Sara Sorribes explains what motivated her to return to playing

Fernando Murciego | 8 Apr 2026 | 11.30

Sara Sorribes tells what motivated her to return to play. Source: Getty

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Seven months away from the circuit turned out to be the medicine that Sara Sorribes needed to come back stronger to competition. We’re not talking about results, but about recovering that harmony within herself and the excitement to compete again.

Essential ingredients to face, for example, a Billie Jean King Cup tie where Spain plays for a spot in the final phase of the competition, to be held in Shenzen next September. Slovenia awaits us this weekend, on the clay courts of Portoroz, a place familiar to most of our players. And there will be Sara Sorribes, acting as a veteran within the team, returning to her favorite competition, one that gave her some unforgettable moments in her career. After leaving behind her darkest period, the Castellon-native recounted her journey to this point to the RFET microphones.

“These months have been totally different from what I was used to in my life, basically I devoted them to doing things that I felt like doing. It's the path I needed to take to be happy again, and all of that led me to want to play again. I think pausing is necessary, listening to oneself, understanding and accepting oneself, this is probably what we all need... at least, it was what I needed, so I am proud to have done it,” says the 29-year-old tennis player as twelve months have passed since that decision.

“Before, tennis was everything, practically. It had a big influence on me, on my personality, on how I treated myself, on how I perceived things. Now, I still have a great enthusiasm, I still have a strong desire to improve, I still want to be better, but from a different perspective, from a point where I am the person Sara. Luckily, I have many more things in my life, and I see life a bit broader than the Sara of 18 or 20 years who dreamed of many things,” adds the player from Vall d’Uixó.

Regarding the circuit's response and her teammates' reactions to the announcement, Sara only has good words. Misunderstood by many as well, surely, though her closest circle always had the empathy to understand that this process was very necessary. “I felt super understood, in fact, there have been players who wrote to me saying: ‘I’m feeling this, is it related to what you went through?’ And then they stopped. Also, when I returned to play, there was a player who told me: ‘I want to do the same as you did because I can’t take it anymore.’ Taking this into account, I hope it has reached someone to help them a bit.”

Sara Sorribes in a press conference with Spain. Source: RFET

Sara Sorribes returns to her favorite competition

For many years, we've seen Sara Sorribes' name on the roster for the Billie Jean King Cup, a tournament that has always brought out the best in her, a tournament for which she always made herself available, reaffirming its importance in her career. Now that she is back and considering all the absences Carla Suárez has endured to assemble the puzzle, no one doubts that the Castellon-native will have a key role these days in Slovenia. And she is delighted to contribute, of course.

“I'm super happy, super content to be here, to be able to share it, and hopefully, contribute a bit to the team. But surely what I can contribute is less than what they have already given me, because I am truly grateful and happy,” replied Sorribes during the interview, knowing that what happens these days in Portoroz could be a turning point in the rest of 2026.

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