Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz gives Oscar Otte no chance
The shooting star was a size too big: Oscar Otte lost in the third round at Wimbledon without a chance against the Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz .
by SID / tennisnet
last edit: Jul 01, 2022, 08:56 pm
The 3: 6, 1: 6, 2: 6 lasted only 98 minutes, and Otte had calculated "good chances" against the tennis sensation of this season on grass.
After all, in the absence of Olympic champion Alexander Zverev (Hamburg), Otte was the German number one and was seeded in a Grand Slam for the first time. In addition, Alcaraz was a little strange with the lawn at least in the first round against Jan-Lennard Struff (Warstein) and only just avoided an early end.
But against Otte from Cologne, who was a semi-finalist at the lawn tournaments in Stuttgart and Halle/Westphalia, the 19-year-old showed how quickly he learns - and again and again how quickly he sprints. Otte was often amazed at Alcaraz' athleticism.
Alcaraz: Best match on grass
"That was the best match I've played on grass so far," explained Alcaraz afterwards.
The 28-year-old Otte was the only German in the men's third round. Seven had started on Monday, apart from Otte only qualifier Maximilian Marterer (Nuremberg) had reached the second week in the All England Club.
Alcaraz now meets Jannik Sinner: He beat John Isner 6: 4, 7: 6 (3) and 6: 3 and is thus in the round of 16 at Wimbledon for the first time
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