It isn’t just Denis Shapovalov’s name causing headaches for fans to pronounce, German Peter Gojowczyk is quite a challenge to say as well.

The world No. 51 had a great run last week at the Delray Beach Open, but despite his success, fans still couldn’t quite get his name right.

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The 28-year-old earned impressive wins over a slew of Americans including John Isner, Reilly Opelka, and Steve Johnson en route to his first final of 2018.

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Gojowczyk came up just short of his second career title, falling in the championship match to 20-year-old Frances Tiafoe.

Meet Gojowczyk, the man with the trickiest name

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