Hard to argue against that Finland was in the comfort position at this World Group I playoff tie in Espoo for Day 2. Leading 2-0 after the first day, the hosts had three shots to complete the victory against India…
Davis Cup Finland vs. India: Finland in the lead after Day 1 Singles
Tennis Davis Cup again. I was really flattered about the first day in Espoo between Finland and India. Will there be a tie after the first two matches or would one team be able to take a huge first step…
Davis Cup Finland vs. India: Preview
My team is back in Europe! Three years after the Davis Cup tie in Serbia, I am glad to support the Indian national team in the male tennis competition again. This time, I headed to Espoo, a large city West…
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…
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 (the first week tournament), Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal lost his deciding qualification…
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 them in venues which are typically not hosting ATP events. The Cologne LANXESSarena hosted two…
International Tennis Hall of Fame & Hall of Fame Open 2019
On the fourth day of my Weird Al & Grass Court Tennis trip in July 2019, I visited the Tennis Hall of Fame Open 2019, the only grass court major tournament on the ATP men tennis professional tour in the…
Weird Al & Grass Court Tennis 2019 (Day 4 – 20th July 2019)
After having two Weird Al Yankovic concerts on the second and third day of my trip, tennis was in focus of the fourth and last full day of my July 2019 trip. After he won the match on Friday, I…