Thursday evening in Kraljevo. The city some two hours away from Belgrade is ready for the Davis Cup playoffs. It will be the last time that both countries will compete in best-of-five matches in this traditional tournament. The draws are…
Davis Cup World Group Playoff 2018 – More complex than ever!
Though I am a huge opponent of the Davis Cup reformations becoming active in 2019, I have to give in that the September 2018 Davis Cup weekend, mainly the World Group Playoff (qualification) matches, will offer a lot of interesting…
Floorball Bundesliga: DJK Holzbüttgen – ETV Piranhhas Hamburg 2:7 (1:3, 0:4, 1:0)
9th September, first matchday of the Men Bundesliga. One of the most interesting teams of the new season is likely DJK Holzbüttgen, who just promoted to top-notch German floorball. The team located between Cologne and Dusseldorf is well known for…
John Hotel (Flushing, New York City)
After I had to book another hotel right across the street for the first night to get a low airfare, I chose the John Hotel in the heart of Flushing as my stay during the Tennis US Open at Flushing…
Flying Iberia A350 Business Class
Not just my way to New York was very special by flying the remarkable BA 1 service from London-City to JFK, but also the inbound way. I routed with Iberia via Madrid, Terminal 4, back to Dusseldorf. My original booking…
Visiting the US Open 2018
Many of you might watch the Tennis US Open at Flushing Meadows on TV. Some take-outs like interviews on the plaza give you some idea how it looks like at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, how the…
US Open (Tennis) – 1st September 2018
I was looking forward to my second day of visit at the US Open. Divij Sharan’s match was of course in special focus of my attention, but there were also some other interesting matches on schedule. Due to the prolonged…
US Open (Tennis) – My Day – 31st August 2018
My fifth visit at the tennis US Open is the shortest one – arriving on Thursday afternoon by British Airways signature flight BA 1 and leaving the Big Apple again on Sunday. The more I have been looking forward to…