The German tennis pro Otte is the hope in Wimbledon. However, there were problems on arrival – the airline lost his luggage.
Oscar Otte has been missing a tennis bag with shoes and strings since arriving at the Grand Slam tournament in Wimbledon. The piece of luggage was lost on the flight to London – and the airline has not been able to find it since.
“We can’t reach anyone there, I think the bag is gone,” reported Otte late Monday evening at the classic lawn after his clear first-round victory against Peter Gojowczyk. “Fortunately, I said to myself the night before: I’d better take the clubs in my hand luggage. That was important because I probably wouldn’t have been able to get my hands on the clubs that quickly.”
Outfitter was able to deliver shoes later
The suitcase with clothes arrived, unlike the bag. This included five pairs of grass shoes and a roll of strings to string rackets. His outfitter was able to deliver two pairs of shoes in Otte’s size in good time before the start of the tournament.
“If things continue to go well, they will have to send some more,” said the 28-year-old from Cologne. Because of the heavy wear and tear on grass, the world number 36 moves. usually every lot a new pair. In the absence of the injured missing Olympic champion Alexander Zverev, Otte is the German number one in Wimbledon for men.