“I decided to accept this invitation and play at Roland Garros because it was fun to do it with Gisela (Dulko). And I want to enjoy it, from another place that is the competition, as it used to be ”. It was stated by Gabriela Sabatini that, within a few weeks, is training in Miami to participate in the Tournament of Legendswhich will take place simultaneously with the French Open Championship, on the clay court of Roland Garros between May 31 and June 5.

Outstanding tennis players of the same generation or earlier -Martina Navratilova, Conchita Martínez, Lindsay Davenport and Arantxa Sánchez, among others- participated in the latest editions of the Tournament of Legends, that the payroll for 2022 will be released soon.

“I practice doubles Wick Peace and we have Martín’s technical accompaniment womb García ”, said Argentina’s best tennis player in history, clarifying that his return is only for this event and he has no other participations or exhibitions scheduled in the coming months. Although he is having constant physical activity, which allows him to stay in optimal shape on the brink of 52in recent days specific tennis preparatory work has also begun.

Sabatini attended the final series of the Davis Cup in Buenos Aires (Argentina-Belarus), where he again received a standing ovation as he toured the court. Later, she attended the Miami ATP and then began her training with Mercedes Paz, her great companion from the early days of tennis and current leader of Argentina’s women’s teams, which Gabriela also gives her of collaboration.

In a message he shared with Dulko on social media to announce his return, Sabatini said: “It was very special to play again in a place full of very good memories with Gisela, which I admire, respect and love dearly ”. They have shared training sessions over the past seasons and will meet again in the coming weeks, ahead of Roland Garros.

Sabatini was champion of the junior tournament at Roland Garros in 1984, at the age of just 14, and eventually reached the semifinals of the major event five times (1985, 1987, 1988, 1990 and 1992). Won 27 titles in her professional campaign — including the 1990 US Open against Steffi Graf and two Masters, in addition to the 1988 Olympic silver medal in Seoul and the 1990 Wimbledon final to her many victories—, Gaby retired from official competition in 1996. Since then, it has reappeared in several exhibitions, some of them in unison. One of them against Navratilova and in Buenos Aires and the latter, with Serbian Monica Seles in 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York.