![Spain's Carlos Alcaraz poses with the winner's trophy after beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their men's singles final tennis match on the fourteenth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 14, 2024. Defending champion Alcaraz beat seven-time winner Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster final, with Alcaraz winning 6-2, 6-2, 7-6. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/EHOWR4PC7JJIOZRMMQLJRXOVGI.jpg?auth=4cef22a2bf42ffd4330cc066941d188f470a46b36a894657885b8e9b44152045&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
![Spain's Carlos Alcaraz poses with the winner's trophy after beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their men's singles final tennis match on the fourteenth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 14, 2024. Defending champion Alcaraz beat seven-time winner Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster final, with Alcaraz winning 6-2, 6-2, 7-6. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/EHOWR4PC7JJIOZRMMQLJRXOVGI.jpg?auth=4cef22a2bf42ffd4330cc066941d188f470a46b36a894657885b8e9b44152045&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
Manolo Santana fue una estrella de enorme calibre, el que abrió el camino que recorrimos todos los demás.
PorManuel Orantes
No vi nunca jugar a Manolo Santana, pero una vez tuve el privilegio de sentarme a comer a su derecha en El Cabra, en la playa de Pedregalejo en Málaga.
PorJuan Jiménez
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Muy pocos superan a Rafa: ya no en España, sino en el mundo. Eso sí: sin un Santana en los años 60, quizá no hubiéramos tenido hoy un Nadal.
PorJuan Gutiérrez
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La Copa Davis tiene 118 años de historia
PorManuel Orantes