bett1HULKS Championship: Egor Gerasimov (BLR) – Daniel Altmaier (GER) 6-1 6-0
by German wildcard Dennis Altmaier was almost swept by Belarus qualifier Egor Gerasimov. I just saw the second set – the match was definitely not as …
Tag: All around Cologne
Attractions and Reports around my home town Cologne
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 …
bett1HULKS Championship 2020: Sumit Nagal (IND) – Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 6-3 (4)6-7 1-6
Second week in the Cologne LANXESSarena, second tournament: more or less in parallel to the first week tournament victory by German Alexander Zverev at the …
bett1HULKS Indoors 2020: Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs. Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-4 6-3
After having three doubles matches on the minor Court 1, including Divij Sharan’s first round loss, I dared to watch the second set of the …
bett1HULKS Indoors 2020: Davidovich Fokina / Verdasco (ESP) – Masur / Molleker (GER) 3-6 6-1 10-8
This first round Men’s Doubles match on Court 1 was in fact the first match I saw on 14th October 2020 in Cologne. Scheduled right …
bett1HULKS Indoors 2020: Gonzales (MEX) / K. Skupski (GBR) – Nielsen (DEN) / Puetz (GER) 4-6 6-1 10-5
I just stayed on the smaller Court 1 after Divij Sharan’s 1st round match at the bett1HULKS Indoors in Cologne to see one of Germany’s …
bett1HULKS Indoors 2020: Sharan (IND) / Withrow (USA) – Herbert / Mahut (FRA) 3-6 3-6
Due to all the Covid-19 regulations and local restrictions the male tennis ATP Tour set up some new tournaments in late 2020 – some of …
The Fair Play Suite at the Kameha Grand Hotel Bonn
After we visited a couple of hotels in Bonn, we finally wanted to check out the only five star one in the former German capital. …
Bonn Marriott Hotel
Holidays close to home? Not just due to Covid-19, I felt it to be more and more attractive to have a night or a weekend …
Watching Cologne from Europa Rad Ferris Wheel
Sometimes, you just have to be creative: if you have one of the biggest mobile ferris wheels in the neighboring city – why not just …
ibis Dusseldorf Main Station
In order to have a more comfortable (and longer) sleep, I decided to go for a night at the ibis hotel at Dusseldorf Main Station …
Dusseldorf Rhine Tower (Rheinturm)
The Rheinturm – or Rhine Tower – is definitely one of Dusseldorf’s most iconic viewpoints. During a recent stay at the the Medienhafen (“Media Harbor” – former harbor …