Gabriela Sabatini ” doubts ” the return of tennis in 2020

Gabriela Sabatini ” doubts ” the return of tennis in 2020

Buenos Aires, April 6 (IANS) The great Argentinian tennis player Gabriela Sabatini has questioned the resumption of the professional tennis circuit this year in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Sabatini said the sport must respond to other priorities before restarting its busy international calendar, perhaps in 2021, reports the Xinhua news agency.

“In the coming months, I think it will be difficult to organize a sporting event,” Sabatini said in the Subidos a la Red podcast published on Sunday. “I have doubts that anything can be done this year in tennis,” added the 49-year-old, who retired in 1996 after a career that included the title of the US Open. 1990 and 11 appearances in the semifinals of the Grand Slam in singles.

The professional tennis season was suspended in mid-March, in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization. Tennis’s governing bodies, ATP and WTA, have since announced that recess will last until June 7 at least.

Last week, Wimbledon was canceled for the first time since World War II, while the French Open was also moved from May to the end of September.

“It is difficult to think about the future and what can happen because precisely what you need to try is to avoid a lot of people coming together and all of these things happening,” said Sabatini.

“It’s a bit hopeless. You don’t know how or when it will end and even though we always like to think about the future, now we can’t do it. The good thing is that we all face the same situation because it’s global, so the important thing now is to stay home and stay healthy. “

Sabatini, who reached the third rank in his career in February 1989, said that the tennis world must act responsibly, “because it is the best way to help each other”.

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Gabriela Sabatini ” doubts ” the return of tennis in 2020

Buenos Aires, April 6 (IANS) The great Argentinian tennis player Gabriela Sabatini has questioned the resumption of the professional tennis circuit this year in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Sabatini said the sport must respond to other priorities before restarting its busy international calendar, perhaps in 2021, reports the Xinhua news agency.

“In the coming months, I think it will be difficult to organize a sporting event,” Sabatini said in the Subidos a la Red podcast published on Sunday. “I have doubts that anything can be done this year in tennis,” added the 49-year-old, who retired in 1996 after a career that included the title of the US Open. 1990 and 11 appearances in the semifinals of the Grand Slam in singles.

The professional tennis season was suspended in mid-March, in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization. Tennis’s governing bodies, ATP and WTA, have since announced that recess will last until June 7 at least.

Last week, Wimbledon was canceled for the first time since World War II, while the French Open was also moved from May to the end of September.

“It is difficult to think about the future and what can happen because precisely what you need to try is to avoid a lot of people coming together and all of these things happening,” said Sabatini.

“It’s a bit hopeless. You don’t know how or when it will end and even though we always like to think about the future, now we can’t do it. The good thing is that we all face the same situation because it’s global, so the important thing now is to stay home and stay healthy. “

Sabatini, who reached the third rank in his career in February 1989, said that the tennis world must act responsibly, “because it is the best way to help each other”.

–IANS

aak /

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