Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis trailblazer, dies at 83

MADRID (AP) — Spanish tennis trailblazer Manuel “Manolo” Santana has died at the age of 83. The Madrid Open announced the death of its honorary president on Saturday. No cause of death was given. Santana was the Spaniard to win a Grand Slam singles title. He won four major singles championships: The French Championships in 1961 and 1964, the U.S. Championships in 1965 and Wimbledon in 1966, the same year he reached the No. 1 ranking. Rafael Nadal on social media thanked Santana for “opening the way for others.” Spain’s king says Santana made the country great, and the prime minister says he was one of their best ever athletes.