Tennis player Gabriela Sabatini “doubts” a comeback in…
Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, Argentine tennis legend Gabriela Sabatini is skeptical that the professional circuit will resume play this year. April 5, BUENOS AIRES (Xinhua) — Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, Argentine tennis legend Gabriela Sabatini has expressed doubts about the professional tennis circuit’s ability to continue play this year.
Before the sport resumes its busy international schedule, maybe in 2021, Sabatini stated that it needs attend to other matters of importance. “I believe it will be challenging to host any sporting event in the upcoming months,” Sabatini stated in the Subidos a la Red podcast, which was released on Sunday. In 1996, the 49-year-old resigned from professional tennis after winning the 1990 US Open and making 11 Grand Slam singles semifinals. “I have my doubts that something can be done this year in tennis,” he continued.
The World Health Organization recommended that the professional tennis season be paused in the middle of March. Since then, the ATP and WTA, the authorities that oversee tennis, have declared that the break will last until at least June 7. For the first time since World War II, Wimbledon was postponed until last week, while the French Open was moved from May to late September.
This seems a little frantic. Though we always prefer to think about the future, we are unable to do so at this time. You never know how or when it will end. The good news is that everyone is in the same predicament because it is worldwide, therefore staying at home and maintaining good health is now crucial.” In February 1989, Sabatini, who peaked at No. 3 in his career, stated that the tennis community should behave ethically “because that’s the best way to help each other.”
