Rafael Nadal could play a match mixed doubles with the former Argentine tennis player Gabriela Sabatini during the exhibition tournament that the Spaniard will play in Buenos Aires, according to what the South American announced this Friday.
In a kind of nod towards the number 2 of the male circuit, the best Argentine tennis player in historywinner of the 1990 United States Open, published a video on her social networks in which “because of the admiration” he feels for him, he offers to play together a mixed doubles match.
“It’s good that you come to Argentina to play the rematch with Casper”, began the message, which was recorded with the tennis player racket in hand and on a clay court. The 52-year-old former tennis player was referring to the exhibition duel that Nadal will play with the Norwegian Casper Ruud within a Latin America tourwhich will also take them to Bogotá, Quito, Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and Mexico City.
“It will be an honor”Sabatini concluded in a ‘glove’ that the Majorcan tennis player soon picked up as part of a more than likely promotional campaign for the tournament. “Of course I do, I’m happy to play that mixed double with you when I go to Argentina”Nadal commented next to the video posted on Instagram, adding that “Now we have to find another player who plays with Casper Ruud and who is at your level…. I see it as complicated!”
An icon of women’s tennis of the 20th century
Sabatini became number 3 in the WTA ranking in a time dominated by two other great women’s tennis: the German Steffi Graf and the Serbian nationalized American Monica Seles.
In his palms, in addition to the US Open which won Graf in just two sets, a further 26 titles are listed, including of the WTA Championships (Masters), which made New York his fetish track.
In addition, he obtained the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Sel (1988) and the runners-up at two other Grand Slam tournaments: The 1988 United States Open and 1991 Wimbledon, in both finals defeated by the German.
After his retired at age 26the former tennis player has been seen little in friendly or exhibition matches, although I recently played the legends tournament at Roland Garrosafter which he visited the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor.
