The best tennis player in Argentine history had fun with her partner Gisela Dulko before playing the final of the tournament in Paris
< i class=”i-share-btn email”> The best tennis player in Argentine history took advantage of the fact that John McEnroe and his band played in the celebration prior to the final of the tournament
Gabriela Sabatini is experiencing a rebirth with his return to tennis. It is that after so many years since her retirement, the best female tennis player in the history of Argentina returned to play in one of the epicenters of the discipline in the world. Together with Gisela Dulko they are participating in the legendary tournament of Roland Garros and today they will play the final of the contest.
In the preview to the defining duel in which they will face off against the Italians Flavia Pennetta (Dulko’s former partner on the professional circuit; together they were No. 1 in the world) and Francesca Schiavone , the ArgentinesThey participated in a dinner with the rest of the former players and historical players that took place at the Hotel Barriere Le Fouquet’s, located in the center of Paris.
So it was that, in addition to the camaraderie that can be observed in this type of meeting, several of the best rackets of all time took the opportunity to celebrate their return to the clay of the French Open. And what better than to do it with music and from the hand of one of the most outstanding tennis players of all time and who is also a guitarist.
John McEnroe took the opportunity to play alongside his bench and, while they sang the Rolling Stone classic Satisfaction, Sabatini was one of those who joined the choirs along with Mary Pierce and Iva Majoli. Precisely, Gaby and Gisela beat the French and Croatian 6-4 and 6-1 in the last match of Group A of the women’s tournament, which earned them the leadership of the area and advance to the definition this Saturday at played on the second court in order of importance at Roland Garros, the Suzanne Lenglen stage.
Sabatini and Dulko together with Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone, their rivals in the final of the tournament of legends (@giseladulko)
At the age of 52, Sabatini decided to have official activity in the world of tennis after staying for a long time time away from this type of exhibition and chose Dulko (37 years old) as her partner, with whom she maintains a close relationship despite not being contemporaries. “First time I play the tournament of legends. We started playing with Gise, training, playing paddle tennis and the organizers saw us. They must have seen us quite well and there they invited us to play. It gave me a bit of trouble at first, nerves”, acknowledged the winner of the US Open in 1990 when it was confirmed that they would be part of the women’s legends tournament.
The return of both was a success. Regardless of what happens in the final, in which they will face the Italian duo, both Gabriela and Gisela showed all their category with the racket in their hands. From exquisite volleys near the net or good shots with their drive or backhand, the Argentines justly earned the right to play the last game of this championship.
On their way to the final , managed to beat the Americans Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández 6-3, 6-3 in their debut. They then fell to the locals Tatiana Golovin and Nathalie Tauziat 6-4, 6-4, but recovered with a good level against the Croatian Majoli and the French Pierce with a 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the definition.
The Argentines with friends at the legends dinner at Roland Garros (@giseladulko)