Emma Raducanu has been backed to win more majors by her and Andy Murray’s former coach, Mark Petchey, who claimed that the 2021 US Open champion ‘is one of the best athletes on the tour’.

Raducanu spent eight months on the injury sidelines last year, after undergoing surgeries to both wrists and her left ankle, before returning at the Auckland Classic in January.

Since coming back to the WTA Tour, the 21-year-old has won three of her seven matches, with her most recent coming in the form of a defeat to Anhelina Kalinina in Doha.

Despite this, Petchey appears impressed with the player he coached for a brief period in 2020, “She is moving well. She’s probably one of the best athletes out there on the tour right now. She moves phenomenally well, I don’t think we talk about it enough. If the game is there, then the athleticism backs up.”

Raducanu has often been criticised for her frequent changing of coaches, with the Brit having a total of five coaches across two years.

She is now working with childhood coach Nick Cavaday, and Petchey revealed his hope for Raducanu to have more stability this year.

“I personally would like to see a little bit more consistency in her team,” said the former top 100 player. “But the one thing I will say about Emma is the 10 months that I spent with her, there was not a day, there was not a minute that she didn’t put in. Every single time she hit a tennis ball, and it was 100 percent commitment to it.”

Petchey continued his defence of Raducanu and backed the former world No.10 to add to her Grand Slam tally, “I think there are people out there that have a very wrong perception of what she is like as a person and as a competitor out there. She is going to give everything to this sport. And ultimately I believe she will be a multiple Grand Slam champion.”

Raducanu revealed that she would be heading home to practice after her early exit in Doha, and it is currently unclear as to what her next tournament will be.

Inside the baseline…

Emma Raducanu receives a lot of flack, a lot of which is unnecessary, so it is nice to hear someone who has firsthand experience describe her in such a positive light. Although Raducanu has a win percentage of less than 50% so far in 2024, there have been a lot of positive signs, even in the defeats. Hopefully Raducanu decides to enter some lower calibre tournaments to allow herself the opportunity to get more match practice in and help build the ranking back up.

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Aryna Sabalenka is gearing up to play her first tournament since retaining the Australian Open title, and the Belarusian has spoken about her desire to keep on winning.

Sabalenka elected to skip last week’s event in Doha, but is present for the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai as the second seed.

And the 25-year-old has spoken about the mental work she has done to help herself become a two-time major champion, “I guess I was always searching for something which can help me to control myself better. After some years working with a psychologist, I just decided to take the responsibility on myself and not wait for somebody to help you fix something.

“At the end the only thing helping me is myself; just stop[ping] expecting people to fix my problems, [and] start fixing my problems by myself. I think that’s brought much more confidence and much more control.”

Sabalenka’s best result at the WTA 1000 event in Dubai is reaching the quarter-finals, and the world No.2 is hoping to add a 15th career title in the Middle East this week.

“My mindset is to keep doing what I’m doing, keep fighting, keep working,” revealed Sabalenka. “After my career, to look back and think, ‘Whoa, I was able to achieve that. That’s crazy’.

She continued, “I’m not the type of person who is going to win something and stop. Like I said, I’m addicted to wins. I felt like it’s just something in my blood and I keep doing, keep working, and hopefully keep winning.”

Two-time @AustralianOpen champion and World No2, @SabalenkaA, kicks off her Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships campaign with a shopping spree at @DubaiDutyFree! ???? pic.twitter.com/7ioqHOMG9K

— Dubai Tennis Champs (@DDFTennis) February 18, 2024

As the second seed, Sabalenka receives a bye to the second round where she will play Donna Vekic, who actually has a winning record (2-5) against the Australian Open champion.

Inside the baseline…

Aryna Sabalenka is coming into the Dubai Tennis Championships fresh, following her dominant performance in Melbourne last month. It will be interesting to see if she can continue this form on the hard courts of Dubai, where she has never claimed the title before and is in the same half of the draw as Elena Rybakina, Marketa Vondrousova and Maria Sakkari.

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Ons Jabeur has been forced to withdraw from the Dubai Tennis Championships, revealing that her knee injury has become too painful to compete with. 

Jabeur has been dealing with issues related to her right knee for a while, and the Tunisian underwent surgery on it last year that forced her to miss the Middle Eastern swing.

When playing in the Abu Dhabi Open quarter-finals this year, Jabeur broke down in tears against Beatriz Haddad Maia, to which she later revealed was due to her recurring knee troubles.

Despite this, Jabeur travelled to Doha for the Qatar Open, suffering a straight sets defeat to Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko.

And now the two-time Wimbledon finalist has confirmed her withdrawal from the WTA 1000 event in Dubai, “Dear friends and family, I wanted to share with you all that my knee is not holding, it’s been unbearable to play with the pain and not being able to give my best on the court is frustrating.

“After consultation of my doctors and team we have decided that I will have to withdraw from Dubai this week and go for more medical treatments. Looking forward to reconnect with all on the courts for the US swing. Thank you for your continuous support. Love you, Ons.”

Jabeur has since been replaced by lucky loser Cristina Bucsa, and the tournament has now released a statement of its own on the world No.6’s exit, “Regrettably Ons Jabeur has had to pull out of this year’s tournament. We know how much this event means to her, playing in front of a strong Arab support.

“We wish her all the best in her recovery from injury and look forward to seeing her back in Dubai very soon.”

Jabeur is next entered to compete at Indian Wells in California, which begins on Sunday 3rd March.

Inside the baseline…

Since the start of the season, it has been clear that Ons Jabeur has not been feeling right and this has shown in the Tunisian’s form, having won only two of her five matches. Jabeur should probably not have played the Middle East swing, but after missing it last year probably felt more pressure to at least try and give it a go. Hopefully Jabeur can use this time to recover, but it is quite concerning that surgery does not seem to have fixed the issue.

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Iga Swiatek has become the first woman in history to win the Qatar Open title three times, and the world No.1 has revealed how ‘proud’ she is of herself for this achievement.

Swiatek played Abu Dhabi champion Elena Rybakina in the final, who had beaten the Pole in three of their four previous meetings.

And it was the Kazakhstani who got off to the better start, going up 4-1 in the first set with a double break.

However, Swiatek showed her fighting capabilities and claimed the opener in a tie-break, despite Rybakina having a set point.

And the four-time Grand Slam champion gave credit to her coach, Tomasz Wiktorowski, for this, “I was just making too many mistakes and I was kind of panicking at the beginning not knowing what I should change.

“But the coach really had a nice idea and I just kind of trusted him and stuck to his idea and his words. I wasn’t really thinking much myself because it was hard for me to analyse perfectly. So I just trusted him and it worked.”

Swiatek continued this momentum to beat the 2022 Wimbledon champion, 7-6(8) 6-2, becoming the first woman to win a WTA title three years in a row since Serena Williams at the Miami Open in 2015.

The 22-year-old revealed how much this achievement played on her mind prior to the match, “You don’t even know how hard it was not to think about it. I came here and I was just pretty stressed because of that because I felt the expectations.

“But I wanted to just do everything step by step as I always do and again it worked. So thank you to my team also for keeping me on the ground and focusing on the right stuff, because achieving that is great. I’m really happy and really proud of myself.”

Swiatek is the youngest woman to win seven WTA 1000 titles prior to turning 23, and will bid for an eighth next week with a tight turnaround for the event in Dubai.

As the top seed, Swiatek receives a bye to the second round, where she will play the winner of Sloane Stephens and Clara Burel.

So so happy! ????
Thank you Team ????????#TeamSwiatek pic.twitter.com/HKZ8ehxFbs

— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) February 17, 2024

Inside the baseline…

Iga Swiatek continues to just showcase her dominance in Doha, where the slow hard courts really seem to suit her game that has been so impressive on clay in recent years. Swiatek did not drop a set all week, which is even more impressive considering her disappointing performance at the Australian Open where she faced an early exit to Linda Noskova in the third round.

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The Middle Eastern swing is set to reach a climax next week, with the second WTA 1000 event of the year taking place at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

And we, at Tennishead, have got everything you need to know ahead of the stacked tournament:

When is the Dubai Tennis Championships 2024?

The Dubai Tennis Championships main draw will begin on Sunday 18th February, finishing with the singles and doubles finals on Saturday 24th February.

On most days play will begin at 11am local time (7am GMT), with night sessions kicking off at the later time of 7pm in Dubai (3pm GMT).

Qualifying is currently underway and will be concluded on Saturday 17th February.

Where are the Dubai Tennis Championships held?

The WTA tournament is held once again at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre, which has hosted the event since its first edition in 2001.

There are multiple courts on this complex, headlined by Centre Court which can hold a maximum of 5,000 people.

Game. Set. Love. ????#DDFTennis @wta @atptour pic.twitter.com/Q8Kc52dgnp

— Dubai Tennis Champs (@DDFTennis) February 14, 2024

Who is playing at the Dubai Tennis Championships 2024?

As mentioned, the WTA 1000 event in the United Arab Emirates has a stacked field, featuring eight of the top 10 players including both Iga Swiatek and Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka.

World No.1 Swiatek will have a quick turnaround after playing in the Doha final, whereas Sabalenka is coming in fresh from her title defence in Melbourne.

Only 2 days to go!????

The sensational Aryna Sabalenka, reigning @AustralianOpen champion is back in Dubai!????#DDFTennis @WTA pic.twitter.com/YnwgSVPO1T

— Dubai Tennis Champs (@DDFTennis) February 16, 2024

Other top seeds in Dubai are Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, Ons Jabeur, Qinwen Zheng, Marketa Vondrousova and Maria Sakkari.

Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova has withdrawn from the tournament due to a back injury, but the event will still feature two past winners in Elina Svitolina and Jelena Ostapenko.

Main draw wildcards have been awarded to the returning Shuai Zhang, Australian Open semi-finalist Dayana Yastremska, Ashlyn Krueger and Lulu Sun.

Main draw at Dubai (WTA 1000), where Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Elena Rybakina are the top seeds.

Sabalenka set to play her 1st tournament since Melbourne. #DDFTennis pic.twitter.com/IMI9Drbx8g

— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) February 17, 2024

How many ranking points are on offer at the Dubai Tennis Championships 2024?

It is another great opportunity for players to gain big ranking points this year, with Aryna Sabalenka trying to close down the gap on world No.1 Iga Swiatek.

Here is the full breakdown of ranking points in Dubai:

What is the prize money for the Dubai Tennis Championships 2024?

Like in Doha, the total amount of prize money on offer in Dubai is $3,211,715, and here is a breakdown of that for both singles and doubles tournaments:

Previous winners of the Dubai Tennis Championships

Over the past 10 years, the women’s event in Dubai has alternated between a WTA 500 and WTA 1000, however this year they have broken that trend and it has remained as the latter.

In last year’s final, the aforementioned Barbora Krejcikova stunned top seed Iga Swiatek to win her first title at this level.

The most successful singles player at the event is the now retired Justine Henin, who claimed victory four times at the tournament.

Here are the past 10 singles and doubles champions at the event in Dubai:

How can you watch the Dubai Tennis Championships?

You can watch the Dubai Tennis Championships on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland or on Tennis Channel in the United States of America.

For more information on how to watch the WTA 1000 tournament in your location, visit the official website here.

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Naomi Osaka has won back-to-back matches for the first time since the 2022 Miami Open, and the former No.1 has suggested that she has taken inspiration from ATP world No.1, Novak Djokovic.

Osaka is into the quarter-finals at the Qatar Open, after obtaining wins over Caroline Garcia and Petra Martic in Doha.

The 26-year-old was scheduled to play Lesia Tsurenko, who knocked out world No.6 Ons Jabeur yesterday, but the Ukrainian has withdrawn due to an elbow injury and given Osaka a walkover.

It is the first tournament since returning from maternity leave where Osaka has won back-to-back matches, with her only previous victory this year coming over Tamara Korpatsch in Brisbane.

And the four-time Grand Slam singles champion has revealed what she has been working on, drawing similarities in her return to Djokovic.

“I did change my return – I don’t want to say ‘style’ but I guess form. I don’t know how to describe it,” said Osaka.  “Like, before I was taking one step, one step, and then jumping in, but now I’m just jumping in with both feet, because apparently Djokovic does that, so why not copy the best returner in the world?”

Had a fun one last night ???? pic.twitter.com/hW0vo9aTRK

— NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) February 14, 2024

Osaka has often been praised for her powerful serve and hit a total of seven aces against Martic, but admitted that she found it ‘frustrating’ that the return was not quite up to the same level.

“It was frustrating knowing that my serve is one of the best serves, dare I say, in the world,” claimed Osaka. “But I just really wanted to work on the things I know should be a lot better and the return was one of them. We were talking about it a lot in the off-season and leaving Melbourne, definitely needed to improve it.”

After having an unplanned day off in the Qatari capital, Osaka will now turn her attention to the quarter-finals, where she will play Karolina Pliskova, who beat her in Brisbane last month.

Inside the baseline…

It has been a very positive and needed week for Naomi Osaka, after a challenging return following her 15-month hiatus from the WTA Tour. As a result of achieving her best result at the Qatar Open, Osaka has climbed almost 500 places in the rankings and would considerably further that if she is to move into the semi-finals.

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Venus Williams has been confirmed to make her return at Indian Wells, with the seven-time singles Grand Slam champion set to play in the desert for the first time since 2019.

Williams last played a competitive match at the 2022 US Open, facing her heaviest ever defeat in the first round to qualifier Greet Minnen.

The American had been struggling with injuries throughout the season, which only allowed her to play a total of 10 matches, winning just three.

A knee injury curtailed Williams’ 2023 season, but now it seems as though the former No.1 is ready to return to the tournament often dubbed as ‘the fifth Grand Slam’.

The current world No.480 has received a wildcard for Indian Wells this year, making her first appearance at the WTA 1000 tournament in five years, to which she responded on social media by saying, “Can’t wait to be back at #TennisParadise.”

Can’t wait to be back at #TennisParadise ????????️ https://t.co/O7bpNh67Yh

— Venus Williams (@Venuseswilliams) February 13, 2024

Williams has never won either the singles or doubles titles in California, but the 43-year-old has reached the semi-finals in singles three times and doubles once.

It is not just Williams who has received a wildcard, with fellow former No.1 and 2011 champion Caroline Wozniacki also being awarded direct entry to the event.

Indian Wells will kick-off the sunshine double on Sunday 3rd March, concluding two weeks later on 17th March.

Inside the baseline…

The Williams’ sisters and Indian Wells have had a rocky relationship with the Indian Wells tournament over the years, boycotting the event between 2001 and 2015 after receiving racism from the crowd. So, this wildcard shows that the relationship with the tournament has healed over time and hopefully shows a change in attitude towards one of the greatest sportspeople in history. Venus Williams has suffered a lot with injury over the past few years, so it would be great if she could have as pain-free season as possible in what is the twilight of her career.

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Emma Raducanu has exited the first WTA 1000 event of the season in the first round, and the Brit gave a very honest reflection after her defeat in Doha.

Raducanu lost the first set against Anhelina Kalinina, 6-0, in just 22 minutes and was broken in the first game of the second.

However, the 2021 US Open champion fought back and saved two match points to force a tie-break where she would have a set point of her own.

But, the 21-year-old’s Ukrainian opponent managed to withstand the pressure coming from her racket and held out to win in straight sets.

Raducanu hit a total of 48 unforced errors in her second career defeat to Kalinina and reflected on her performance when speaking to Sky Sports, “I was struggling with everything – serve, return, forehand, backhand. I felt like I never really got into it.”

She continued, “It was a combination of things. It was the first day match I have played in a year. That is different. I need to practice training outside a bit more. The lights, conditions, shadows, it is really hard to see the ball, I found towards the end.

“When my tennis isn’t there I have to try and at least fight and I did that in the second set. I just struggled with the timing of the ball. It will come with more time practising as well as matches.”

There is another WTA 1000 event taking place in the Middle East next week in Dubai, but Raducanu confirmed that she would be skipping it and heading back to the United Kingdom to practice.

Raducanu has won three out of her seven matches since returning from surgeries to both wrists and her left ankle and spoke about how she needs to improve her schedule going forward.

“It is hard for me to get used to the tour schedule,” admitted Raducanu. “It is one tournament then another straight away. I need to schedule my tournaments a bit better and try to get more matches under my belt.”

???? "I felt like I never really got into it"

Emma Raducanu admits that she struggled with 'everything' following her 1st round exit from the Qatar Open pic.twitter.com/2mp2fr5Z7X

— Sky Sports Tennis (@SkySportsTennis) February 13, 2024

It is currently unclear as to when Raducanu will next compete on the WTA Tour, with the current world No.262 having the majority of her ranking points to defend at the upcoming Indian Wells tournament.

Inside the baseline…

It was a performance of two halves for Emma Raducanu, who looked really off the boil in the first set before showing real resilience in the second. The set point in the second set tie-break looked as though it could have gone either way, which could obviously had led to a very different outcome, so it is important that Raducanu isn’t too hard on herself. That being said, with Raducanu’s ranking being well below her capability, she is being handed very tricky draws at these big tournaments, so maybe it would be a good idea for her to play some WTA 250 events or maybe even Challengers to help build the ranking back up and provide more matchplay for the young Brit.

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Naomi Osaka has reflected on her comeback so far, with the former No.1 winning only one match since returning from maternity leave.

Osaka gave birth to daughter, Shai, back in July and returned to the WTA Tour at the Brisbane International last month, winning her comeback match against Tamara Korpatsch.

Well that was a cool little intermission, now back to your regularly scheduled program ???????????? pic.twitter.com/M6jZXqbRMm

— NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) July 13, 2023

However, since then Osaka has lost her last three matches to the likes of Karolina Pliskova, Caroline Garcia and Danielle Collins.

Despite this, the Japanese star appears to be relishing life back on tour, “I’ve been enjoying myself. I think I’m taking time to do activities and I guess explore the cities that I’m travelling.”

The 26-year-old continued, “It’s been a little rough results wise, but I feel like I’m growing a lot as a player and hopefully, with more matches, I’ll be able to do better.

“I guess the way that I navigate tour life has changed a lot. So I try to make the most out of my time. And I think, I guess being a mum has helped me with that, because every minute does matter. It’s funny, I find myself being on Shai’s schedule even though I’m here, so I know exactly when she wakes up and everything, so I think that’s cool.”

Osaka’s most recent defeat came in Abu Dhabi, in a convincing straight sets defeat to American Collins, where she lost the last nine games.

Although it was a difficult defeat to take, the four-time Grand Slam champion does not seem to be heaping expectation on herself, “I took a little dip after Abu Dhabi. But I had a talk with my team and I think the most important thing is just to try as hard as I can. Hopefully the results will come.

“I know there’s going to be a lot of tough matches and probably a lot of scrappy ones, but I just have to learn how to have match rhythm again and know that there’s no such thing as failure. You just have to keep getting back up.”

Osaka will play her next match later today at the WTA 1000 event in Doha, Qatar, in a rematch of the first round Australian Open defeat to the aforementioned Garcia.

Inside the baseline…

It was always going to be difficult for Naomi Osaka to adjust, especially when her standards are so high from previous success at hard court tournaments. However, the former No.1 does seem to have things in perspective, given that she only gave birth seven months ago. Osaka has been handed some very challenging draws, which are always a possibility when you are unseeded at a current rank of No.747, so perhaps it would be a good idea for her to play some smaller calibre tournaments following the sunshine double.

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It is set to be another enthralling week on the tennis tour, with the first WTA 1000 event of the year taking place in Doha, and both Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are set to play their first matches since the Australian Open.

And we, at Tennishead, have all the information on how you can watch the action this week:

How can you watch WTA Doha?

The first WTA 1000 event of the year is already underway in the Middle East, as seven of the top 10 players feature including two-time defending champion and world No.1, Iga Swiatek, as well as Coco Gauff and Abu Dhabi winner Elena Rybakina.

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Congratulations on your well-deserved achievements @JLPegula
Huge respect ???????? pic.twitter.com/N1JQoqWjtj

— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) February 18, 2023

There are three other former champions in the draw in the forms of Victoria Azarenka, Karolina Pliskova and Elise Mertens.

Wildcards have been given to 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, Paula Badosa, Anna Kalinskaya and Zeynep Sonmez (already out), as they look to compete for big ranking point offerings in the Qatari capital.

Naomi Osaka is also present in Doha, as she bids to return to form following giving birth to her daughter, but faces a tough opening round match in Caroline Garcia, who beat the former No.1 at the Australian Open.

You can watch the Qatar Open on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland or on Tennis Channel in the United States of America.

For more information on how to watch the WTA 1000 tournament in your location, visit the official website here.

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How can you watch ATP Rotterdam?

The biggest tournament on the ATP Tour this week is on the indoor hardcourts of Rotterdam, featuring Australian Open champion and 2023 runner-up Jannik Sinner as the top seed.

Our top seed and reigning Australian Open champion has arrived! ????????

Welcome back Jannik! ???? #abnamroopen pic.twitter.com/kyd69QG8hd

— ABN AMRO Open (@abnamroopen) February 9, 2024

Sinner lost out in a three set battle to Daniil Medvedev in the final last year, but will be hoping to go one better next week in the Italian’s first tournament since his maiden Grand Slam triumph.

Rotterdam has seen many legendary champions over the years, with the ATP 500 tournament producing a winner’s circle including Arthur Ashe, Bjorn Borg, Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, Roger Federer and Andy Murray, to name a few.

Looking to join this list alongside Sinner are Holger Rune, Hubert Hurkacz and Alex de Minaur, with Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Gael Monfils also hoping to be victorious in The Netherlands once again.

You can watch the action in Rotterdam on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland or on Tennis TV worldwide.

For more information on how to watch the illustrious tournament in your location, visit the official ATP website here.

How can you watch ATP Buenos Aires?

Carlos Alcaraz is bidding to defend his crown in the Argentinian capital next week, in the Spaniard’s first tournament since his uncharacteristic Australian Open quarter-final defeat.

The Wimbledon champion beat British No.1 Cameron Norrie in the final last year, who is also returning in a ploy for revenge over the 20-year-old.

Diego Schwartzman is the only other former champion in the draw, with the home favourite requiring a wildcard after slipping to No.117 in the world rankings.

You can watch centre court action in Buenos Aires on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland or on Tennis TV worldwide.

For more information on how to watch the South American clay court swing in your location, visit the official ATP website here.

How can you watch ATP Delray Beach?

The final tournament of the week comes on the outdoor hard courts of Delray Beach, Florida, with all top three seeds American in the forms of defending champion Taylor Fritz, 2018 winner Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul.

Fritz and Tiafoe are currently the only former champions in the main draw, but could be joined by 2019 winner Radu Albot, if the Moldovan is able to win his final qualifying match later today.

Wildcards have been given to an all-American lineup of Aleksandar Kovacevic, Patrick Kypson and Emilio Nava.

You can watch centre court matches in Delray Beach on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland or on Tennis TV worldwide.

For more information on how to watch the American hard court tournament in your location, visit the official ATP website here.

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