The same procedure as last year

It was like a small déjà vu-experience. Like last year, Florian Mayer is the only German tennis pro, who has made it to the quarter finals of the Hamburg Rothenbaum tournament who will have to compete with Nicolas Almagro, who spoiled Philipp Kohlschreiber’s dream to make it to the quarter finals of the tournament for the first time.

Hamburg says bye to Kamke, Reister and Stebe.

What a shame! The success streak of the two local matadors at Hamburg Rothenbaum was stopped abruptly. First, Tobias Kamke from Lübeck lost to Marin Cilic from Croatia, before, shortly afterwards, Julian Reister from Reinbek had to admit Mikhail Youzhny’s superiority. Thus the bubble of a North-German quarter finals burst, despite the promising start: Kamke seemed highly motivated, played ...

Summer Party in Hamburg – Lovely summer weather on the court

Hamburg, 12 o’clock, 26 centigrade, the sun was burning! With the lovely summer weather, the tennis day was a mere joy for the spectators, while the pros really had to work hard. The day started with Bastian Knittel’s match, who suffered in a three-hour match against the former Top Ten player, Marin Cilic, however was beaten 3-6, 7-6, 4-6 and thus wasn’t rewarded for his efforts. Knittel...

German Party at Hamburg Rothenbaum continues! Finally, another true success story

The German players really enthuse the spectators at Hamburg Rothenbaum! Both the local heroes, Tobias Kamke and Julian Reister, and the youngster Cedrik Marcel Stebe set the greatest marks by winning their matches with around 6,000 spectators watching.

Many people have started asking: “Who will be able to stop this guy?” Cedrik Marcel Stebe won the hearts of the Stuttgart fans last week...