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2023 Australian Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2023 Australian Open
Final
Champion Aryna Sabalenka
Runner-upKazakhstan Elena Rybakina
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
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Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 Australian Open. It was her first major singles title.[1] Sabalenka dropped just one set during the tournament, to Rybakina in the championship match. Rybakina became the first Kazakhstani player to progress past the fourth round, and the first player since Jennifer Capriati in 2001 to defeat three consecutive major champions in a single edition of the Australian Open.[2] By reaching the final, Rybakina made her debut in the top ten of the WTA rankings making her the first player representing Kazakhstan, male or female, ever to reach this milestone.[3]

Ashleigh Barty was the reigning champion,[4] but she retired from professional tennis in March 2022.[5] Barty's retirement and Angelique Kerber and Naomi Osaka’s absences (both due to pregnancy) meant that Victoria Azarenka and Sofia Kenin were the only former champions left in the draw. They met in the first round, with Azarenka winning in straight sets.[6]

Jeļena Ostapenko became the first Latvian to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals.[7]

This tournament marked the final professional major appearance of former world No. 1 and two-time Grand Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza. She lost in the first round to Elise Mertens. Muguruza later announced her retirement from professional tennis the following year.

Seeds

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01.   Poland Iga Świątek (fourth round)
02.   Tunisia Ons Jabeur (second round)
03.   United States Jessica Pegula (quarterfinals)
04.   France Caroline Garcia (fourth round)
05.   [a]Aryna Sabalenka (champion)
06.   Greece Maria Sakkari (third round)
07.   United States Coco Gauff (fourth round)
08.   [a]Daria Kasatkina (first round)
09.   [a]Veronika Kudermetova (second round)
10.   United States Madison Keys (third round)
11.   Spain Paula Badosa (withdrew)
12.   Switzerland Belinda Bencic (fourth round)
13.   United States Danielle Collins (third round)
14.   Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia (first round)
15.   Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (second round)
16.   Estonia Anett Kontaveit (second round)
17.   Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko (quarterfinals)
18.   [a]Liudmila Samsonova (second round)
19.   [a]Ekaterina Alexandrova (third round)
20.   Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (fourth round)
21.   Italy Martina Trevisan (first round)
22.   Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (final)
23.   China Zhang Shuai (fourth round)
24.   [a]Victoria Azarenka (semifinals)
25.   Czech Republic Marie Bouzková (first round)
26.   Belgium Elise Mertens (third round)
27.   Romania Irina-Camelia Begu (second round)
28.   United States Amanda Anisimova (first round)
29.   China Zheng Qinwen (second round)
30.   Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
31.   Estonia Kaia Kanepi (first round)
32.   Switzerland Jil Teichmann (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
22 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 6 6
17 Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 2 4
22 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 77 6
24 Victoria Azarenka 64 3
3 United States Jessica Pegula 4 1
24 Victoria Azarenka 6 6
22 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 6 3 4
5 Aryna Sabalenka 4 6 6
30 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 3 5
Poland Magda Linette 6 7
Poland Magda Linette 61 2
5 Aryna Sabalenka 77 6
5 Aryna Sabalenka 6 6
Croatia Donna Vekić 3 2

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Poland I Świątek 6 7
Germany J Niemeier 4 5 1 Poland I Świątek 6 6
Hungary P Udvardy 4 1 Colombia C Osorio 2 3
Colombia C Osorio 6 6 1 Poland I Świątek 6 6
Q Spain C Bucșa 2 6 6 Q Spain C Bucșa 0 1
Q Germany E Lys 6 0 2 Q Spain C Bucșa 2 79 6
Canada B Andreescu 6 6 Canada B Andreescu 6 67 4
25 Czech Republic M Bouzková 2 4 1 Poland I Świątek 4 4
22 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 7 6 22 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 6 6
Italy E Cocciaretto 5 3 22 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 6 6
Slovenia K Juvan 7 6 Slovenia K Juvan 2 1
Q France S Janicijevic 5 1 22 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 6 5 6
Q Ukraine L Tsurenko 2 1 13 United States D Collins 2 7 2
PR Czech Republic K Muchová 6 6 PR Czech Republic K Muchová 77 2 66
A Kalinskaya 5 7 4 13 United States D Collins 61 6 710
13 United States D Collins 7 5 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL Brazil L Pigossi 5 1
United States C McNally 7 6 United States C McNally 1 64
K Rakhimova 5 710 1 Ukraine K Baindl 6 77
Ukraine K Baindl 7 68 6 Ukraine K Baindl 3 0
Hungary A Bondár 6 2 6 17 Latvia J Ostapenko 6 6
Romania A Bogdan 2 6 3 Hungary A Bondár 65 7 0
Ukraine D Yastremska 4 2 17 Latvia J Ostapenko 77 5 6
17 Latvia J Ostapenko 6 6 17 Latvia J Ostapenko 7 6
29 China Q Zheng 6 6 7 United States C Gauff 5 3
Hungary D Gálfi 0 2 29 China Q Zheng 4 4
United States B Pera 2 6 6 United States B Pera 6 6
WC Japan M Uchijima 6 3 1 United States B Pera 3 2
United Kingdom E Raducanu 6 6 7 United States C Gauff 6 6
Germany T Korpatsch 3 2 United Kingdom E Raducanu 3 64
Czech Republic K Siniaková 1 4 7 United States C Gauff 6 77
7 United States C Gauff 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States J Pegula 6 6
PR Romania J Cristian 0 1 3 United States J Pegula 6 77
Q Czech Republic B Fruhvirtová 5 2 A Sasnovich 2 65
A Sasnovich 7 6 3 United States J Pegula 6 6
Q P Kudermetova 5 1 Ukraine M Kostyuk 0 2
WC Australia O Gadecki 7 6 WC Australia O Gadecki 2 1
Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 6 Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 6
28 United States A Anisimova 3 4 3 United States J Pegula 7 6
20 Czech Republic B Krejčíková 6 6 20 Czech Republic B Krejčíková 5 2
Q Czech Republic S Bejlek 3 1 20 Czech Republic B Krejčíková 6 6
WC Australia T Gibson 3 4 Q France C Burel 4 1
Q France C Burel 6 6 20 Czech Republic B Krejčíková 6 6
Q United States C Vandeweghe 3 1 Ukraine A Kalinina 2 3
Ukraine A Kalinina 6 6 Ukraine A Kalinina 7 6
Belgium A Van Uytvanck 63 2 15 Czech Republic P Kvitová 5 4
15 Czech Republic P Kvitová 77 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 United States M Keys 6 3 6
A Blinkova 4 6 2 10 United States M Keys 6 6
China Xin Wang 77 6 China Xin Wang 3 2
WC Australia S Hunter 62 4 10 United States M Keys 6 2 1
LL France L Jeanjean 0 3 24 V Azarenka 1 6 6
PR Argentina N Podoroska 6 6 PR Argentina N Podoroska 1 0
PR United States S Kenin 4 63 24 V Azarenka 6 6
24 V Azarenka 6 77 24 V Azarenka 4 6 6
32 Switzerland J Teichmann 7 6 China L Zhu 6 1 4
United Kingdom H Dart 5 1 32 Switzerland J Teichmann 2 2
China L Zhu 6 6 China L Zhu 6 6
Canada R Marino 2 4 China L Zhu 77 1 6
PR Slovakia K Kučová 66 5 6 Greece M Sakkari 63 6 4
Q D Shnaider 78 7 Q D Shnaider 6 5 3
China Y Yuan 1 4 6 Greece M Sakkari 3 7 6
6 Greece M Sakkari 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 D Kasatkina 1 1
V Gracheva 6 6 V Gracheva 6 6
Q Italy L Stefanini 3 7 6 Q Italy L Stefanini 3 1
Germany T Maria 6 5 4 V Gracheva 4 2
Romania S Cîrstea 6 4 3 30 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6
Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 2 6 6 Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 0 5
China Xiy Wang 1 3 30 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 7
30 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6 30 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6
23 China S Zhang 6 4 6 23 China S Zhang 0 4
PR Romania PM Țig 1 6 0 23 China S Zhang 6 6
Croatia P Martić 6 6 Croatia P Martić 3 3
Switzerland V Golubic 3 4 23 China S Zhang 6 6
Q United States K Volynets 6 6 Q United States K Volynets 3 2
PR E Rodina 3 2 Q United States K Volynets 6 2 6
Belgium M Zanevska 2 64 9 V Kudermetova 4 6 2
9 V Kudermetova 6 77

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Estonia A Kontaveit 6 6
Austria J Grabher 2 3 16 Estonia A Kontaveit 6 3 4
Egypt M Sherif 5 1 Poland M Linette 3 6 6
Poland M Linette 7 6 Poland M Linette 6 6
WC France D Parry 1 1 19 E Alexandrova 3 4
WC United States T Townsend 6 6 WC United States T Townsend 6 2 3
Belgium Y Bonaventure 2 1 19 E Alexandrova 1 6 6
19 E Alexandrova 6 6 Poland M Linette 77 6
27 Romania I-C Begu 3 77 6 4 France C Garcia 63 4
LL United States E Mandlik 6 61 2 27 Romania I-C Begu 7 5 3
Italy L Bronzetti 6 4 3 PR Germany L Siegemund 5 7 6
PR Germany L Siegemund 2 6 6 PR Germany L Siegemund 6 3 3
Canada L Fernandez 7 6 4 France C Garcia 1 6 6
France A Cornet 5 2 Canada L Fernandez 65 5
Q Canada K Sebov 3 0 4 France C Garcia 77 7
4 France C Garcia 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 A Sabalenka 6 6
Czech Republic T Martincová 1 4 5 A Sabalenka 6 6
Q Netherlands A Hartono 4 3 United States S Rogers 3 1
United States S Rogers 6 6 5 A Sabalenka 6 6
United States L Davis 1 7 6 26 Belgium E Mertens 2 3
Montenegro D Kovinić 6 5 1 United States L Davis 4 3
Spain G Muguruza 6 63 1 26 Belgium E Mertens 6 6
26 Belgium E Mertens 3 77 6 5 A Sabalenka 7 6
21 Italy M Trevisan 3 2 12 Switzerland B Bencic 5 2
Q Slovakia AK Schmiedlová 6 6 Q Slovakia AK Schmiedlová 4 3
PR A Pavlyuchenkova 0 1 Italy C Giorgi 6 6
Italy C Giorgi 6 6 Italy C Giorgi 2 5
United States C Liu 6 6 12 Switzerland B Bencic 6 7
United States M Brengle 3 4 United States C Liu 63 3
Bulgaria V Tomova 1 2 12 Switzerland B Bencic 77 6
12 Switzerland B Bencic 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Brazil B Haddad Maia 611 2
Spain N Párrizas Díaz 713 6 Spain N Párrizas Díaz 6 6
United States S Stephens 62 4 A Potapova 3 2
A Potapova 77 6 Spain N Párrizas Díaz 2 2
Croatia D Vekić 6 2 710 Croatia D Vekić 6 6
Q O Selekhmeteva 2 6 67 Croatia D Vekić 6 6
Italy J Paolini 2 4 18 L Samsonova 3 0
18 L Samsonova 6 6 Croatia D Vekić 6 1 6
31 Estonia K Kanepi 6 64 1 Czech Republic L Fruhvirtová 2 6 3
WC Australia K Birrell 3 77 6 WC Australia K Birrell 3 2
Czech Republic L Fruhvirtová 6 6 Czech Republic L Fruhvirtová 6 6
WC Australia J Fourlis 0 4 Czech Republic L Fruhvirtová 7 2 6
United States A Riske-Amritraj 7 1 4 PR Czech Republic M Vondroušová 5 6 3
PR Czech Republic M Vondroušová 5 6 6 PR Czech Republic M Vondroušová 6 5 6
Slovenia T Zidanšek 68 6 1 2 Tunisia O Jabeur 1 7 1
2 Tunisia O Jabeur 710 4 6

Championship match statistics

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Category Sabalenka Kazakhstan Rybakina
1st serve % 70/108 (65%) 62/105 (59%)
1st serve points won 50 of 70 = 71% 44 of 62 = 71%
2nd serve points won 18 of 38 = 47% 19 of 43 = 44%
Total service points won 68 of 108 = 62.96% 63 of 105 = 60.00%
Aces 17 9
Double faults 7 1
Winners 51 31
Unforced errors 28 25
Net points won 7 of 8 = 88% 9 of 12 = 75%
Break points converted 3 of 13 = 23% 2 of 7 = 29%
Return points won 42 of 105 = 40% 40 of 108 = 37%
Total points won 110 103
Source

Seeded players

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The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 9 January 2023. Rankings and points before are as of 16 January 2023.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1 Poland Iga Świątek 11,025 780 240 10,485 Fourth round lost to Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina [22]
2 2 Tunisia Ons Jabeur 5,140 0 70 5,210 Second round lost to Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová [PR]
3 3 United States Jessica Pegula 5,000 430 430 5,000 Quarterfinals lost to [a]Victoria Azarenka [24]
4 4 France Caroline Garcia 4,415 10 240 4,645 Fourth round lost to Poland Magda Linette
5 5 [a]Aryna Sabalenka 4,340 240 2,000 6,100 Champion, defeated Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina [22]
6 6 Greece Maria Sakkari 3,921 240 130 3,811 Third round lost to China Zhu Lin
7 7 United States Coco Gauff 3,762 10 240 3,992 Fourth round lost to Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko [17]
8 8 [a]Daria Kasatkina 3,500 130 10 3,380 First round lost to [a]Varvara Gracheva
9 9 [a]Veronika Kudermetova 2,800 130 70 2,740 Second round lost to United States Katie Volynets [Q]
10 13 United States Madison Keys 2,318 780 130 1,668 Third round lost to [a]Victoria Azarenka [24]
11 16 Spain Paula Badosa 2,102 240 0 1,862 Withdrew due to right abductor injury
12 10 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 2,735 70 240 2,905 Fourth round lost to [a]Aryna Sabalenka [5]
13 11 United States Danielle Collins 2,388 1,300 130 1,218 Third round lost to Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina [22]
14 14 Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 2,255 70 10 2,195 First round lost to Spain Nuria Párrizas Díaz
15 15 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 2,221 10 70 2,281 Second round lost to Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina
16 19 Estonia Anett Kontaveit 1,909 70 70 1,909 Second round lost to Poland Magda Linette
17 17 Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 2,040 130 430 2,340 Quarterfinals lost to Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina [22]
18 20 [a]Liudmila Samsonova 1,905 70 70 1,905 Second round lost to Croatia Donna Vekić
19 18 [a]Ekaterina Alexandrova 1,910 10 130 2,030 Third round lost to Poland Magda Linette
20 23 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 1,600 430 240 1,410 Fourth round lost to United States Jessica Pegula [3]
21 21 Italy Martina Trevisan 1,672 110 10 1,572 First round lost to Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová [Q]
22 25 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 1,585 70 1,300 2,815 Runner-up, lost to [a]Aryna Sabalenka [5]
23 22 China Zhang Shuai 1,600 130 240 1,710 Fourth round lost to Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková [30]
24 24 [a]Victoria Azarenka 1,598 240 780 2,138 Semifinals lost to Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina [22]
25 26 Czech Republic Marie Bouzková 1,581 70 10 1,521 First round lost to Canada Bianca Andreescu
26 32 Belgium Elise Mertens 1,449 240 130 1,339 Third round lost to [a]Aryna Sabalenka [5]
27 30 Romania Irina-Camelia Begu 1,472 70 70 1,472 Second round lost to Germany Laura Siegemund [PR]
28 27 United States Amanda Anisimova 1,535 240 10 1,305 First round lost to Ukraine Marta Kostyuk
29 28 China Zheng Qinwen 1,534 110+80 70+1 1,415 Second round lost to United States Bernarda Pera
30 31 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 1,450 0 430 1,880 Quarterfinals lost to Poland Magda Linette
31 29 Estonia Kaia Kanepi 1,472 430 10 1,052 First round lost to Australia Kimberly Birrell [WC]
32 33 Switzerland Jil Teichmann 1,429 70 70 1,429 Second round lost to China Zhu Lin

Withdrawn players

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The following player would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
12 Romania Simona Halep 2,381 240 2,141 Provisional suspension due to positive doping test[9]

Other entry information

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Wild cards

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Sources:[13][14]

Protected ranking

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Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Withdrawals

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The entry list was released by Tennis Australia based on the WTA rankings for the week of 5 December 2022.[15]

† – not included on entry list
& – withdrew from entry list

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]
  2. ^ Venus Williams was originally chosen to participate as a Wild Card, but she withdrew due to injury sustained in Auckland.[10] She was replaced by Kimberly Birrell, the next highest ranked Australian player outside of the entry list after Priscilla Hon declined to take the spot.[11]
  3. ^ Caty McNally was the original winner for the US Wildcard Playoff Challenge. However, she got a direct entry at the tournament. The first runner-up, Madison Brengle, also got a direct entry. Therefore, the wild card was given to the second runner-up, Taylor Townsend.[12]
  4. ^ Last direct acceptance

References

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  1. ^ "Aryna Sabalenka beats Elena Rybakina in three sets to win Australian Open title". Guardian. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (22 January 2023). "Australian Open 2023 results: Iga Swiatek loses to Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff out to Jelena Ostapenko". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Ranking Reaction: Novak Djokovic returns to No. 1 after winning 10th Australian Open title".
  4. ^ "Barty triumphs over Collins, becomes first Australian Open home champion since 1978". Women's Tennis Association. 29 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Ash Barty announces retirement from tennis after decorated career". Women's Tennis Association. 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  6. ^ Carayol, Tumaini (12 January 2023). "British players handed tough Australian Open draw as Draper faces Nadal". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Aussie Open Day 7 by the numbers: Azarenka's experience, Ostapenko's milestone". WTATour.com. 22 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis". WTA Tour. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Simona Halep Suspended for a Positive Doping Test at U.S. Open". The New York Times. 21 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Venus Williams awarded wild card entry for Australian Open, will make 22nd Melbourne appearance". Sky Sports. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  11. ^ Ronald, Issy (7 January 2023). "Venus Williams forced to withdraw from Australian Open with injury". CNN. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Caty McNally earns 2023 Australian Open wild card". United States Tennis Association. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Aussies awarded Australian Open 2023 main-draw singles wildcards". Tennis Australia. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  14. ^ Vergne, Laurent (13 December 2022). "Une wild-card pour Melbourne : Noël en avance pour Luca Van Assche et Diane Parry" (in French). Eurosport. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Australian Open 2023 main-draw entry lists unveiled". ausopen.com. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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