User:Bluedogtn/Roger Federer in 2009

Roger Federer won two slams in 2009, which were the French Open win over Robin Soderling in 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4 fashion and Wimbledon Championships victory over Andy Roddick 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14. In addition, Federer made two other slam finals in the Australian Open losing to Rafael Nadal in 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–3, 2–6 and the US Open losing to Juan Martin del Potro in 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–7(4), 2–6. Federer would go onto win two other events that were Master Series 1000 tournaments in Madrid over Rafael Nadal in the final on clay by a score of 6–4, 6–4, and he would win Cincinnati over Novak Djokovic by a score of 6–1, 7–5, which he would lose in one 500 level event final in Basel to Novak Djokovic 4–6, 6–4, 2–6. During this year, Federer accomplished a career grand slam by winning his first French Open title, and won a record fifteenth slam, which is one more than Pete Sampras' mark of fourteen for men.

Year summary edit

 
Federer at the 2009 Australian Open, where he lost to Nadal in the final in five sets.

In preparation for the Australian Open, Federer played two exhibition tournaments and one official tournament. He lost to Murray in the semi-finals of the Capitala World Tennis exhibition in Abu Dhabi.[1] He then lost in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour 250 series tournament in Doha, Qatar to Murray 6–7(6), 6–2, 6–2. Federer won the AAMI Classic exhibition in Melbourne when he defeated Stanislas Wawrinka in the final 6–1, 6–3. Federer defeated each of his first three opponents in straight sets at the Australian Open. In the fourth round, Federer rallied from two sets down to defeat Tomas Berdych 4–6, 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–4, 6–2. Federer reached his record 19th consecutive Grand Slam semi-final by defeating eighth seeded Juan Martín del Potro in the quarter-finals 6–3, 6–0, 6–0 in only 80 minutes. In his 18th Grand Slam final, Federer was defeated by long-time rival Nadal in their first meeting on a hard court in a Grand Slam tournament. The match lasted over four hours with Nadal victorious in five sets. Federer broke down in tears during the trophy presentation and struggled to make his runner-up speech.[2] Federer blamed the defeat on a lack of rhythm in his first serve.[3] Federer withdrew from the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships and from Switzerland's Davis Cup tie against the U.S. because of a back injury he sustained in late 2008. He stated it was "a precautionary measure" to make sure his back is "fully rehabilitated ... for the rest of the 2009 season".[4] On 4 March, Federer's agent, Tony Godsick, announced that the Australian tennis coach Darren Cahill was working with Federer, on a trial basis, at Federer's training base in Dubai.[5] One week later, Cahill opted out of the coaching position, citing the travel commitment needed.[6] Federer played both of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series tournaments in the United States. At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, Federer lost to Murray in the semi-finals 6–3, 4–6, 6–1. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, Federer defeated his first three opponents in straight sets after receiving a first round bye. In the semi-finals against Novak Djokovic, Federer lost 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, a match that included Federer's smashing of his racket in frustration after missing a forehand approach shot by hitting it into the net, the same shot that cost him the 2008 Wimbledon final.[7]

 
Federer completed a career Grand Slam at the 2009 French Open.

After initially deciding not to participate, Federer accepted a last-minute wildcard entry at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, his first clay court event of the year. He lost to Stanislas Wawrinka for the first time in the third round 6–4, 7–5. In the semi-finals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, another ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series event on clay, Federer lost to Djokovic for the first time on clay 4–6, 6–3, 6–3. Federer received a first-round bye in the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open, the last ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series event on clay for the year. He defeated Nadal 6–4, 6–4 in the final.[8] This ended Nadal's 33-match winning streak on clay, and for the second time Federer prevented Nadal from becoming the first man to win all 3 Masters Series on clay in the same year. In the 2009 French Open, in a fourth round encounter, Federer had to come back from 2 sets to love down to defeat Tommy Haas, 6–7(4), 5–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2. He defeated Gaël Monfils in the quarter-finals 7–6(6), 6–2, 6–4, to reach his 20th consecutive Grand Slam semi-final. He reached his fourth straight final in Paris by outlasting del Potro 3–6, 7–6(2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–4. He won the French Open for the first time by beating Robin Söderling in the final 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4. With this win, Federer equaled Pete Sampras's men’s record of 14 Grand Slam titles and Ivan Lendl's record of 19 Grand Slam finals, and also became the sixth man in history to complete a Career Grand Slam.[9] Owing to the overwhelming emotions and fatigue brought by the tournament, Federer withdrew from the Gerry Weber Open, his usual pre-Wimbledon tournament.[10]

 
Federer set a new record for number of Grand Slam men's singles titles at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships with fifteen, and won his sixth Wimbledon title in seven years.

Federer became the highest seed for Wimbledon following defending champion Nadal's decision to withdraw from the tournament due to tendinitis. Federer defeated Yen-Hsun Lu in the first round 7–5, 6–3, 6–2. He moved safely into the third round with a 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 win over Guillermo García-López. In the third round Federer defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 6–2, 6–7(5), 6–1. Federer then booked a place in the quarter-finals by defeating Söderling 6–4, 7–6(5), 7–6(5). In the quarter-finals, Federer cruised through Ivo Karlović, 6–3, 7–5, 7–6(3) to extend his all-time record of consecutive Grand Slam semi-finals to 21. In the semi-finals, Federer defeated Tommy Haas 7–6(3), 7–5, 6–3 to reach his seventh consecutive Wimbledon final, an all-time record. With this win, he also reached his 20th Grand Slam final, surpassing the previous record of 19 set by Lendl. In a match that took 4 hours and 17 minutes to complete, he beat the American Roddick in the final in the latest chapter of their long, though lopsided rivalry, regaining the World No. 1 spot from Rafael Nadal.[11] The final score was 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14, and the 30 total games in the fifth set was a new Grand Slam record. The match was also the longest men's singles final (in terms of games played) in Grand Slam history with 77 games played, and the fifth set alone lasted 95 minutes.[12] The match has been called an "instant classic" by ESPN,[13] and received the highest TV ratings in the UK for any Wimbledon final since 2001.[14] With the win, he also became the fourth man in the open era to win both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year following Nadal in 2008, Borg in 1978–1980, and Laver in 1969. He also joined Nadal as the only players to simultaneously hold Grand Slams on clay, grass and hard court (2008 US Open, 2009 French Open, 2009 Wimbledon).

Federer won his first match after a five-week break at the second round of the 2009 Rogers Cup against Frederic Niemeyer, 7–6(3), 6–4, having received a first-round bye.[15] He then defeated countryman Stanislas Wawrinka 6–3, 7–6(5), coming back from 0–3 down in the second set; in doing so, he made more history by contributing to the first occasion where the top 8 ranked men had all made the quarter-finals of a single tournament, joining the other seven players: Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roddick, Juan Martin del Potro, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Davydenko. However, in the quarter-finals, he lost to Tsonga 6–7(5), 6–1, 6–7(3), despite leading 5–1 in final set. Despite the relatively early exit in Montreal, Federer started off well at the 2009 Cincinnati Open, beating José Acasuso in the second round (after having another bye in the first round like the other top seeds) and David Ferrer in the third round. He then beat Lleyton Hewitt in the quarter-finals, followed by Murray in the semi-finals 6–2, 7–6(8) to reach the final, where he defeated Novak Djokovic 6–1 7–5.[16] Federer began his US Open campaign well with a 6–1, 6–3, 7–5 victory over unseeded Devin Britton.[17] He advanced to the third round with a second round 6–3, 7–5, 7–5 win over Simon Greul.[18] His third-round match was against Hewitt, against whom he lost his first set of the tournament but eventually rallied to win 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4.[19] After this match, Federer held a 16–7 lead over Hewitt, continuing a fourteen match winning streak against him.[20] Federer next defeated Tommy Robredo 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 to book a quarter-final berth against Robin Söderling for the third Grand Slam in a row, which he won in four sets 6–0, 6–3, 6–7(6), 7–6(6) after saving a set point in the fourth set.[21] Federer reached his 21st Grand Slam final by defeating number four seed Novak Djokovic for the third straight year. He triumphed 7–6(3), 7–5, 7–5, and in doing so reached match point by performing a between-the-legs passing shot, which he later described as "...the greatest shot I ever hit in my life."[22] He lost to del Potro in the final, the score being 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–7(4), 2–6.[23] The loss broke Federer's streak of forty consecutive wins at the US Open. It also marked the first time Federer had lost in a Grand Slam final to an opponent other than Rafael Nadal.[24]

Federer went to play in the Davis Cup tie with Italy, and in his first match on the red clay courts at Valletta Cambiaso Club, in Genoa, won in a match against Simone Bolelli with a score of 6–3, 6–4, 6–1.[25] He sealed Switzerland's qualification for the World Group with a 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 victory over Potito Starace.[26] Following the match, Federer was quoted as saying "I was able to play very well. I have to go on holiday badly. I have a problem with my leg, I have a problem with my arm — everything is hurting. And I've got to do some baby-sitting."[27] He later withdrew from the 2009 Japan Open and the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000.[28] At the Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Federer defeated Olivier Rochus, Andreas Seppi, Evgeny Korolev, and his childhood friend Marco Chiudinelli in straight sets, before losing in the finals to Novak Djokovic 4–6, 6–4, 2–6.[29] Federer's next tournament was at the Paris Masters, where his 6 previous appearances had never extended past the quarterfinals. After a first round bye, Federer continued his Paris Open struggles with an early exit to second round opponent Julien Benneteau 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4.[30] Federer's final tournament of the year was the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals, starting the 22nd of November. He beat Fernando Verdasco 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 in the first of his Round Robin matches followed by a victory over Andy Murray 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 which secured him the Year-end Number 1 ranking for the fifth year. However, he lost to del Potro once more, but he won enough games to qualify for the semi-finals. In the semis he met Nikolay Davydenko, who beat Federer for the first time in their 13 encounters 6–2, 4–6, 7–5. This loss ended Roger Federer's 2009 tennis season. A year where he managed to accomplish three major goals: winning his first French Open title, breaking Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam wins and regaining the Number 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal.

Matches edit

Grand Slam Performance edit

All matches edit

Match Tournament Country Start
Date
Entry Type I/O Surface Round Opponent Result Score
1007 Doha Qatar 1/5/2009 DA 250 Outdoor Hard R32 Potito Starace (ITA) W 6-2, 6-2
1008 Doha Qatar 1/5/2009 DA 250 Outdoor Hard R16 Andreas Seppi (ITA) W 6-3, 6-3
1009 Doha Qatar 1/5/2009 DA 250 Outdoor Hard Q Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) W 6-2, 7-6(6)
1010 Doha Qatar 1/5/2009 DA 250 Outdoor Hard S Andy Murray (GBR) L 7-6(6), 2-6, 2-6
1011 Australian Open Australia 1/19/2009 DA GS Outdoor Hard R128 Andreas Seppi (ITA) W 6-1, 7-6(4), 7-5
1012 Australian Open Australia 1/19/2009 DA GS Outdoor Hard R64 Evgeny Korolev (RUS) W 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
1013 Australian Open Australia 1/19/2009 DA GS Outdoor Hard R32 Marat Safin (RUS) W 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(5)
1014 Australian Open Australia 1/19/2009 DA GS Outdoor Hard R16 Tomas Berdych (CZE) W 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
1015 Australian Open Australia 1/19/2009 DA GS Outdoor Hard Q Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) W 6-3, 6-0, 6-0
1016 Australian Open Australia 1/19/2009 DA GS Outdoor Hard S Andy Roddick (USA) W 6-2, 7-5, 7-5
1017 Australian Open Australia 1/19/2009 DA GS Outdoor Hard F Rafael Nadal (ESP) L 5-7, 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-3, 2-6
1018 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells USA 3/12/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R128 Bye W  
1019 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells USA 3/12/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Marc Gicquel (FRA) W 7-6(4), 6-4
1020 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells USA 3/12/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 Ivo Karlovic (CRO) W 7-6(4), 6-3
1021 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells USA 3/12/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) W 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
1022 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells USA 3/12/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard Q Fernando Verdasco (ESP) W 6-3, 7-6(5)
1023 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells USA 3/12/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard S Andy Murray (GBR) L 3-6, 6-4, 1-6
1024 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami USA 3/25/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R128 Bye W  
1025 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami USA 3/25/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Kevin Kim (USA) W 6-3, 6-2
1026 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami USA 3/25/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 Nicolas Kiefer (GER) W 6-4, 6-1
1027 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami USA 3/25/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 Taylor Dent (USA) W 6-3, 6-2
1028 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami USA 3/25/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard Q Andy Roddick (USA) W 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
1029 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami USA 3/25/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard S Novak Djokovic (SRB) L 6-3, 2-6, 3-6
1030 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco 4/12/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Bye W  
1031 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco 4/12/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 Andreas Seppi (ITA) W 6-4, 6-4
1032 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco 4/12/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) L 4-6, 5-7
1033 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy 4/27/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Bye W  
1034 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy 4/27/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 Ivo Karlovic (CRO) W 6-4, 6-4
1035 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy 4/27/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 Radek Stepanek (CZE) W 6-4, 6-1
1036 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy 4/27/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay Q Mischa Zverev (GER) W 7-6(3), 6-2
1037 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy 4/27/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay S Novak Djokovic (SRB) L 6-4, 3-6, 3-6
1038 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain 5/10/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Bye W  
1039 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain 5/10/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 Robin Soderling (SWE) W 6-1, 7-5
1040 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain 5/10/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 James Blake (USA) W 6-2, 6-4
1041 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain 5/10/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay Q Andy Roddick (USA) W 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-1
1042 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain 5/10/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay S Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) W 6-3, 6-4
1043 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain 5/10/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay W Rafael Nadal (ESP) W 6-4, 6-4
1044 Roland Garros France 5/25/2009 DA GS Outdoor Clay R128 Alberto Martin (ESP) W 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
1045 Roland Garros France 5/25/2009 DA GS Outdoor Clay R64 Jose Acasuso (ARG) W 7-6(8), 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-2
1046 Roland Garros France 5/25/2009 DA GS Outdoor Clay R32 Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) W 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
1047 Roland Garros France 5/25/2009 DA GS Outdoor Clay R16 Tommy Haas (GER) W 6-7(4), 5-7, 6-4, 6-0, 6-2
1048 Roland Garros France 5/25/2009 DA GS Outdoor Clay Q Gael Monfils (FRA) W 7-6(6), 6-2, 6-4
1049 Roland Garros France 5/25/2009 DA GS Outdoor Clay S Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) W 3-6, 7-6(2), 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
1050 Roland Garros France 5/25/2009 DA GS Outdoor Clay W Robin Soderling (SWE) W 6-1, 7-6(1), 6-4
1051 Wimbledon Great Britain 6/22/2009 DA GS Outdoor Grass R128 Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) W 7-5, 6-3, 6-2
1052 Wimbledon Great Britain 6/22/2009 DA GS Outdoor Grass R64 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) W 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
1053 Wimbledon Great Britain 6/22/2009 DA GS Outdoor Grass R32 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) W 6-3, 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-1
1054 Wimbledon Great Britain 6/22/2009 DA GS Outdoor Grass R16 Robin Soderling (SWE) W 6-4, 7-6(5), 7-6(5)
1055 Wimbledon Great Britain 6/22/2009 DA GS Outdoor Grass Q Ivo Karlovic (CRO) W 6-3, 7-5, 7-6(3)
1056 Wimbledon Great Britain 6/22/2009 DA GS Outdoor Grass S Tommy Haas (GER) W 7-6(3), 7-5, 6-3
1057 Wimbledon Great Britain 6/22/2009 DA GS Outdoor Grass W Andy Roddick (USA) W 5-7, 7-6(6), 7-6(5), 3-6, 16-14
1058 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Canada 8/10/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Bye W  
1059 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Canada 8/10/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) W 7-6(3), 6-4
1060 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Canada 8/10/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) W 6-3, 7-6(5)
1061 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Canada 8/10/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard Q Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) L 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-7(3)
1062 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati USA 8/16/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Bye W  
1063 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati USA 8/16/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 Jose Acasuso (ARG) W 6-3, 7-5
1064 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati USA 8/16/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 David Ferrer (ESP) W 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
1065 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati USA 8/16/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard Q Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) W 6-3, 6-4
1066 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati USA 8/16/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard S Andy Murray (GBR) W 6-2, 7-6(8)
1067 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati USA 8/16/2009 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard W Novak Djokovic (SRB) W 6-1, 7-5
1068 US Open USA 8/31/2009 DA GS Outdoor Hard R128 Devin Britton (USA) W 6-1, 6-3, 7-5
1069 US Open USA 8/31/2009 DA GS Outdoor Hard R64 Simon Greul (GER) W 6-3, 7-5, 7-5
1070 US Open USA 8/31/2009 DA GS Outdoor Hard R32 Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) W 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
1071 US Open USA 8/31/2009 DA GS Outdoor Hard R16 Tommy Robredo (ESP) W 7-5, 6-2, 6-2
1072 US Open USA 8/31/2009 DA GS Outdoor Hard Q Robin Soderling (SWE) W 6-0, 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(6)
1073 US Open USA 8/31/2009 DA GS Outdoor Hard S Novak Djokovic (SRB) W 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-5
1074 US Open USA 8/31/2009 DA GS Outdoor Hard F Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) L 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-7(4), 2-6
1075 ITA v. SUI WG Play-offs Italy 9/18/2009 DA DC Outdoor Clay RR Simone Bolelli (ITA) W 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
1076 ITA v. SUI WG Play-offs Italy 9/18/2009 DA DC Outdoor Clay RR Potito Starace (ITA) W 6-3, 6-0, 6-4
1077 Basel Switzerland 11/2/2009 DA 500 Indoor Hard R32 Olivier Rochas (BEL) W 6-3, 6-4
1078 Basel Switzerland 11/2/2009 DA 500 Indoor Hard R16 Andreas Seppi (ITA) W 6-3, 6-3
1079 Basel Switzerland 11/2/2009 DA 500 Indoor Hard Q Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) W 6-3, 6-2
1080 Basel Switzerland 11/2/2009 DA 500 Indoor Hard S Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) W 7-6(7), 6-3
1081 Basel Switzerland 11/2/2009 DA 500 Indoor Hard F Novak Djokovic (SRB) L 4-6, 6-4, 2-6
1082 ATP Masters Series Paris France 11/8/2009 DA 1000 Indoor Hard R64 Bye W  
1083 ATP Masters Series Paris France 11/8/2009 DA 1000 Indoor Hard R32 Julien Benneteau (FRA) L 6-3, 6-7(4), 4-6
1084 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Great Britain 11/22/2009 DA WC Indoor Hard RR Fernando Verdasco (ESP) W 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
1085 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Great Britain 11/22/2009 DA WC Indoor Hard RR Andy Murray (GBR) W 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
1086 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Great Britain 11/22/2009 DA WC Indoor Hard RR Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) L 2-6, 7-6(5), 3-6
1087 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Great Britain 11/22/2009 DA WC Indoor Hard S Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) L 2-6, 6-4, 5-7

See also edit

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External links edit

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