Tennis professionals Oscar Otte and Daniel Altmaier were eliminated in the first round of the ATP tournament in Delray Beach.
The 29-year-old Otte lost his opening match against the number five seeded Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka on Monday (local time) 3: 6, 6: 0, 4: 6. The defeat of the world number 80. was decided after almost two hours of play.
On Tuesday, Otte’s Davis Cup teammate Daniel Altmaier also lost in the first round. The player from Kempen was defeated by Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, who won 4:6, 6:3, 6:4. The tournament in the US state of Florida is endowed with almost 720,000 dollars.