The tribute to Guillermo Vilas in the Davis Cup

Eduardo Puppo, journalist and friend of Willy, dedicated a few words to the former Argentine tennis player after the defeat of Diego Schwartzman.

After the tribute to Diego Armando Maradona in the preview of the first match of the series between Argentina and Belarus for the Davis Cup, the journalist Eduardo Puppo paid tribute to his friend Guillermo Vilas after the defeat of Diego Schwartzman.

Puppo, who immersed himself in an investigation so that Vilas was recognized as number 1 in the world at the time, took the floor at the stadium and he read a text in recognition of Willy for his career.

Puppo’s tribute to Guillermo Vilas in the Davis Cup

“55 ago he used to sit at the top of the tribune that overlooks the Hippodrome next to his only teacher, Don Felipe Locicero, to see the great world figures who played on this field. When he finished, he would chase them through the corridors and his mother I would take pictures of him with those amazing champions. He grew up, learned and he became the Argentine tennis player with the most singles titles, 62 in five continents, and reached eight Grand Slam finals. He won four of them (Roland Garros, US Open, Australian Open twice) and was champion of the 1974 Masters“Puppo started saying.

“Here on this court he won the Republic Open seven times. He was appointed honorary captain and ambassador of Argentine tennis for life by the AAT. He is the Argentine tennis player who won the most Davis Cup matches in history (57). Finally , The ITF awarded him in 2008 the award for excellence in Davis Cup, an award received by the player who represents the ideals and spirit of this competition “he continued.

“The tribute in this Central Court of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis that bears his name is that we united today in this place for tennis we offer a strong applause to Guillermo Vilas”, ended.

The tribute to Diego Maradona in the previous Argentina – Belarus

The team wore a special shirt with the 10 and the last name of Pelusa at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club. In addition, Dalma received hers and was applauded.