Gabriela Sabatini announced that she will play again at the age of 51: the prestigious tournament of legends in which she will participate

At the age of 51, Gabriela Sabatini will play tennis again. She confirmed it herself on her Twitter account, along with an image in which she is accompanied by Gisela Dulko. It will not be at the US Open, the Grand Slam that he managed to raise in his brilliant career, which he put an end to at the age of 26. “I want to thank Roland Garros' invitation to participate in the 'Trophée des légends' 2022. It will be very special to play again in a place full of such beautiful memories with Gisela, whom I admire, respect and love very much. See you from May 31 to June 5 in Paris, he wrote on his Twitter account.

The post generated more than 4,000 likes and 400 RT in just over three hours, as well as euphoric reactions from different tennis players. For example, Belgian Kim Klijters, former world No. 1, answered the publication: “I want to join”.

The former No. 3 of the WTA ranking had surprised in recent weeks with a couple of videos in which she was seen practicing precisely with Gisela Dulko at the Racket Club. In the images, which were released by Gustavo Giussani, another former player from Córdoba, Sabatini demonstrates all his ability to volley the ball, as if time had never passed.

The former tennis player who won the silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where she was also the flag bearer of the Argentine delegation, distributes her residency during the year in places such as Zurich, in Switzerland, and also in American cities such as Miami or New York.

“I feel like a young person, and I think the lifestyle I lead also plays a role. I play a lot of sports, I'm active and on the move. I feel good physically and mentally, I need to start the day doing sports, it purifies me, it is a ground wire for me. Traveling and being constantly on the move is a way to stay young, but above all active, I am someone who likes to stay active. I like to be from one side to the other,” he said in an interview on Infobae in 2020.

Since his retirement, he had changed his racquet for cycling or running. Sabatini won Wimbledon in doubles in 1988 with Germany's Steffi Graf, retired in 1996 and is part of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The list of the best Argentine tennis player in history includes 39 titles: 27 singles and 12 in doubles.

Great retired tennis players participate in the trophy of legends, who exhibit their validity, compete and pay for the nostalgia of the fans, who can once again enjoy the magic of Sabatini, as if the 26 years he has been in retirement were just a hiatus.

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