US Open surprise Oscar Otte: "I didn't feel like just giving up"
Oscar Otte was one of the biggest surprises at the US Open 2021 . The Cologne player left the tournament injured and hopes to play again in October.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Sep 16, 2021, 09:36 am
He has contracted bone marrow edema and will have to wear a splint for the next two to four weeks to keep his hand still. "I think that I will get back into the tournament in mid / end of October," he said in an interview with tennismagazin.de .
Otte sustained the injury in a fall in the fourth set of the round of 16 match against Matteo Berrettini, "totally frustrating at the moment," according to the world number 141. "It was such a special match and a special day." He quickly realized that the match was over - bitter, because it had been held at eye level up until then. To finish the game, he hadn't thought of that. "I didn't want to end the tournament with a task. I didn't feel like giving up."
Not only in his matches, also in the other duels of the German players throughout the US Open, a little boy could be heard pushing the DTB professionals almost continuously. Of course, Otte also noticed him and drank from his support. "I was wondering how you can have so much energy. Above all: The Sonego match lasted four hours, and he screamed through for four hours. That can also be extremely annoying to the opponent. It's always good to have someone like that in the Audience is seated. It was funny and it is extremely pushing. "
Oscar Otte, Andreas Mies, Peter Gojowczyk stick together
Two fellow players were also of great help to Otte in New York. Andi Mies, a close friend with whom he used to play in future and challenger tournaments, was "a point of trust that I could look to," said Otte. "I know that he is completely behind me, no matter how I play, no matter what match it is - whether it is a big place in New York or, like in the past with Future, somewhere in a cow pasture. That was good for me. " And Peter Gojowczyk, just like Otte from the qualification, rushed into the last sixteen, with whom he has always played well - and before Gojowczyk's matches, in return, him.
Gojowczyk was always the day before Otte due to the scheduled games and always motivated him to follow suit. "It was one thing between us. Neither of us expected it to work so well."
You can read the entire interview with Oscar Otte here!