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Japan's Tatsuma Ito plays a shot to Australia's Carsten Ball during their Davis Cup tie match at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, May 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard Stock
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Japan's Tatsuma Ito hits a backhand return to Britain's Daniel Evans during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill
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Japan's Tatsuma Ito plays a shot to Australia's Carsten Ball during their Davis Cup tie match at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, May 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard Stock
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