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Nastase

British  
/ nəˈstæsɪ /

noun

  1. Ilie (ˈiːliː). born 1946, Romanian tennis player

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Morozova's prize was half of what Ilie Nastase won that year in the men's singles.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2025

“But it’s ideally suited to this AdS/CFT approach,” says Horatiu Nastase of the São Paulo State University–International, in Brazil.

From Scientific American Nov. 30, 2022

Adidas would go on to name tennis shoes after Rod Laver, Nastase and Boris Becker.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2022

But earlier in that set, Gorman had tweaked his back and he knew there was no way he could play the next day against Ilie Nastase for the title.

From Seattle Times Sep. 25, 2020

Abe Segal was well known for his clowning on the tennis court, much in the fashion of the Rumanian, Ilie Nastase.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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