“It Was Pure Coincidence” – Gabriela Sabatini on Meeting Roger Federer in Switzerland

World Number four Roger Federer looked up to Gabriela Sabatini during his amateur tour days. He followed Sabatini’s matches against her rivals Steffi Graff and Martina Hingis. And a few weeks ago Federer also tweeted out saying Gaby is the ‘nicest person and wonderful player.’

Federer is a big fan of the WTA Tour, and Sabatini is one of his favorites. “Gabriela Sabatini for me was like one of my favorite players growing up. I watched her rivalry with Steffi Graf and then Martina Hingis came, she also played Gaby,” he said in 2019, during his trip to Argentina.

Recently, former US Open champion, Sabatini, opened up on her coincidental encounter with Federer on the streets of Zurich. Roger was spending time with Mirka and his twin daughters, and Gaby happened to run into them.

“Obviously I admire Roger Federer. It is a pleasure to see him play. When we met once in the streets of downtown Zurich, it was a total coincidence,” Sabatini told Argentine newspaper La Nacion recently