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Viva Vilas

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Guillermo Vilas believes that his greatest accomplishment as a tennis player was winning the 1977 US Open. That year he also won the French Open and had sustained an impressive 50-match winning streak. He claims that the only things that he regrets about the game of tennis is that it lacks warmth and does not preserve its history well.

Author: Bodo, Peter
Publisher: Miller Sports Group
Publication Name: Tennis
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0040-3423
Year: 1996
Interview, Tennis players

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Borg and Vilas revisited

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Bjorn Borg and Guillermo Vilas came out of their retirement to participate in the Arthur Ashe Safe Passage Foundation exhibition. Vilas is known as a humble player who is willing to gradually work his way to becoming a top player again. Fans say Borg is result-oriented and likes to be at the top.

Author: Bodo, Peter
Publisher: Miller Sports Group
Publication Name: Tennis
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0040-3423
Year: 1992
Borg, Bjorn

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Weathering the storm in Key Biscayne

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Bad weather and organizational problems plagued the 1993 Lipton Championships in Key Biscayne, FL. Players circulated a petition demanding that the event be reorganized. Pete Sampras and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario won the titles.

Author: Bodo, Peter
Publisher: Miller Sports Group
Publication Name: Tennis
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0040-3423
Year: 1993
Sampras, Pete, 1993 AD, Lipton International Players Championships (Tennis), Sanchez Vicario, Arantxa

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Subjects list: Vilas, Guillermo, Competitions, Tennis
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