Rafael Nadal will play mixed doubles, with Gabriela Sabatini, in his performance in Buenos Aires | Tennis

With former Argentine tennis player Gabriela Sabatini she will play a mixed doubles

Rafael Nadal

during the exhibition tournament that the Spaniard will play in Buenos Aires, as announced on Friday.

In a sort of wink at number 2 on the men’s circuit, the best Argentine tennis player in history, winner of the United States Open in 1990, posted a video on her social media in which “for the admiration” she feels for her offers him to play a mixed doubles match.

“It’s nice that you come to Argentina to play the rematch with Casper”the message began, which was recorded with the tennis player’s 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 Norwegian Casper Ruud during a tour in Latin America, which will also take them to Bogotá, Quito, Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and Mexico City.

“It would be an honor,” concluded the ‘glove’ launched by Sabatini, who added the link to the page promoting the November 23rd event in Buenos Aires.

Sabatini became number 3 on the WTA rankings at a time dominated by two other female tennis greats: German Steffi Graf and nationalized American Serbian Monica Seles.

In his palmares, in addition to the US Open which won the Graf in just two sets, there are 26 other titles, including two WTA Championships (Masters), which have made New York his fetish field.

In addition, he won the silver medal at the Seoul Olympics (1988) and runner-up in two other Grand Slam tournaments: the 1988 United States Open and 1991 Wimbledon, both of which were defeated by the German.

After his retirement at the age of 26, the former tennis player was rarely seen in friendly or exhibition matches, although he recently played the tournament of legends at Roland Garros (France), after which he visited the Nadal Academy in the Balearic Islands (Spain).