Gabriela Sabatini on Rivalries, Shyness & Finding Herself Beyond Tennis | Love All w/ Kim Clijsters

4-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters sits down with legend Gabriela Sabatini to discuss her rise to global fame, career-defining rivalries, and the pressures of life at the top of tennis. Sabatini reflects on growing up as a teenage star in Argentina, navigating shyness and media attention, and her historic matches with Steffi Graf. Kim also breaks down Iga Świątek’s confidence struggles, Naomi Osaka’s motherhood dilemma, and other Miami Open storylines. 

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 TIMESTAMPS: 

0:00 Welcome to Love All 

6:30 Hailey Baptiste’s Miami performance 

8:55 Iga Swiatek’s opening match loss 

11:52 Iga Swiatek splits with Wim Fissette 

16:16 Naomi Osaka on motherhood and the tour 

22:23 Carlos Alcaraz and the ATP spotlight 

24:30 Danielle Collins and Corentin Moutet drama 

31:48 Gabriela Sabatini joins the show 

34:48 Life in Switzerland and riding motorcycles 

37:45 Falling in love with tennis at River Plate 

40:26 Handling fame as a shy kid 

46:38 The Steffi Graf rivalry and doubles 

53:56 Retirement at 26 and facing burnout 

1:02:32 Horseback riding, guitars, and singing 

1:08:16 Building a perfume empire 

1:11:46 The one-handed backhand 

1:13:56 Origin of the iconic headband look 

1:17:33 Emotional impact of meeting fans 

1:18:34 Closing thoughts 

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