Colleagues and friends say a last goodbye to Manolo Santana

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Colleagues and friends have wanted to say goodbye to tennis player

who died this Sunday at the age of 83.

The social network Twitter has been filled with messages of affection towards the

One of the first to remind Santana has been

Quie

he has devoted two loving messages that accompanied a photo of both.

"We will miss you Manolo; you will always be unique and special. Greetings to your family and a lot of strength at this time. We will never forget you!", The Mallorcan wrote.

The Rafa Nadal Academy also wanted to thank Santana for

From the group of tennis fans in Marbella, where Santana lived, they have also paid tribute to the tennis player, and have expressed their condolences to the family in these difficult times.

Tennis player

has remembered Santana as "someone special" who "was always the best."

And

has thanked him "for having opened the way so that many of us later have been able to travel it".

The journalist

recalled that his departure took place only six months after the death of his ex-wife Mila Ximénez after a year of fighting cancer.

From the political sphere they have also had words of affection for the tennis player.

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, offered his condolences to "the tennis player's family, his loved ones and the world of tennis", for the death, he said, of "one of the best athletes in our country."

In the PSOE they have shown their recognition of the tennis player, whom they have described as "a legend of tennis and Spanish sport, who with his success paved the way that many great tennis players of our country would later travel."

The president of the Junta de Andalucía,

has remembered Santana as "a number one" who "will be a reference forever", and that he was "a lover of Andalusia and Marbella".

And the president of the Popular Party,

has assured that "he leaves us a legend of Spanish sports and one of the greatest tennis players in history", and has given his condolences to the family and friends of Manolo Santana.

The

also wanted to show their appreciation for the tennis player: "Sport owes you a lot, Manolo."

At

they have also had words of affection for what has been one of their most famous fans.

In a statement, the club, its president and its Board of Directors mourn the death of "one of the great legends of Spanish tennis and sport."

"Real Madrid wants to express its condolences and its affection and affection to all his family and loved ones. Manolo Santana is one of the greatest tennis players of all time, as well as a passionate Madrid player and a faithful representative of our values ​​throughout his career. His madridismo

becoming the first Spanish tennis player to win this Grand Slam ", the club recalled.

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