The life of Arantxa Sánchez Vicario is giving her a respite after a few difficult weeks in which she has had to face a harsh trial for the alleged crime of confiscation of assets for which the Prosecutor's Office requested a sentence of up to two years for her and Josep Santacana. 4 years in prison and financial compensation of more than 6 million euros. It should be noted that the former elite athlete is still waiting for the sentencing of the case, but that she already knows that she will not go to jail because the Prosecutor's Office and the Bank of Luxembourg decided to reduce her request for a sentence to two years. .
To forget the bad experience and try to gradually recover her life and normality, the former tennis player reappeared publicly yesterday at the 10th edition of the María de Villota Awards. In addition, Sánchez Vicario attended the event surrounded by her entire family, thus giving the media a beautiful picture that they had not seen for more than a decade.
After more than two decades of misunderstandings, accusations and estrangements, the former professional tennis player publicly had the support of her mother, Marisa Vicario Rubio and her brothers, Emilio, Javier and Marisa Sánchez Vicario.
The family members attended the media and were photographed posing hugging after being awarded the City of Racket award for being "world leaders in tennis and forming a family that has been key in tennis both in Spain and worldwide in recent years." forty years".
During the ceremony, the Sánchez Vicario brothers had their father, Emilio Sánchez, who died in 2016 after fighting Alzheimer's for more than two years, very present. He was the one who instilled in them the love and passion for tennis, so it was inevitable for them to shed tears and dedicate the award to him.
Emilio Sánchez Vicario, the eldest of the brothers, took advantage of the moment to dedicate some nice words to his sister Arantxa: "My sister has been the best athlete there has ever been and has fought for her children at this stage twice or three times as hard as she did." who has fought when he won his big tournaments.
The 51-year-old woman couldn't help but cry when listening to Emilio, who continued with his speech, surprising those present: ''Family is a word that is too powerful and nowadays it is sometimes left aside because of the way in which We live (...) My brothers and I know that since the day Arantxa won Roland Garros we are Arantxa's brothers. "He has been the inspiration of many, the number one in the world and the best athlete there has ever been and I think she will continue to be that way for quite some time."
