Alexander Bublik was not the favourite to win the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle.
For the 30th anniversary of the tournament, the field included Daniil Medvedev, Stefano Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev and last year’s champion Hubert Hurkacz.
Andrea Petkovic came to Bad Homburg to say goodbye to her “hometown” tournament. Hometown in the sense that it’s the WTA tournament closest to Darmstadt, where she moved from Bosnia as a child.
In 2021, the first year of the … continue reading
This year’s Terra Wortmann Open provided an entertaining doubles event with enough national flavour to enthuse the locals.
Three all-German pairs played on the lawn courts of Halle in the ATP 500.
Before the main draw, Henri Squire and Louis … continue reading
When I learned that Gerry (actually, Gerhard) Weber and his son Ralf were going to make a presentation at the 1992 ATP World Championships at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, my curiosity was thoroughly piqued.
I wanted to hear about the … continue reading
A highlight of the week for tennis fans in Halle was a visit from Roger Federer.
The 10-time tournament champion received an award for special services to the Halle ATP 500.
The ceremony took place on centre court, with Federer … continue reading
Louis Wessels created a good news story when as the world No. 347, he qualified for the main draw of an ATP tournament for the first time – the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany.
It’s also a Local Boy … continue reading
Beim Jubiläumsturnier des 500er Rasenklassikers TERRA WORTMANN OPEN vom 17. bis 25. Juni 2023 in HalleWestfalen sorgen sechs Top-Ten Spieler für athemberaubende sportliche Spannung, gibt sich Publikumsliebling Roger Federer erneut „die Ehre“ und Top-Stars, wie Ben Zucker und Vanessa Mai … continue reading
It should occur regularly but rarely has in the last eight seasons – the meeting of the women’s No. 1 and 2 ranked players in a final.
But at the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open, it transpired that the current top … continue reading
The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart gave us an encore of last’s year’s final featuring Aryna Sabalenka and the champion Iga Świątek.
The tournament grew out of a four-player gala held in Filderstadt, 12 kilometres south of the capital … continue reading
She had to beat the No. 1, 2 and 3 players in the world to win the title and she did it.
Despite being unseeded and ranked 30 in the world these days, Barbora Krejčíková won the WTA 1000 in Dubai.… continue reading