Six months had passed since the last public appearance of Guillermo Villas until this Monday, April 10, his wife Phiangphathu Khumueang He published an image on his social networks that caused dozens of comments in favor of the best Argentine tennis player of all time.
At 70 years old, Vilas returned to the scene in a photo in which he is seen kissing Phiang, his Thai partner. In the publication, the mother of her four children posted two images and only added a heart emoji on her Instagram account.
Quickly, the images of the former tennis player, winner of 62 titles in singles on the ATP circuit, caused the public to turn to wish him the best wishes. “Guillermo… you are always in every Argentine who goes out to play tennis”, were one of the comments. “We are with you and your family”wrote another follower.
“Willy, may God take care of you and alleviate your suffering” and “How nice and exciting to see my idol!!! Thank you for taking care of him so much.”were some of the moving messages from people who took the time to write to Phiang.
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It must be remembered that the most successful Argentine male racket of all time suffers from a neurological disease with increasingly evident signs of cognitive impairment that motivated his almost null appearances in public, except for some occasion or family celebration. In the shared postcards, you can see the four-time winner of a Grand Slam tournament with white hair and an affectionate gesture with his wife.
This was the case just a few days ago when the youngest of his sons, Guillermo Junior, celebrated his 6th birthday. It was precisely Phiangphathu Khumueang who published two images on his social networks in which the little boy can be seen with his father in Monte Carlo, the family’s place of residence.
On the postcards, Guillermo has a Superman t-shirt, one of the best-known and most popular superheroes in the world of comics. “Happy birthday my heart,” Phiang wrote. At the same time, Thai and who has shared her life with Vilas for more than 20 years, she also left a message for her dear husband. “Superman super dad”added in the English language.
The couple, who married on May 21, 2016, have four children: andaninthe older than 18 years, landinlao from 12 years useless, 11. The smallest is Junior. Due to the health problems affecting Guillermo, Phiang took over the Vilas Tennis Academy, which has two venues, one in Mallorca and the other in Punta Cana.
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