Kasi Live: "Dream Type" - Roger Federer likes the bearded Seppi
An hour later than usual, Kasi reported live on our Instagram channel ( tennisnetnews ) on Monday evening - for two good reasons.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Apr 21, 2020, 01:24 pm
For one thing, a great moment in Instagram had recently taken place between Rafael Nadal, his struggle with technology and Roger Federer and Andy Murray . On the other hand, they didn't want to disturb the star guest of the day, Andreas Seppi, too soon. The South Tyrolean now lives in the USA, in Colorado, near Denver. "At minus 12 degrees", as Seppi explained - and made it clear a few days ago with a topless jump into gigantic snow masses.
Why Colorado His wife Michela used to work here on a ranch, they both liked it so much, now they were drawn to it. And two months ago there were offspring. A problem when it starts again with tennis - is it then that the whole family is traveling or Michela is staying at home? "Nope I'm sure I won't stay at home," Michela answered directly in the comments. Kasi, himself, the father of the family, reassured that daughters on the tour were usually easier.
Seppi is now one of the old warhorses on the tour. He is 36 years old and one of the most constant players in tennis. Also as far as its surroundings are concerned. He has been working with Coach Massimo Sartori since childhood, for over 20 years - a rarity. Sartori, who was inexperienced in the professional field before working with Seppi, is seeking opinions from others. For example, that of Riccardo Piatti, former coach of the 90s Italians Renzo Furlan, Cristiano Caratti or Omar Camporese . And later that of Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova.
Seppi 2015 at the Australian Open: victory over Federer, match ball against Kyrgios
Incidentally, his current protégé: shooting star Jannik Sinner , who also fascinates Seppi. "It was impressive that such a young guy was so focused on tennis," recalls Seppi when he met Sinner for the first time. At 12 you got to know each other and played a few times with each other, so you could see how talented he was. ”
Seppi himself is considered the "Mr Constance" of the tour, with six round of 16 finals at Grand Slams - but he was unable to make a major breakthrough with the majors. Probably the greatest chance: at the Australian Open in 2015, when he won against Roger Federer but then lost to Nick Kyrgios, after 2-0 set lead and match ball. "It hurt a lot for a few months," said Seppi. Although he had succeeded in revenge two years later at the same location, "but that was only the second round."
Federer and the Seppi beard: "Sonen beautiful person"
At the age of 36, he was still fit, there was an injection for the hip every six months, followed by a month off, which helped. "I'm not 20, but I feel good physically.
Hard work, constancy - in the comments, his beard was the most amusing. Viewer Marcos Baghdatis urgently recommended a shave, Roger Federer commented with "Sonen beautiful person" and "dream type". And of course, he also saw the video of Seppi diving in snow, of course.
On Tuesday, April 21, from 6 p.m. at Kasi Live ( tennisnetnews ): Philipp Petzschner and Gebhard Gritsch!