bett1HULKS Championship: Jordan Thompson (AUS) – Gilles Simon (FRA) 3-6 5-7
by 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 …
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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 …
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 …
Four Countries, Four Trains – A Trip on Tracks (Day 4, 10th August 2020)
Heading back home. As said in the Day 3 coverage, I did not expect too much going on on that transfer day from Italy to …
Marie Reim – 14 Phasen
20 year old Marie Reim is an interesting upcoming artist in the German schlager scene. Both of her parents are stars in that genre’s scene, …
Women Soccer Bundesliga is back – But some Girls score in a different Way
They did it: the German Women Soccer Bundesliga (Flyeralarm Frauen-Bundesliga) re-started a few days ago, on 29th May 2020. I hope it does not hurt …
Björn Heuser (28th May 2020, Drive-In Show, Bonn)
During the Covid-19 crisis, I visited quite a couple of drive-in movies, which became a very popular kind of entertainment in Germany. As a music …
“Climbing” the Monte Troodelöh, Cologne’s Highest Point
My beloved home town Cologne, Germany, is always a bit of crazy – not just during the carnival days. Thus, the (hi)story of the Monte …