USA - Vitas Gerulaitis Funeral

[@acxezknightnite1377]

To see McEnroe, Borg and Connors taking that moment to say goodbye to him is very touching.

[@andrea-v2s]

and Vilas

[@CJK57]

Yes it was nice to see especially considering Mac and Conners hated each other.

[@juanloprada]

What a tragedy…

[@hemattheij9694]

Nastase wrote in his book that Vitas was a close friend, when they were in New York during the summer, Nastase wanted to buy a cell phone and they found one in a shop and Vitas bought the phone for Nastase, as a present. The next day Nastase flew back to France and he went to sleep after the long flight, he woke up because of the phone, the first call he received on that phone. It was an american journalist to tell him that Vitas had died, Nastase could hardly believe it, the first call on the phone bought by his friend

[@jm1657]

Oh wow. Such tragic irony 😔

[@roseconmatswatson5389]

Three of the greatest tennis players of all time locked arm-in-arm in sadness and grief for the individual in the casket behind them. The story of Vitas Gerulaitis screams for a quality documentary. RIP forever, Vitas.

[@Summon256]

“Three greatest players of all time”…Djokovic, Nadal and Federer would like a word or two with you…

[@italnsd]

@@Summon256 Reading comprehension and some feeling for the circumstances are underrated skills

[@npe1]

@@italnsd Well said sir. Some people just cannot help themselves by putting their foot in it.

[@jjanderson8235]

​@@Summon256'of the' .. they were 7, 8 and 13 year olds at that time

[@46foryounger]

Moments like this remind us of our capacity as human beings to touch so many people. Sometimes we think it takes so much or so many but one person can have a profound effect on the world and many people. This fact always puts me in awe.

[@jm1657]

Beautifully stated.

[@osyerisus]

Rest in peace vitas

[@arjayadora9773]

Condolence to their family from Philippines love vitas

[@eselcen]

Nobody beat him 17 times in a row

[@normadesmond6017]

yep. great remark.

[@normadesmond6017]

@고영욱 yep. like he did with most other players.....

[@vitas5333]

@고영욱 its not about if ya end up getting beat its about the mentality of not giving up no matter what

[@vitas5333]

@고영욱 I understand now, I'm sorry for my misunderstanding. I agree with you about Connors and it doesn't devalue anything. You're good bud, I'm not a triggered fanboy (vitas is my birthname, pure coincidence

[@vitas5333]

@고영욱 it's a curse and a blessing but to share it with so many legends from Vytautas the great to rock star tennis champ I do my best to live up to the name. (Edit, you'd trip on my last name, even got the Lithuanian "grigaitis" to go with it. I should go play local tennis and make a scene) your welcome! Korean language is beautiful

[@46foryounger]

😢😢😢omg this is so sad Vita’s brought so much joy to our local parks and I was just reminiscing about these programs that brought the top professional tennis players to our parks for a day and I had no idea he passed away. Such an icon of the sport RIP dear sir❤️

[@RossBayCult]

You could see Connors and McEnroe were hurting bad. They were really close to him.

[@stephenmauriellomortgage]

The look on John McEnroes face was the look of man who is in excruciating grief.

[@arvymemer2518]

RIP Legendary Singer

[@fenderstratocastertelecast8479]

When borg Connors and McEnroe pay respect at your funeral, Is a sign that you touched lives deeply

[@andrea-v2s]

and Vilas

[@kazitude1]

I remember Vitas passing, so tragic, sad 😭🫂🙏

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Both McEnroe and Conners look completely despondent here. Telling in that both guys always had a lot to say. Hard to think it’s been 25 years.

[@46foryounger]

Those with the shortest tempers will always cry the most. Both to very emotional men. This is just too damn sad 😢

[@46foryounger]

Oh man I just read about his death😭too tragic this is too sad 😞

[@jeffreyturner7678]

McEnroe, Borg, Connors as pallbearers..died way too soon with too much life left to give..

[@huguesmsh5293]

Jeffrey Turner and Nastase

[@beatle1956]

Such a tragedy.

[@romcallis]

Very sad. His death caused because the pool man failed to install a piece of plastic pipe which cost $1.66

[@blaisehanon]

dude his death caused by tons of cocaine...

[@paulmoneill]

@Barry Baz Exactly. Yeah he did have well documented substance abuse problems before he died but by all accounts he had cleaned himself up at the time of his death. The worst luck and carelessness was was killed him, not anything he had had actually done to himself. Anyone who had been sleeping in that room that night would have died.

[@igit_7296]

@@blaisehanon That’s a lot like saying that people who died of Covid who are old really didn’t die of Covid since they are old. It’s goofy. Dude.

[@blaisehanon]

Use you neurons He abused his body with cocaine for decades massively. He died of heart failure You connect the dots Einstein...

[@igit_7296]

@@blaisehanon The thing is, anyone would’ve died of heart failure if they were put in that room.

[@pinocasaccia7756]

E stato un grande vitas . celebre la sua frase dopo aver perso per 16 volte a fila da borg e dopo che ha saputo che borg si ritirava dal tennis . vitas ha detto deve ancora nascere quello che mi batterà per 17 volte di fila . r.i.p

[@ianwilliamson2980]

Mac was very upset there.

[@Treebard]

Johnny was really tore up.

[@ianwilliamson2980]

@@Treebard o yea

[@kevbra5239]

R.i.p Vitas

[@giovannicaprini7780]

grande Vitas un vero gentleman

[@byunglee6038]

People said Vitas was a great person more then a tennis champion.

[@karlscanz9037]

your my idol😭😭😭

[@ivanmillar7084]

Idolo

[@jamest681]

Vitas death brought to everyone's attention the need for carbon monoxide detectors.

[@oliviergelineau7332]

The biggest tribute to Vitas Gerulaitis : the french moovie « La tour Montparnasse infernale » in which one of the caracters explain proudly that he is wearing Vitas Gerulaitis’s short. !!!!

[@ghostt784]

😢

[@tranquanghuy8645]

So sad:(((

[@manilynpasibe444]

😭😭😭

[@bookpasaahandrik6537]

😔

[@mauziki]

So sad. John seems totally undone.

[@andreascala2663]

Connors Borg McEnroe Vilas all together…..

[@TROPA396]

Não acredito ele ESTÁ vivo e outra pessoa morta

[@normadesmond6017]

Awfull way to die. RIP Vitas.

[@rebekahmartin5992]

I dunno, I mean it was extremely sad that he died, but if it was carbon monoxide ( due to a fault,t in the air conditioner) he most likely, wouldn’t have felt a thing.

[@normadesmond6017]

@@rebekahmartin5992 Yes. But still sad to die at that age

[@lime6753]

: (

[@user-jv9qz2bu1r]

fine tennis commentator also,,,

[@seltaeb9691]

Its like a Mafia funeral, well ATP tennis was like that then.

[@elizagoncalvesmjeliza889]

O Vitas morreu mesmo

[@arthurgame5100]

😳😳😧😔😔😿💔👏

[@quentincrisp6933]

and the woke effing USTA still has no visual recognition of him out at Flushing Meadow where Vitas grew up 10 mins. away! WTF! Ridiculous!

[@roselonihog8505]

is he dead in 2015 or not???

[@KanameSksk]

Rosel Onihog noooo he died in 1994 he was 40 years old when he died

[@46foryounger]

@@KanameSksk it’s been so many years I think that now that I have read about it again I remembered but I still can’t believe he passed so many years ago so tragically. Just too sad.

[@Elena-jr5ft]

Fakenews

[@sean6992]

I'd this actually fake tho

[@overlordofduck8885]

FAKE