Panatta: “With Giampiero Galeazzi commentary between jokes and laughter”

“I remember that Giampiero Galeazzi was commenting when I was still playing. When we started doing them together, perhaps they were less technical and schematic than those of today, certainly much more human, as he was”. For years Adriano Panatta has formed a ‘double’ with Giampiero Galeazzi, commenting for Rai editions of Roland Garros and Wimbledon, as well as Davis Cup finals. “I am very sorry, I knew he was not well. We were very friends with Giampiero. With him I have only good memories, so happy, funny. He was a crazy professional, he came to do the commentary very well prepared, he knew everything. Every now and then I played some jokes on him. , he ventured into a technical disquisition, then I would say no to him with my head on purpose – he laughs – and he, very good, immediately changed version. I then told him I was joking, this thing was very funny “.