Tathiana Garbin thanks everyone after second operation

Tathiana Garbin thanks everyone after the second operation

Tathiana Garbin, captain of the Billie Jean King Cup women’s Italy, è underwent surgery for the second time for the removal of a tumor a month and a half after the first operation, and posted a story on Instagram in which she thanked the medical team that operated on her and everyone who wrote to her.

“Hello everyone, the surgery è went well thanks to the professionalism & expertise of Prof. Lippolis and all his medical team to whom goes my deepest gratitude. Thank you all for the messages of support and closeness. See you soon Tathiana Garbin”.

The 46-year-old native of Venice, despite having just undergone her first operation, wanted at all costs to be present at the final stages of the Billie Jean King Cup in Seville to lead the Italian women’s team, which made it into the final, losing it to Canada.After this defeat, the Venetian wanted to make public her health status.

Tathiana Garbin as a player è was number 22 in the world in 2007 and in the same year she achieved her best result in a Grand Slam event, the round of 16 at Roland Garros. È she was also the first Italian ever to beat a reigning world number 1, Belgium’s Justine Henin, 7-5 6-4 in the second round at Roland Garros in 2004.

She won a WTA tournament in 2000 on the clay of Budapest losing four finals, while in doubles tournaments she won 11.After retiring at the Australian Open in 2011, she coached Italian-Swiss Romina Oprandi and then began working with Federtennis being appointed captain of the then Fed Cup in place of Corrado Barazzutti in October 2016.