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The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
... after beating Roger Federer, he was celebrating becoming the first Spaniard to win Wimbledon since Manolo Santana in 1966.With Nadal now on the brink of becoming the world No 1, and the Olympic Games due to commence in China on 8 August, giving a very confident Spanish team the chance to add more medals to the haul, there are no signs of the extraordinary winning streak coming to...
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Indian Express (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Spain’s national team has been chock full of football superstars for years, but they had not won an international competition since 1964 — when they hosted the European championship. There has been no shortage of Spanish tennis stars, but the country had not produced a men’s Wimbledon champion since 1966, when Manolo Santana was a surprise winner over RD Ralston.
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Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Nadal, the first Spaniard to win Wimbledon since Manolo Santana in 1966, avenged his losses to Federer in the last two finals here and snapped
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Realmadrid.com (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Fourty-two years ago, Manolo Santana won Wimbledon clad in a Real Madrid polo shirt. On Sunday, Rafael Nadal accomplished the feat with the Real Madrid crest blazed in his heart. Two Madridistas who add a hint of white to Spanish tennis. Spanish sports are on a roll this summer. Don't forget about Iker Casillas, a long-time friend of the tennis player, who was recently crowned champion...
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Pakistan News (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
... and the first since Bjorn Borg in 1980, while giving Spain its first men’s champion here since Manolo Santana in 1966.
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rockport | 07/08/2008
Madrid: The Spanish media have proclaimed Rafael Nadal the best player in the world after his epic final victory over Roger Federer at Wimbledon. The 22-year-old became the first Spaniard to take the men's single crown since Manolo Santana's 1966 achievement, eventually overpowering his Swiss rival 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7 after a punishing four hours and 48 minutes on Sunday. "It doesn't
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Victory made the 22-year-old Nadal only the third man to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same season, and the first since Bjorn Borg in 1980, while giving Spain their first men's champion since Manolo Santana in 1966.
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Sify (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Madrid: The Spanish media have proclaimed Rafael Nadal the best player in the world after his epic final victory over Roger Federer at Wimbledon. The 22-year-old became the first Spaniard to take the men's single crown since Manolo Santana's 1966 achievement, eventually overpowering his Swiss rival 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7 after a punishing four hours and 48 minutes on Sunday. "It doesn't...
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Pakistan News (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
... and the first since Bjorn Borg in 1980, while giving Spain its first men’s champion here since Manolo Santana in 1966. The win also ended Federer’s six-year, 65-match winning streak on grass. At four hours and 48 minutes, it was the longest final in Wimbledon history beating the 4:16 it took Jimmy Connors to beat John McEnroe in 1982 and ended in murky Centre Court darkness at 2116...
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IOL (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
By Mark ElkingtonThe Spanish media have proclaimed Rafael Nadal the best player in the world after his epic final victory over Roger Federer at Wimbledon.The 22-year-old became the first Spaniard to take the men's single crown since Manolo Santana's 1966 achievement, eventually overpowering his Swiss rival 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-7 9-7 after a punishing four hours and 48 minutes on Sunday."It doesn't...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
... side collect their first piece of silverware in 44 years, Nadal became the first Spaniard since Manolo Santana in 1966 to lift the golden Challenge Cup.The 22-year-old was modest in reaction to his marathon effort - the four-hour, 48-minute gripping contest was the longest final in Wimbledon history - and generous in his appraisal of Federer who admitted that defeat to Nadal was his...
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
... 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7 to become the first Spanish man to win Wimbledon since Manolo Santana in 1966. What's more, it was the longest final in Wimbledon's lengthy history. Never had a championship match at Wimbledon ended this late – 9:16 p.m. in England. For most of 4 hours and 48 minutes, not counting the 1 hour and 50 minutes the court was shut down because of rain,...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
... want to say thank you to him for being here watching my final."As the first from his nation since Manolo Santana in 1966, Nadal has put out to pasture the idea of grass as a foreign surface for clay-trained baselining players. "I never thought that," he said of the old Iberian adage that grass is only for cows, not tennis. "I have loved playing on this surface always. When I lost...
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Indy Star (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
... over John McEnroe in 1980.Nadal, the first Spanish man to triumph at the All England Club since Manolo Santana in 1966, managed to regroup after blowing a two-set lead and managed to recover after wasting two match points in the fourth-set tiebreaker. He earned his fifth Grand Slam title, but first away from the clay courts at the French Open.Nadal did it by showing fortitude on his...
