The Rado-ProAm 2022 in Vienna's Colony Club was all about a special anniversary this year! The Swiss watch manufacturer is the official timepiece and partner of the Erste Bank Open for the 20th time in a row. Traditionally, the tournament week started on Sunday with a big tournament between professionals and celebrities. The teams of the two local tennis giants Thomas Muster and Barbara Schett met for the second time in a row.

For Schett, it was about nothing less than successfully defending the title. On the pitch, she was supported by former world-class player and now ÖTV sports director Jürgen Melzer, ZiB presenter Tobias Pötzelsberger, ex-soccer player Toni Polster and Waterdrop founding member Henry Murray. Thomas Muster and his team, which included Stefan Dörfler, CFO of Erste Group, opposed this. Tennis-loving representatives of the local society and business scene, such as entertainer Tricky Niki, actor Michael Ostrowski and Schönbrunn Group Managing Director Klaus Panholzer, also grabbed the racket. "Team Schett" was victorious again in the end, which means that Babsi Schett was able to celebrate the Rado ProAm Cup for the second time in a row.

Coric and Schwartzman on a boat trip

The tennis stars are once again using the weekend for sightseeing in Vienna! The Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and the Italian Jannik Sinner paid a visit to the giant Megaboard banner at the town hall. The duo, who are now regulars at the Erste Bank Open, were welcomed by City Councilor Peter Hanke, who also showed Dimitrov and Sinner the inner courtyard of the town hall. The 21-year-old Sinner was not sparing with compliments afterwards: "Vienna is a wonderful city with incredibly beautiful sights. I'm happy every time I come back here," enthused last year's semi-finalist.

Croatian Borna Coric and Argentinian Diego Schwartzman took the helm on a boat trip on the Danube. Before that, of course, there was expert training by DDSG Blue Danube fleet captain Johannes Kammerer. The two tennis aces took the opportunity to hit a few balls over the net on a mini-court in front of tournament director Herwig Straka. "It was very impressive to see Vienna from a ship," Schwartzman said about the trip on the Danube.