15. It’s soon 0-30, and there is tension in the air when some noise from the crowd causes Djokovic to stop his service action. Sinner dumps the next return tamely into the net, and then hits long, and Djokovic has wrestled it back to 30-30. Sinner errs wide again, with an arguably excessively high-tariff attempted winner, but at 40-30 some more accurate hitting from Sinner draws an error from his opponent, who nets from the baseline. Djokovic, nevertheless, rounds off the hold and Sinner has to serve to stay in this.

Sinner 3-6, 3-4 *Djokovic (*denotes next server)

That was a marathon. Djokovic misses what looks an easy volley, Sinner belts down an ace, and Sinner holds after a long, long battle! That was huge. Sinner is still in this - but only just. Can he exert any pressure on the Djokovic serve next up? The players sit down for a drink.

Sinner 3-6, 2-4 Djokovic (*denotes next server)

Sinner draws a round of applause from Djokovic when he pegs his opponent back to 15-15 after losing the first point. Sinner hits high and wide next up and his body language is suddenly indifferent at best, slumping his shoulders and picking at his racket. But he unloads an accurate forehand on the next point to bring it back to 30-30. A sweet ace down the middle and that’s 40-30, but again Sinner can’t press home his advantage, coughing up an error into the net for deuce.

Some determined defence keeps Sinner in the next point, before a somewhat mishit forehand loops over the net and in, leaving Djokovic motionless! A deuce battle ensues, with Sinner having a couple of looks at game point … The third one comes when a Sinner forehand sneaks over the net off the cord.

The deuce battle turns out to be lengthy indeed, with Djokovic fighting back against some accurate serving by Sinner, who has noticeably raised his game since that first set. And still the deuce battle goes on …

*Sinner 3-6, 2-4 Djokovic (*denotes next server)

Sinner, for the first time, has a glimmer on the Djokovic serve at 0-30. He aims down the line on the next point, going for the jugular, but veers out wide and that’s 15-30. The crowd is up, anyway, hoping the home favourite can get this break back … and they roar with delight when Djokovic hits wide next up! That’s 15-40! Do we have a ball game?

Djokovic serves up a booming wide serve that Sinner can’t get back. 30-40. Another chance for Sinner to break … the crowd yell out their encouragement even when Djokovic is about to serve. Sinner hits long, throwing away another precious break point, and gives it the double-handled teapot stance to show his disgust.

Djokovic, having been on the back foot on serve for the first time, rounds off the hold. Sinner goes to the corner of the court for his towel, and is visibly annoyed at having let that chance slip.

The Eiffel 65 classic “Blue” rings around the auditorium. It’s a classic in the sense it’s very old, anyway. Djokovic to serve again …

Sinner 3-6, 2-3 *Djokovic (*denotes next server)

A Djokovic forehand, fizzing down the line like a particularly well-directed firework, makes it 15-15. But Sinner keeps his head up and finds a way to win the game, eventually rounding it off with a cathartic smash. “A couple of very gritty holds,” says Petchey on commentary of Sinner’s recent efforts.

*Sinner 3-6, 1-3 Djokovic (*denotes next server)

Djokovic cracks an opening ace down the middle. Then one out wide. 30-0. Then down the middle. 40-0. Sinner has won two points against the Djokovic serve at this stage. It’s a quite phenomenal display of serving. Another big serve – Sinner gets the frame of his racket on this one – but the ball flies almost straight upwards. And that’s the game.

Sinner 3-6, 1-2 *Djokovic (*denotes next server)

It’s quickly 0-30, and Sinner is teetering. But he brings a roar from the crowd by ending a run of 14 points in a row for Djokovic with a well-struck forehand as his opponent tries to regain position in the centre of the court. Next up, there is a lengthy baseline exchange and Djokovic blinks first, sending the ball wide. Sinner pumps up the crowd, shaking his fist and demonstrating that he has not lost hope. But on the next point a fearsome forehand to the corner is simply too good from Djokovic. Sinner stretches for it as best he can but can only get the frame of his racket on the ball.

Break point Djokovic – Sinner wrestles it back to deuce – but more high-class hustle from the Serb earns him another break point. The Italian does remarkably well to commit to his shots despite being break point down. Djokovic tries to pass him down the line but the ball flicks off the net and out. Djokovic looks stunned! He soon has another break point, but Sinner battles with spirit yet again, earns himself a game point, and then thumps a big serve down the middle which wins him the game. He shakes his fist and roars. Could he find a way? Physically, Sinner has looked a bit off the pace, but perhaps he’s beginning to warm up?

*Sinner 3-6, 0-2 Djokovic (*denotes next server)

Another collection of top-drawer Djokovic serves to which Sinner simply has no answer. The love hold is sealed with a crisp ace out wide. Djokovic pumps his fist. Can he break his opponent again, next up?

Sinner 3-6, 0-1 *Djokovic (*denotes next server)

Uh-oh. Sinner falls a break down immediately in this second and potentially final set, and it’s a break to love. At 0-30 Sinner is distracted by some movement in the crowd when he’s about to serve. He then opts to challenge but the ball from his opponent is comfortably on the line. That’s 0-40. On the next rally it’s Djokovic who is in total control again – Sinner floats a backhand long – and the Serb is well on the road to victory here unless Sinner can stage some kind of spectacular recovery.

Djokovic wins the first set v Sinner: 6-3

Sinner puts up a fight on the first point, but Djokovic wins another attritional rally, and he roars and pumps his fist like he’s just won a grand slam. He’s up for this one. At 40-0 on Djokovic’s second serve, Sinner tries a spinning forehand but it drops wide. And that’s the first set. The straight-sets predictions are looking good right now. Djokovic is dominating, serving and returning with utter conviction and accuracy.

“The controlled aggression, the consistency, the power,” says Henman of Djokovic. “Sinner looked a little bit flat when he was down a break in that first set, but he’s got to retain his belief, which is easier said than done.”

“ Why did he beat Rune ?” asks Kevin Mulherrin. “It [throwing the game against Rune and eliminating Djokovic] would have been a perfectly valid tactic. The object is to win the tournament and beating Djokovic once is difficult enough but TWICE!

“Under similar circumstances I suspect Djokovic and a lot of other players would have been more calculating.”

Sinner 3-5 *Djokovic (*denotes next server)

Sinner fires a huge serve down the middle for 30-0, but misdirects a big forehand into the net for 30-15. Djokovic, unquestionably, is the player hitting the ball with more authority. Sinner fluffs a backhand from the baseline and it’s 30-30. Djokovic has yet to miss with a second-serve return, and he is exerting serious pressure on Sinner in every facet of the game. Still, the 22-year-old produces an excellent first serve for 40-15, then smacks an ace down the middle for the game. The crowd chant and cheer, but Djokovic can serve for the first set.

*Sinner 2-5 Djokovic (*denotes next server)

Djokovic has his game face on. A succession of pinpoint-accurate serves, and a clumsy mishit from Sinner, helps him to a love hold. Sinner has to serve to stay in the first set. At this rate Djokovic is going to make short work of this final. The players sit down for a drink, the DJ drops the latest rework of The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind) by the Bucketheads.

Sinner 2-4 *Djokovic (*denotes next server)

Sinner makes it 15-0 with a solid wide serve and winner into the open court. Djokovic gifts him the next point, hitting into the net, and at 40-0 Sinner tries to crush a forehand winner, inside-out, but only finds the net. However, Djokovic hits long next up, and Sinner reduces his first-set deficit, still a break down.

*Sinner 1-4 Djokovic (*denotes next server)

The Djokovic forehand is like a sledgehammer. He’s hitting it with complete authority, and Sinner is very much being forced on to the back foot, furrowing his brow and wondering how he can get a foothold in this first set. At 30-15, Djokovic cracks an ace down the middle, and easily wins the next point after a brief rally to seal the game.

“Novak Djokovic, the immovable force,” says Mark Petchey on commentary. I think he means immovable object?

Sinner 1-3 *Djokovic (*denotes next server)

After an unreturnable serve for 15-0, Djokovic leans into a hugely powerful forehand that would make most players crumble, but Sinner bravely stays in the point. Having gained the upper hand the Serb eventually hits a clean winner for 15-15. Sinner then mixes things up beautifully, crushing a big serve for 30-15, then hitting a delightful drop shot for 40-15 that Djokovic applauds.

Sinner comes to the net and volleys for the game, but Djokovic has his measure and hits a brilliant lob to peg him back to 40-30. Sinner unloads from the baseline on the next point, but can only find the net, and it’s deuce … then there is a break in play as it seems someone’s mobile phone is going off in the crowd. There’s always one.

At deuce, a powerful rally from both players ends with Sinner hitting long – it looks in – the Italian decides not to challenge, but Hawkeye indicates it did indeed clip the line. Oh well – Sinner coughs up an unforced error next up, hitting wide with another attempted big hit – and Djokovic is a break up.

*Sinner 1-2 Djokovic (*denotes next server)

At 30-0, Djokovic whips a powerful backhand wide – a sloppy error by his exacting standards. He’s back on it on the next point, bending an ace beyond the reach of Sinner for 40-15. The Italian is wayward with his next return, sending it wide, and that’s another easy enough hold for Djokovic. Time for a drink and a tune or two from the in-house DJ.

Sinner 1-1 *Djokovic (*denotes next server)

Whoah. There’s a helluva rally on the first point of Sinner’s service game. Sinner looks to have hit a winner cross-court, after a lengthy exchange from the baseline, but Djokovic hunts it down and returns with interest. Sinner holds on for 15-0. But the Serb is striking the ball imperiously. Djokovic hits long – 30-0 – then Sinner flops a shot into the net from the baseline for 30-15. Sinner thumps a massive wide serve for 40-15 which Djokovic, somehow, gets a racket on, but Djokovic hauls him back to 40-30. A lovely drop shot by Sinner seals the game and he pumps his fist, relieved to have avoided a deuce battle with his tenacious opponent.

*Sinner 0-1 Djokovic (*denotes next server)

A solid first serve down the middle sets up Djokovic to win the first point of the match. Then an ace, and it’s quickly 30-0, and another ace shaped out wide for 40-0. Sinner manages to get into a rally on second serve at 40-0, but is never really in the point, and that’s a very strong hold for Djokovic to kick things off.

“ I don’t think this is going to be a straight-sets match, I think this is going the distance,” says Greg Rusedski. “Today’s going to be a lot about belief. How much does Jannik Sinner really believe he can beat Novak Djokovic ?”

“ For me, I just think Djokovic is going to be a different animal,” says Tim Henman, court-side for Amazon Prime. “I think he’s going to find that way to play a little bit better and get across the line.”

Henman adds he thinks it’ll be Djokovic in straight sets, and Hantuchova agrees.

Sinner’s out on court first , bouncing up and down on his toes, shaking hands with the officials, all that jazz. Djokovic soon joins him. The Serb wins the toss and elects to serve first. Time for a quick photo and we are ready to go.

Here come the players. The young Italian, ranked No 4, is out first.

Are you a Sinner, or are you a winner? Maybe he can be both.

And now here’s Djokovic, walking out to suitably dramatic music.

Here we go, then. Well nearly. The Amazon Prime coverage has fired up, and the pundits are having a chat. “If he stays injury free, he should be lifting a grand slam next year,” says Daniela Hantuchova of Sinner’s progress.

My prediction is that this will definitely go to three sets.

In doubles news , Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury retained their ATP Finals title earlier on, beating Marcel Granollers and Marc Ceballos 6-3, 6-4 in the final.

TITLE DEFENDED 🏆🛡️ @RajeevRam & @joesalisbury92 are the best of the best in Turin, powering past Granollers/Zeballos 6-3, 6-4! #NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/1dtsdVa04s — ATP Tour (@atptour) November 19, 2023

Andy Murray has been forced to withdraw from the Davis Cup and end his season after suffering a shoulder injury in training. He had been training at the National Tennis Centre this week and preparing for the final event of the year when he suffered the injury. Great Britain face Serbia on Thursday in Málaga at the Final 8 knockout stage of the Davis Cup finals.

Forget the tennis. A much bigger match will take place in Wimbledon next week as the All England Lawn Tennis Club takes on another local council over its plan to build an 8,000-seat stadium on a Grade II*-listed park .

The AELTC will on Tuesday night attempt to convince Wandsworth’s planning committee to vote through its proposal to build the 10-storey show court and 38 other grass courts on Wimbledon Park. Campaigners have described the proposals as an “industrial tennis complex”.

“ I predict Sinner to win ,” emails Abdul. “He has the momentum.”

After losing the semi-final, Medvedev predicted that Sinner – if he keeps up this form – will become world No 1 and win multiple grand slams. So perhaps Medvedev would agree with you, Abdul.

Then again, it’s Djokovic isn’t it? I didn’t see the semi-finals but it sounds like he fairly blew Alcaraz off the court.

For me, a tough one to call, but a match that both players will want to win. More searing insight coming up soon.

Will Sinner repeat the feat of earlier in the week and beat Djokovic a second time? Or will the Serb grind his precocious opponent into the dust? You can email me with your predictions.

This final, by the way, is best of three sets, just like all the other matches in the tournament.

Djokovic, it is fair to say , was not a happy customer on Thursday afternoon after he beat the alternate, Hubert Hurkacz, in three sets. The dropped set meant that qualification was put out of his hands and he proceeded to give some distinctly snippy post-match interviews. But it turned out all right when Rune was defeated by Sinner later that night.

The tale of the tape : Djokovic leads Sinner 3-1 in their head-to-head.

Djokovic won at the Monte Carlo Masters in 2021, in two sets, then at Wimbledon in 2022 and 2023. The quarter-final in 2022 was a five-setter when Djokovic hit back from two sets down in typically tenacious style. The semi-final this year was in straight sets.

But Sinner, of course, had Djokovic’s number earlier this week, which is what makes today’s match so fascinating.

Australia have just beaten India by six wickets to win the ODI Cricket World Cup!

Novak Djokovic has today’s opponent, Jannik Sinner, to thank for the fact he’s still here. Following the Serb’s group stage defeat by the Italian , Djokovic would have been eliminated had Holger Rune beaten Sinner on Thursday night.

As things turned out the home favourite won in three, which meant Djokovic joined him, Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of this season-closing event in northern Italy. Djokovic blew away Alcaraz (the man who beat him in an epic Wimbledon final ) while the Russian, Medvedev, was dispatched by the increasingly confident Sinner.

Which brings us to today’s final. Djokovic already has the Australian Open, French Open and US Open in the trophy cabinet this year. Can the world No 4 find a way past the irrepressible Serb and prompt a smattering of erroneous ‘changing of the guard’ headlines? We’re about to find out.

Match start: 5pm UK time

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Tennis Star Dominic Thiem Set To Retire At The End Of 2024

Posted: May 8, 2024 | Last updated: May 8, 2024

Austrian tennis star Dominic Thiem is reportedly set to retire at the end of the 2024 season as he continues to deal with an ongoing wrist injury. Thiem, who won the US Open in 2020, will likely play his final tournament at the ATP 500 Erste Bank Open in Vienna in October. The news comes after Thiem revealed in March that a previous wrist injury had resurfaced after playing in a Challenger tournament in Hungary. "My wrist started to make some issues again. I started to have those clicks again which bothered me also straight after I came back from the injury three years ago... It turned to pain in the last weeks and there is a minor inflammation there," said Dominic Thiem on Instagram. Thiem reached his highest ever ranking in 2020, climbing to third in the world before suffering an injury to his right wrist in 2021. The 30-year-old was sidelined for nine months across 2021 and 2022 as the injury worsened and is still struggling with the injury two years later. Thiem has won 17 tournaments during his ATP tour career and has reached the finals of Roland Garros in 2018 and 2019 and the Australian Open in 2020.

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Madrid Open 2024 tennis: Australia’s Jordan Thompson wins maiden ATP Masters 1000 title 

Thompson, now a six-time ATP Tour doubles champion, had teamed with Sebastian Korda for the first time. It was the duo’s maiden ATP Masters 1000 doubles title.

Australian tennis player Jordan Thompson , partnering USA’s Sebastian Korda, won the Madrid Open 2024 men’s doubles title at the Manolo Santana Stadium on Saturday.

In the final between two unseeded pairs at the clay court tournament, Thompson and Korda defeated Uruguay’s Ariel Behar and Czechia’s Adam Pavlasek 6-3, 7(9)-6(7) in 77 minutes to win their maiden ATP Masters 1000 tennis title in doubles.

Thompson is now a six-time ATP Tour doubles champion. The 30-year-old teamed up with Sebastian Korda for the first time with the duo clinching their maiden ATP Masters 1000 doubles title.

Thompson and Korda entered the main Madrid Open main draw by using a spot reserved for singles players as part of a trial for a new doubles format.

Korda and Thompson got a crucial break in the fourth game and went on to win the first set. The Australian-American duo was unable to find a break in the second set but saved a crucial set point when trailing 7-6 in the tie-break.

In all, Korda and Thompson saved six break points against Behar and Pavlasek in the title decider.

Thompson and Korda defeated top-seeded Indo-Aussie pair Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden in the first round before getting the better of John Peers and Andres Molteni in the second.

In the quarter-finals, Thompson and Korda accounted for Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli and then staged a gritty comeback to beat Jamie Murray and Michael Venus, both former Grand Slam champions, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 in the semi-finals.

This was Thompson’s fifth title on the ATP Tour this year. He won the ATP 250 doubles titles in Dallas, Los Cabos and Houston in addition to clinching the singles crown in Los Cabos.

In the men’s singles, Australia’s Alex de Minaur, seeded 10th, and Max Purcell failed to progress past the round of 64.

In the WTA events, Daria Saville was ousted in the round of 64 while Ellen Perez and her American partner Nicole Melichar-Martinez were knocked out in the first round of doubles.

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