Vilas vs Marks AO 1978 Final

Vilas had arrived six weeks before the 1978 Australian Open began so he could acclimatise himself to the court surface and conditions. Vilas practised up to seven hours a day with his coach Ion Tiriac in preparation for the event. It paid off as he took the title beating John Marks in the final in four sets.

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• guillermo
• vilas
• tennis
• john
• marks
• 1978

[georgeelleon]

QUE GRANDE MI WILLY GRACIAS A VOS HOY PUEDO DECIR QUE ELEGI UN DEPORTE QUE ME CAMBIO LA VIDA PARA SIEMPRE HACE 35 AÑOS QUE LO PRACTICO QUE DIOS TE VENDIGA AMIGO

[raffaelemi]

beautiful images of a fashinating tennis. I can't understand why here the ball is so clearly visible, and in most others videos you can only guess where it is.

[spjfrat]

Up until 2000, all players would serve and volley on grass. Even "claycourters" would attack. Now nobody comes forward on any service. It is hard to watch a lot of matches now, because every match is all baseline all the time. This is great to watch.

[ffallenaangel]

parece q el partido lo ganaba el otro ajajajaj

it looks like vilas was loosing!amazing i cant belibe he could won here twice .

im argentine

[SSSSCHTROUMPF]

Great volleys by Vilas !

[SharkyssMachine]

i think the handshaking with the umpire began in the mid-80s

[ZebZachary]

you're right....he made a gesture/wave toward him but didn't shake his hand....

wonder why ?

[SharkyssMachine]

neither did marks

[ZebZachary]

wonder why Guillermo didn't shake the ump's hand @ end of the match ?

some overrules from the chair that he didn't agree with, or what ?

[VinchirFactor]

great!!! thanks for the video!