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2020-10-13T14:55:27.545Z
Tennis player Rafael Nadal was awarded Spain's highest sporting award - the Grand Cross.Before him, only football players Andres Iniesta, Iker Casillas and Xavi, skier Blanca Fernandez Ochoa (posthumously), rower David Kahl, gymnast Gervasio Deferr and swimmer Teresa Perales were awarded such an honor. In the final that ended recently in Paris, Roland Garros, Nadal defeated Serb Novak Djokovic in three sets. The Spaniard did not rule out that he will no longer play this season.
Before him, only football players Andres Iniesta, Iker Casillas and Xavi, skier Blanca Fernandez Ochoa (posthumously), rower David Kahl, gymnast Gervasio Deferr and swimmer Teresa Perales were awarded such an honor.
In the final that ended recently in Paris, Roland Garros, Nadal defeated Serb Novak Djokovic in three sets.
The Spaniard did not rule out that he will no longer play this season.
Source: russiart
