Goodbye to a legend
The tennis player’s ashes will then return to Marbella, the other city of his life
Marbella fires Manolo Santana. The burning chapel has been installed at the Hospital Real de la Misericordia citizen center, in the heart of the town of adoption of the legend of the Spanish tennis player, who died yesterday at the age of 83. His coffin will remain throughout the day, although the visit was open to the public until 2:00 p.m. In the evening, you will be transferred to the Caja Mágica in Madrid, where family, friends and fans are expected to be able to say goodbye to you on the track that bears your name.
This was confirmed by his widow, Claudia Rodríguez. «What he wanted will be done and it was this. Tomorrow he will go to Madrid, to his track, his world. He wanted this. Being in Marbella and Madrid, his two beloved cities. But his wish is to stay in Marbella and he liked to say that they didn’t even take him out of here with a jug of cold water. This was his place ”, declared Claudia Rodríguez, who was sheltered at the beginning of the day by the Minister of Sports, Miquel Iceta, and the Mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz. Tennis player Feliciano López, a great friend of Manolo and partner in promoting tournaments, also arrived shortly after.
He also reported that the ashes will be distributed in Marbella, as Santana’s last wish, according to his widow. It is expected that both in the strip open to the general public, in which multiple people who got to know Manolo Santana as a neighbor have come to show their condolences, and in the part reserved for private visits, more recognized personalities of the world will approach. of the sport and that they had a close relationship with the legendary tennis player. Emilio Butragueño or the tennis player Garbiñe Muguruza are some of the figures who came to participate in this farewell to Manolo Santana from Marbella.
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