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Gabriela Sabatini Details How Media Anxiety Drove Her Early Retirement

In a new interview, the 1990 US Open champion says fear of post‑match interviews sometimes influenced her results.

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.