Overview
- The former world No. 3 says she left the tour at 26 because she was mentally exhausted despite being physically fit.
- She recounts occasionally losing semifinals to avoid the exposure of speaking after a final.
- Her remarks were made in a long conversation on Agustín Creevy’s YouTube channel and reported by major Argentine outlets.
- She explains that the strain came from fame, press contact and expectations rather than from the sport itself.
- Sabatini says she began working with sports psychologists in the mid‑1990s and later rediscovered the joy of playing through exhibitions.