Courier does an ok job as a Co-commentator. I think I heard him in a Roddick-Blake match last year.
Anyways, does British ES usually have two commentators? And how many are currently commentating the Aussie Open? I'd also be interested to hear about other countries.
For the Aussie Open 2007 ES Germany currently has 5 commentators.
1) Matthias Stach, the indisputable number 1 in Germany when it comes to Tennis. He's also doing interviews, so everyone in Europe should have seen his face already several times (last seen in the WTA Stuttgart tourney).
Likes to talk about the man who invented the TB.
2) Karsten Linke, doesn't seem as knowledgeable as Stach, but has a nice sense of humour (very dry humour). I liked they way he talked when Nadal was swallowing his banana at the FO 2006.
3) Oliver Faßnacht, back working as ES Tennis commentator since the end of 2005 and also knows what he's talking about. I like his voice. Not everyone always agrees with his opinion though.
4) Jürgen Höthker, more of a WTA Tennis specialist, if you ask me, but ok in my book.
5) Ralf Klinkenberg, I don't like his voice, and there are too many mistakes. He's the only one I really don't like to hear at all.
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Then there's also Bettina Schneider, the only woman in the team, but she doesn't do any commentary at this years Aussie Open.
Oh, Stach, Höthker and Linke are in Melbourne, while Faßnacht and Klinkenberg stayed in Germany.
Yesterday there was quite an entertaining conversation between Höthker and Faßnacht regarding the Murray-Verdasco match. Later on Linke came into the commentators box, complaining about the heat.