Third seeded Dennis Shapovalov (Canada) had a tough time in his Cologne debut appearance: against Gilles Simon (France), he struggled in the first set and had no chance. After his second set comeback in this second round match, he felt…
The Cadillac Three – Tabasco and Sweet Tea
It’s been quite a short-term: just three days before the release of their fifth studio album Tabasco and Sweet Tea, The Cadillac Three announced the publication over social media. After their strong album Country Fuzz, which has been released in February,…
bett1HULKS Championship 2020: Alexander Zverev (GER) – John Millman (AUS) 6-0 3-6 6-3
After German Alexander Zverev swept his Australian opponent John Millman in the bett1HULKS Championship 2nd round singles match in the first set (in parallel to Divij Sharan’s first round doubles), there were just two factors that I could watch the…
DanaMaria – Desert Diamond
Just ten days before she is releasing her debut album Desert Diamond, I introduced you to the promising German country music artist DanaMaria in the my Spotlight interviews. The album will be released on 23rd October 2020. I received a copy…
bett1HULKS Championship 2020: Sharan (IND) / Sandgren (USA) – Marach (AUT) / Pavic (CRO) 4-6 2-6
Unfortunately, my work schedule on the Championship week Wednesday was a bit busy, so that I had to rush from a home office meeting right to LANXESSarena to arrive in the middle of the first of the match of our…
The Boxmasters – Light Rays
Rock’n’Roll is dead? Not at all if you ask the fans of The Boxmasters. The California band does the good old traditional genre in a very modern way – and become more and more successful during the last years. On…
bett1HULKS Championship: Egor Gerasimov (BLR) – Daniel Altmaier (GER) 6-1 6-0
German wildcard Dennis Altmaier was almost swept by Belarus qualifier Egor Gerasimov. I just saw the second set – the match was definitely not as clear as the score may suggest – but finally, Altmaier was weaker in any deciding…
bett1HULKS Championship: Jordan Thompson (AUS) – Gilles Simon (FRA) 3-6 5-7
Right before Sumit Nagal’s match against Kecmanovic, I had at least the chance to have a short spot on the first match of the day (19th October 2020) between Aussie Jordan Thompson and French Gilles Simon. The match felt to…