I was major fan of Vilas's back in the 70s. I was just starting my life as a tennis player, and though I was not a leftie I had great admiration for Vilas, plus he was not prima donna or a pr**k like the Americans. McEnroe has rehabilitated his reputation to a certain extent by being an amusing color guy on the majors, but Vilas does not need rehabilitation of his reputation. It's sad that the ATP might never give credit where it is due in terms of Vilas's status as number one... also sad that Vilas has early onset memory issues. But the film does not harp. It is not maudlin and only modestly sentimental. It's an excellent documentary about an extraordinary player.

This is an interesting although a bit ackward movie. Although the whole premise and most of the movie focuses on the fact that the ATP miscalculated rankings back in the 70s and that Vilas should have been #1 for 5 weeks or so we don't have any way to make up our minds as the maths are apparently very complex. However the original game footage with the likes of Connors, Anastasem Borg etc is very interesting. The movie does not address Vilas's alzheimer which is visible although not mentionned sepcifically. The contrast of trying to rewrite history while Vilas struggles with Alzheimer would have have added a human touch. The last 20 minutes of the movie are more emotional while the rest of the movie is more technical.

For me, this film is great, I hardly ever cry or score that high, but I think that in this film you see the beautiful coincidences and miracles. I also say it for my perception of life, unfortunately with other Argentine idols it did not happen to have so much strength, good ties, with good people and for me they did not live their life, nor do they live it correctly.

Para mí es genial está película, no lloro casi nunca ni puntuo tan alto, pero creo que en esta película se ven las hermosas casualidades y los milagros. Lo digo también por mí percepción de la vida, lamentablemente con otros ídolos argentinos no sucedió tener tanta fuerza, buenos vínculos ,con gente buena y para mí no vivieron su vida, ni la viven correctamente.