Nadal cries with joy after historic glory

Submitted by ikram on Monday, July 12th, 2010

Monday, July 12th, 2010 10:49:00

JOHANNESBURG: Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal admitted he cried like a little boy watching Spain defeat Holland 1-0 after extratime at Soccer City Stadium this morning to finally taste World Cup glory.

The eight-time Grand Slam winner and current Wimbledon champion is an avid football fan and last week became a major shareholder in hometown club Mallorca — from where he watched the previous two rounds. Mallorca, despite a memorable outing in Primera Liga last season, are in financial trouble.

And the 24-year-old Nadal was at the stadium in Johannesburg this morning to witness La Furia Roja's historic success — thanks to midfielder Andres Iniesta's winner and the tennis ace declared that the Iberian nation should celebrate the win for a year.

"I cried like a little boy. We have to celebrate for a whole year, because this is unbelievable. It is very difficult to repeat this," Nadal told Marca.

"It will be crazy at home. Imagine, I was watching the semifinals against Germany in Mallorca and I felt amazing. The whole country must be very proud."

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