Beating the Rain (and Opponents) on Finals Day in Klosters
My first match today was at 9:30 and my last one finished in the dark as it started to rain sometime after 8pm. I played my singles under cool and […]
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Klosters: Into Singles Final; Half Way to Doubles Final
I played Rosemary Everett of Australia today not before 12:30 and we got on at 1:30 which wasn’t too bad. It was fun to play and I played pretty well..I […]
Switzerland is Beautiful
Today started with an early hit with Nora Blom and then another 20 minutes with Haim Ohn who plays in the men’s 60s. Both are lefties. After hitting, icing and […]
Practice Day & Hunting for Ice
I practiced today again with Nora Blom and Annelies Simons from Netherlands. We had a chance to practice with the Prince balls they use here (not for sale in the […]
Klosters, Switzerland: Tennis in the Alps
I’m baaack…in Europe. I traveled pretty much uneventfully from San Diego to Klosters starting at 5:45 Thursday morning: one Lyft, two flights, and three trains later I arrived in Klosters […]
Panoramaweg: Hiking in the Alps & Swiss Champion
Today was really nice. It started early. I warmed up with Haim Ohn from Israel. He is a lefty and the 4th seed in the 55 men’s here and gave […]
Klosters: Into the Final and a Trip to the Top of the Mountain
Today was a gorgeous day, sunny and warm, not hot. I played second match on Center Court, about 10am as I followed Mr. Althaus in the 80s and he won […]
Klosters Tuesday: Americans Successful on the Red Clay
There were only three Americans in the draw Monday and so far all of us are still in the running. I beat Bridget Harrer of So Africa and Austria on […]
Klosters Tournament Day One
Klosters began today. I had a bye, but all others 60s played. I watched the #2 seed, Nora Blom and #3 seed Encarnacion Gomez Ruiz play and also Bridget Harrer. […]
Practicing in the Sun
First of all the draws are finally posted: http://www.itftennis.com/seniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100033255. I am in a round robin group of three players; the #2 and #3 seeds, Nora Blom and Encarnacion Gomez-Ruiz are […]
Rainy Saturday and a Trip to St. Moritz
Klosters is up in the mountains, at about 1200 meters (about 4000 feet) and so gets a lot of rain normally (though till now this has been a warm and […]
Practicing on the Clay
Friday was a beautiful day in Klosters. It was sunny and while Klosters is beautiful in any weather, when the sun shines it’s spectacular. I had arranged a hit in […]
Swiss Senior Championships, Klosters
I am playing the Swiss Open Seniors in Klosters, about two hours by train from Zurich, starting Monday. It takes a while to get here from California…I left at 4:30am […]