After I had quite an intense series of concerts in May 2024, there has been quite a break in my coverage. The more, I was happy to be back in that part of the Flyctory.com coverage on 6th August 2024.…
Int. German U14 Tennis Nationals – Girls Doubles Final: V. Cesonyte (GER) / M.V. Pop (ROM) – P. Nualsri (THA) / S. Zhang (CHN) 5-7 2-6
You cannot over-estimate the performance of German Viktorija Cesonyte. After she won the almost three hour girls singles final at the International German Under 14 Tennis Nationals in Düren, she had two more matches on the final Saturday. With her…
Int. German U14 Tennis Nationals – Boys Singles Final: M. Vukovic (FRA) – D. Kim (KOR) 3-6 6-0 4-6
After the epic girls singles final, the boys went to decide their singles winner in Düren. At the Internationa German Under 14 Tennis Nationals, French wildcard Mario Vukovic challenged South Korean Dongjae Kim. I was really curious, how the level…
Int. German U14 Tennis Nationals – Boys Doubles Final: R. Krizian (SVK) / J. Nagel-Heyer (GER) – D. Kim (KOR) / D. Pantaratorn (THA) 2-6 6-4 1-x(12-10)
After the dramatic girls singles final, the second match I present you from the Tennis Europe Super Category tournament in Düren is in fact the last match I saw. After Korean Dongjae Kim had won an epic boys singles final…
Int. German U14 Tennis Nationals – Girls Singles Final: V. Cesonyte (GER) – Anastasia Nikolaieva (UKR) 7-6(1) 6-3
On 3rd August 2024, I headed to Düren, some 50 kilometers West of Cologne. My aim was to cover the final matches of the Internationale Deutsche Tennismeisterschaft U14, the International German Under 14 Tennis Nationals. Originally, I hoped to cover a…
Hall of Fame Open 2024 – Men’s Singles Final: A. Michelsen (USA) – M. Giron (USA) 7-6(4) 3-6 5-7
The men’s singles final, held on 21st July 2024 at the Infosys Hall of Fame Open in Newport, was a purely domestic one. Alex Michelsen, who had rolled over Reilly Opelka in the semis, faced Marcos Giron, whom I saw…
Hall of Fame Open 2024 – Men’s Doubles Final: R. Cash / James Tracy (USA) – A. Goransson (SWE) / S. Verbeek (NED) 3-6 4-6
The first match on the last day of the Infosys Hall of Fame Open has been the doubles final. At least, one Indian player could state that they lost against the tournament winner. Wildcards Robert Cash and James Tracy (both…
International Tennis Hall of Fame – Class of 2024 Induction
The highlight of my trip to the Infosys Hall of Fame Open 2024 was of course the Saturday evening ceremony. Apart from British journalist legend Richard Evans, two Indian tennis people were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.…