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Spain's Rafael Nadal (R) greets Australia's Rinky Hijikata (L) during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament men's singles first round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on August 30, 2022. (Photo by COREY SIPKIN / AFP) (Photo by COREY SIPKIN/AFP via Getty Images)

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