MADRID. Former tennis player Manuel Santana has died at the age of 83. He was the first Spaniard to make history in a grand slam tournament.
The player nicknamed Manolo won the title a total of four times in so-called tournaments. “big four”. In 1961 and 1964 Roland Garros won, in 1965 the US Open and a year later the most famous tennis tournament – Wimbledon.
He became a world unit and triumphed in 1968 at the Olympics in Mexico, where tennis was a demonstration sport. He was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1984.
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“You will be exceptional forever. Thanks a lot for what you have done for Spain. You have opened the door for many others,” said Rafael Nadal, the best Spanish tennis player of today.
Santana’s condolences were also expressed by the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and King Philip VI of Spain. The AP agency informed about it.
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