Overview

• Paolo Bertolucci posted AI-created images on X showing Adriano Panatta toasting with elderly fans and ex-partners, including a nod to Zia Yetta from The Nanny, as part of the birthday fun.
• The social-media exchange went viral within hours, attracting thousands of reactions and commentaries on their ongoing banter.
• Their online jesting highlights a bond that began at a Cesenatico Under-13 tournament in 1962 and evolved into one of tennis’s most celebrated doubles partnerships.
• Panatta and Bertolucci’s teamwork culminated in Italy’s Davis Cup victory in Santiago, Chile, in 1976, cementing their status as national sports icons.
• Off the court, the pair have parlayed their chemistry into media ventures such as Sky’s Una squadra series, the La Telefonata podcast and the Tennis Heroes–Panatta & Bertolucci TV show.