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This athlete’s autobiography My Life and Game ended the rumor that his resting heart rate was 35 BPM. (-5[1])This tennis player (15[1])was coached for a time by Welsh Karate master Ron Thatcher, a man with no tennis experience. After losing to this player in an Italian Open final, Ilie Năstase claimed “We’re playing tennis. He’s playing something else.” (-5[2])This player failed to win (15[1])a single match during his attempt at a professional comeback, ten years after unexpectedly (*) retiring (-5[1])at 26. In a 1980 final, (10[1])this player lost a tiebreak 14-16 to John McEnroe (10[1])(“MACK-en-row”), but went on to win the match for his fifth (10[1])consecutive Wimbledon title. (10[1])Rafael Nadal is the only player with more than this man’s six Roland Garros titles. (10[1])For 10 points, name this tennis player nicknamed “The Ice Man”, (-5[1])an 11-time (10[2]-5[1])grand slam champion (-5[1])from Sweden. (10[1])■END■ (10[8]0[8])

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