One Dazed . . .
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) SYDNEY. Manuel Santana, the sporting hero of Spain, left Sydney airport today a dazed man. The smiling, dark-hair-ed Spaniard modestly shook his head when reporters asked how he felt being a national hero for beating the Wimbledon champion, Roy Emerson. “A little nervous,” he grinned. Santana apologised for the enthusiasm of the Spanish fans. ‘ I think they can be excused for being excited. Spain is a very small country and many o' the Spaniards at the match yesterday were seeing tennis for the first time. “We have only 3000 tennis players and only three international class players. It’s very different in Australia, where you have four top players
and about 20 just below their standard,” he said.
“I rang my wife after I was beaten by Fred Stolle and she told me that thousands of people all over Spain had stayed up all night to listen to the match relayed by radio.
“My match with Stolle did not start until 4 a.m. Spanish time, so you can see there was a lot of interest,” he said.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30947, 31 December 1965, Page 15
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181One Dazed . . . Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30947, 31 December 1965, Page 15
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