The Roland Garros women’s legends tournament continues and one of the most attractive couples in the competition is the one made up of the Argentines Gabriela Sabatini and Gisela Dulko, who yesterday had an auspicious debut. This morning, not before 9, they will try to take another step towards the final in their second game of the group stage. They will face, in the stadium Suzanne Lenglenthe locals Tatiana Golovin and Nathalie Tauziat. will televise ESPN 2 y Star +.
Gabiat 52 years old, still has magic intact and with the help of her friend they had no problem kick off the contest with a solid 6-3 double win over Americans Lindsay Davenport and Pary Joe Fernandez.
Their opponents will be feared as they know perfectly what it is like to play in the French Open. Tatiana Golovin (34 years old) was champion of the doubles tournament in 2004, while Nathalie Tauziat (54 years old) was number 3 on the planet.
“They saw us with Gise Dulko play paddle one day at the Racket Club, they invited us to play and we said yes. It is a joy for me to share this moment with Gisela, whom I have known for many years and have a beautiful friendship with her, ”said Sabatini to explain how this adventure was born with her compatriot.
* Argentina’s Gabriela Sabatini and Gisela Dulko began their journey with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Americans Lindsay Davenport and Pary Joe Fernandez.
It is worth noting that this contest, which is also taking place for the men’s section, was made up of two zones of four couples each and the best of each group will advance to the final, which will take place on June 4.
In their next appearance in Group A, the albiceleste will face Croatian Iva Majoli (44), who won in Paris in 1997, and local Mary Pierce (47), who won the trophy in 2000.
On the other side of the table appear the historic Martina Navratilova (65), former number one and two-time champion at Roland Garros, the Italian Schiavone (41), winner in Paris in 2010, and Flavia Pennetta (40), former No. 1 in doubles. Rennae Stubbs (51) and Chanda Rubin (46), from the USA, will also play; the Slovak Daniela Hantuchova (39), the Bulgarian Magdalena Maleeva (47) and the French Sandrine Testud (50).
More than 25 years after his retirement as a professional Sabatini returned to step on this mythical brick dust stage and once again his magnetism was present.
His last game was in October 1996, at the age of 26. In that period he conquered 27 titles in singles; among them the US Open (1990), the silver medal at the Seoul Olympics (1988) and two WTA Tour Championships (1988 and 1994). In addition, in doubles he won 12 titles, among which the consecration at Wimbledon in 1988 stands out. His best result at Roland Garros was being a semifinalist in singles five times (1985, 1987, 1988, 1991 and 1992) and three times finalist in doubles (1986, 1987 and 1989).
Gisela Dulko, on the other hand, hung up her racket in 2012, with a record of 4 titles in singles and 17 in doubles, including the Australian Open (2011) and the WTA Tour Championships (2010). She was also number 1 in the world of doubles in November 2010. In this tournament she reached the fourth round in singles (2006 and 2011) and the quarterfinals in pairs (in 2007, 2010 and 2011).
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