Tennis player who transformed the appeal of the sport in Spain by winning Wimbledon Few people played tennis as beautifully as Manuel Santana. And few have played a greater role in popularising their sport in a major nation. It is not an exaggeration to say that millions of people play tennis in Spain today because Santana, who has died aged 83, won Wimbledon in 1966. It was not just that a Spaniard won Wimbledon, although he was the first to do so, but that he was the son of a groundskeeper at ...
Tennis player who transformed the appeal of the sport in Spain by winning Wimbledon Few people played tennis as beautifully as Manuel Santana. And few have played a greater role in popularising their sport in a major nation. It is not an exaggeration to say that millions of people play tennis in Spain today because Santana, who has died aged 83, won Wimbledon in 1966. It was not just that a Spaniard won Wimbledon, although he was the first to do so, but that he was the son of a groundskeeper at ...
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