A Trip to St. Stephen’s Basilica; Last Day in Budapest

We had a free day in Budapest after the European Masters 1000 finished. So of course Vicki wanted to play tennis! It was a lovely morning for tennis but I […]

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European Singles/Doubles Champion and Budapest after Dark

Draws are here. It was a long and busy day in Budapest Saturday. Vicki and I warmed up at 8am. I played my singles final against Pauline Fisher (World #2 […]

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Into Doubles Final; First Round Success in Singles: Budapest Day 4

Draws are here. I played singles in the morning…scheduled at 8am BUT, some courts were reserved for teaching pros and members till 9am (the normal start time for the tournament). […]

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Practice, Trip to the Market Hall and a Walk Down Vaci Street, Wednesday in Budapest

Draws are here. Since we were not scheduled to play a match today, Vicki Buholz and I practiced even earlier…around 7:30am (good thing too, since we are scheduled for 8am […]

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Duseldorf ➡ Budapest

Draws are here. Today was a long one…we had a 6:25 flight to Budapest from Dusseldorf on Eurowings. We returned the rental car which went smoothly, then printed our bag […]

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Hungarian Triple

On a train near Lake Balaton, Hungary Janos Latura and I won the mixed doubles in Hungary today over Eva Bogar Szabo and Peter Sakovics from Hungary 64 31 retired. […]

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Hungarian Doubles Champion; Mixed Final Friday: New Balls Please

Keszthely, Balaton Lake, Hungary I played the mixed doubles semis and our first and last women’s doubles match today. Our mixed was scheduled yesterday for “not before 2 pm” but […]

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Singles Done & Won; Mixed Semis and Doubles Await; Biking Around Keszthely

Keszthely, Balaton Lake, Hungary It was an early start today at the Hungarian International Grade A. I had a “not before 9:30” match and warmed up around 8:30 and we […]

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Windy & Cool Tuesday in Keszthely

Keszthely, Balaton Region, Hungary Today was very cool and windy, quite a change from the mid 90s on Sunday! There are two venues here, the Fonix venue and the Ady […]

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Train to/for Success in Hungary

Keszthely (pronounced “Kes Kay”) Lake Balaton, Hungary Yesterday was a pretty long and tiring day…travel can be stressful in new places and Hungary is definitely a new country with a […]

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Budapest: Bridges, Night Lights, & 25,000 Steps

On a train to Keszthely, Balaton, Hungary Photos may not be loading, will try again tonight. I arrived on Friday night from Mallorca (via Munich) to Budapest, and from my […]

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Adios Mallorca, Hello Hungary

On an airplane somewhere between Mallorca and Munich…. I had my last training in Mallorca today, then quickly made it to the airport. I checked in and then went to […]

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