Berlin∙ This time too, that routine did not go wrong; A repeat of the lucky history of a Spanish player winning the Grand Slam title in all the years Spain won the Euro Cup, World Cup and Nations League. Twenty-one-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcarez won the Wimbledon men’s singles title on Center Court at the All England Club and within hours Spain won the Euro Cup in Germany. Spain won the title by defeating England by two goals against one.

Manuel Santana won the French Open in 1964, the same year Spain won the Euros for the first time. In 2008, the year Spain won the Euros, Rafael Nadal won the French Open and Wimbledon. Even when Spain won the Euro in 2012, Nadal continued to win the French Open.

In 2023, it was Alcaraz’s turn when Spain won the UEFA Nations League. Alcarez won Wimbledon. This time again Alcaraz and the Spanish football team played for two finals on the same day, and the question arose whether history would repeat itself.