Gabriela Sabatini, who also wished Nadal, Muchova, and Garcia well, said that they were her favorite players.

PARIS—As Gabriela Sabatini walks through Roland Garros, people are left with mouths open. Is it really her? How has she been kept so well? She looks and feels almost as good as she did when she played!

When it’s pointed out that Sabatini is 53 years old, she laughs it off and adds a comment that makes people even more shocked: when she plays in the French Open Tennis Legends event again this week, her game will be better than it was in 2022.

The winner of the 1990 US Open told CLAY in Paris, “Yeah, I think I’m a little bit better this year.”

It’s a big deal because the former world number three played a lot more tennis than anyone thought she would in 2022 when she played doubles with Gisela Dulko, who is also her partner this year. This is especially true considering she didn’t play tennis for almost 25 years.

However, that doesn’t mean she stopped playing sports. No, Sabatini, who moved to Zurich a few years ago to start her world travels, has become so crazy about cycling that she rides in the Tour de France for amateurs.

The Argentine stopped playing tennis 27 years ago, but her charm is still there. She no longer plays tennis; she is a star. Mariano Zabaleta and Juan Mónaco, two former players who now coach the Argentine, arrived at Roland Garros this morning with bags full of the newest Lacoste clothes that Sabatini will wear this Tuesday in the doubles match against Nathalie Tauziat of France and Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.

Chat with Gabriela Sabatini – Whatever you could change about the rules of tennis, that is.
— They are trying to add new features and speed up the game, which I think is good for the fans because it makes it more fun. There are fewer times now. Because tennis has a history, and you have to be careful what you change, I don’t know what else they might change.