‘BRAND Retro‘He traveled to Granada this Friday to commemorate some of the great figures of Granada sport. Nazar sport will not be the same without the figure of Manolo Orantes. The 1975 US Open winner and Roland Garros finalist a year earlier has remembered, along with Vicente Ortega, some of the most iconic moments of his career.
Final del US Open: “It was a very exciting day. I was appreciated a lot in the United States, even that day I was more appreciated than Connors, playing in his country. It was a tournament that left me very satisfied. To win in a tournament of this category to Nastase in fourth, Vilas in the semifinals and Connors, who was number one, it was incredible. “
Bjrn Borg: “They were all good. Borg was like Nadal, very strong physically and technically, he had a very aggressive tennis. You had to be at 100% and it was very difficult to maintain the level to compete for five sets with him.
Live off tennis: “I have had the satisfaction of being able to live what I liked. Once I retired I was able to fulfill the satisfaction of being able to help others to progress and continue helping people in the world of tennis. Before it was played much more as a hobby. and once I retired I was able to transmit that hobby “.
Frank Sinatra: “In Las Vegas, a year after I played the final against Connors, we played another game there. There are many concerts in the hotels there and one day I was able to go to a Frank Sinatra concert and he dedicated his’ New York New York to me. It was all very nice. “
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