Barbara Schett at Kasi live: "Kitzbühel? If necessary by boat"
Another high-profile visit to our Instagram chat Kasi live ( tennisnetnews ): Barbara Schett was on Saturday - at 2 a.m. from Australia ...
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Apr 05, 2020, 10:57 am
If all of humanity looked as fresh during the day and was in a good mood like Barbara Schett in the middle of the night - the world would definitely be a better one. You can and must hold that down at this point, because Babsi Schett actually struggled for tennisnet at 2 a.m. A problem? Nope - she was an early riser anyway, according to the Tyrolean, going to bed early and getting up early was common in Australia anyway.
Australia is partially completely locked down, said Schett, who is married to the Australian double specialist Joshua Eagle and has a son. "In Melbourne and Sydney you can't even go outside", with her (in Noosa, Queensland) it was a little bit looser, sport was allowed after all. Australia has the advantage of an island, you could possibly isolate yourself a little better. But you expect a lockdown for the next six months ...
Barbara Schett at ServusTV: "Pleasure to speak in my own language"
Schett started tennis like so many: on the ball wall. "Back then, Kasi, you'll remember there weren't any cell phones yet," Schett recalled the good old 1980s. "Now you realize how much you are missing outside, what you normally take for granted ...", says Christopher Kas. "Either divorce or child, there's not a lot at the moment. So again a child, Babsi" - Schett, however, denied it vigorously.
Of course she is also currently stuck, the annual plan usually sees a trip to Europe for the French Open before and to Kitzbühel again to Australian, "then New York, Austria and again Australia". Especially the home game at the Generali Open in Kitzbühel is always a highlight, says Schett, who is also here at ServusTV, "a great pleasure to speak in my own language".
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Schett: Fears of existence when starting a career
Schett has of course become an integral part of the tennis circus - but everything was not a sure-fire success for her either. "At the age of 18, she had" insane fears of existence "when she started her career," At that time, you didn't earn much as number 100 at the time. That was very busy for me. " But then everything went up quickly - except for 7th place in the individual ranking. The double ran rather side by side, she never trained specifically for it. But played with prominent partners - with Anke Huber and Anna Kournikova . The best thing about it: "The spectators always stuck to us," said Schett with a laugh. In mixed, she was even in the final of the Australian Open in 2001, with her future husband Joshua Eagle. "We didn't get together until much later. But we liked each other a lot back then."
The leap into a second career was quick. In 2005 she still played in Australian and conducted the first interviews at the French Open, "bad as a grotto", she says today and thinks back with thanks to the time at the side of Eurosport commentator Jürgen Höthker, who led her to the microphone. Whatever seems so relaxed and relaxed when Schett is in front of the camera, especially for Eurosport in "Game, Schett & Mats", hoses are powerful. The 44-year-old delivers four shows a day on a regular basis. "After a Grand Slam tournament, I am completely exhausted and feel like I played one myself." But she loves new challenges, "I'm not so reluctant to be under pressure."
What is she always looking forward to when she comes back to Austria? "To the mountains, I love the mountains," she enthuses - whether Kitzbühel will work this year is currently still uncertain. However, it should not fail due to the flight situation. If Kitzbühel should take place and there is no plane, "maybe I will organize a boat."
On Sunday (5.4.2020) at 6 p.m. at Kasi live No. 15: Marcos Baghdatis and Yevgeny Kafelnikov - tune in on Instagram at tennisnetnews !