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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.” This player failed to win 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 (“MACK-en-row”), but went on to win the match for his fifth (10[1])consecutive Wimbledon title. Rafael Nadal is the only player with more than this man’s six Roland Garros titles. For 10 points, name this tennis player nicknamed “The Ice Man”, an 11-time (10[2])grand slam champion from Sweden. ■END■ (10[5])

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