Australian Open: More than 230 hours of live tennis at Eurosport, Rittner extended as an expert

The former number 24 in the world says about her work as an expert at Eurosport: “Looking at the best players in the world at the most important tournaments of the year is a great addition to the work at DTB. I really enjoy broadcasting the Grand Slams together with the great team at Eurosport. The intensively elaborated analyzes are also very valuable for my own development. “

Australian Open with Becker, Rittner and Stach

The first opportunity Barbara Rittner Experience as an expert in 2022 at the Australian Open. Eurosport will broadcast the first Grand Slam tournament of the year from January 17th to 30th daily live on free TV at Eurosport 1 as well as in the linear program of Eurosport 2. In total, fans can look forward to more than 230 hours of live tennis in linear format TV, including more than 140 hours on Eurosport 1 on free TV. In addition, all games can be viewed live and on demand in the live stream on Eurosport with JoynPLUS + without commercial breaks.

In First Serve Rittner Barbara Rittner looks at around 7:00 a.m. together with the moderator Birgit Nössing goes back to the matches of the night, goes into the analysis and gives a first foretaste of what tennis fans can expect in the further course of the tournament day.

Later in the German morning, another well-rehearsed double takes over: Expert Boris Becker as well as commentator and moderator Matthias Stach. In the show Match ball Becker the two are live on the air every day from around 9:00 a.m. and after the end of the Australian night session. The duo analyzes the matches from Melbourne and classifies the events down under. Thanks to VR technology, Stach and Becker receive their interview guests directly in the studio in Munich-Unterföhring and evaluate the highlights of the tournament day.

Behind the scenes with Mischa Zverev

There are presenters in Melbourne Barbara Schett, Expert Mischa Zverev and reporters Markus Paszehr. While the older brother of tennis star Alexander Zverev gives a unique look behind the scenes of the tournament and gives tennis fans first-hand information about the situation in the Zverev warehouse, Paszehr is always close to the action on the court, conducts interviews and shows his impressions from Down Under also regularly on Eurosport’s social media channels.

For the Australian Open, Eurosport is again relying on a large team of commentators and experts to comment on the matches for the German viewers. Philipp Eger, Oliver Faßnacht, Stefan Grothoff, Birgit Hasselbusch, Dennis Heinemann, Jürgen Höthker, Wolfgang Nadvornik, Matthias Stach, Patrick Steimel, Markus Theil, Torsten Tschoepe, Harry Weber, Maximilian Zobel and Markus Zoecke form the grand slam proven team at the microphone.

The international team of experts is led by Mats Wilanderwho organized the tournament together with the new Eurosport presenter, the French tennis player Alizé Lim, from the Eurosport Cube – the award-winning mixed reality studio in London. Also belong Chris Evert and John McEnroe to the Eurosport tennis team in 2022 and enrich the broadcasts of the Grand Slam tournaments with your expertise, your opinion and your analysis. Complete next to it Justine Henin in France, Alex Corretja in Spain and Roberta Vinci in Italy the incomparable team of experts at Eurosport.

Shooting star Casper Ruud gives exclusive insights into Discovery

Casper Ruud: “It’s a unique opportunity to work with a media company like Discovery that not only shows the live action but also wants to shed light on the stories behind the players and off the field. Despite all the challenges of being a professional tennis player I’m very lucky to be doing something I love – and this partnership will allow me to communicate regularly with fans all over Europe, to give them a glimpse into my thoughts and share the ups and downs with them – Of course we hope that there are more ups than downs! “

Scott Young, Senior Vice President, Content and Production: “The first Grand Slam of a season is always exciting, but the changing of the guard at the top will feel different in 2022. Will new heroes follow, new champions crowned – or the current superstars will Fend off an attack again? Discovery is there at every step, shows every point, tells every story, covers every point of view.

We are very happy to welcome Alizé Lim to our moderation team for the Australian Open. I am convinced that Alizé will bring a fresh, dynamic approach to our proven reporting. With Barbara Schett and Mischa Zverev, we will again have an increased on-site presence in Melbourne Park this year. In addition, some of the greatest players who have ever stood on the tennis court make their incomparable expertise available on our platforms for the entire two weeks. Coupled with our unique approach to storytelling, we believe that fans will be able to enjoy our extensive coverage of the Australian Open – across our various platforms in 50 markets – like never before. “

Comprehensive broadcasts on all Eurosport channels and platforms

The tournament days in Melbourne will start up to and including January 27 at around 1:00 a.m. CET (11:00 a.m. local time). Depending on the end of the day session, the night session begins at 9:15 a.m. CET (7:15 p.m. local time). The women’s final will take place on Saturday (January 29th) at 9:30 am and the men’s final on Sunday (January 30th) at 9:30 am.

The TV times at Eurosport 1: Australian Open in Melbourne (January 17th to 30th, 2022)

• From 1:00 a.m. live tennis matches for women and men
• Before and after the night session (approx. 9 am and 2 pm): “Matchball Becker” with Boris Becker and Matthias Stach
• Final women, January 29th live from 9:30 a.m.
• Men’s final, January 30th live from 9:30 a.m.

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