Packet 2: Tossup 18

After his brother accidentally shaved his head, this athlete was called “aerodynamic” (10[1])by (15[1])Frances (15[2])Tiafoe (“tee-AH-fo”). This (15[1])player admitted (15[2])to press (15[1])that a 6-million-dollar prize motivated him to play at the 6 (15[1])Kings Slam. A hamstring injury forced this player (-5[1])to (15[1])withdraw from the Australian and Mexican Opens in 2023. This player saved three championship points and came back from two-love down (15[1])to win (15[1])a five-and-a-half-hour final at the 2025 (15[1])(*) French Open. (10[1])Novak Djokovic (“JOE-ko-vitch”) smashed his (-5[1])racket against the net post during a loss to this player (10[1])in the 2023 Wimbledon finals. Jannik (“YAH-nick”) Sinner’s main rival is, for 10 (10[1])points, (10[1])what (10[2])young Spanish tennis player? ■END■ (10[1])

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