18:46
Carballes Baena – Otte 7:6 ; 1:0
The German also gets a breakball right away, but can’t convert it as Carballes Baena cleverly plays it and catches it flat-footed. The Spaniard then sacked the next two points and booked the first game for himself.
18:44
Carballes Baena – Otte 7:6 ; 0:0
After the tight and hard-fought first set, the two players didn’t give each other anything at the beginning of the second round either. Otte works his way back into the game after 30:0 and makes a debut with a cracking forehand.
18:39
Carballes Baena – Otte 7:6 (7:5)
That’s more than bitter! Oscar Otte fends off both set balls that the Spaniard has on his own serve with very strong offensive tennis, only to then give up the decisive point with his own service. The German attacks too frantically and can only get to his forehand volley with the frame. With 7:5 the tiebreak and after a little more than an hour also the first set goes to Roberto Carballes Baena!
18:36
Carballes Baena – Otte 6: 6 (6: 3)
Now it’s getting tight! At the wrong time, the German made an unforced error on the forehand and when Carballes Baena then made a fine stop, three set balls were ready for him.
18:35
Carballes Baena – Otte 6: 6 (4: 3)
Carballes Baena’s third double fault then comes at just the right time for Otte and everything is back on track in this tie-break.
18:32
Carballes Baena – Otte 6: 6 (3: 2)
The first mini break then goes to the Spaniard, who defends himself strongly and then benefits from a failed stop attempt by Ottes. The short ball is better at the next point and Otte passes his opponent to make it 2:3.
18:30
Carballes Baena – Otte 6: 6 (2: 1)
Oscar Otte is currently the much more active player and is doing well at the moment. The next winner brings the German the first point in the tie-break. Roberto Carballes Baena can then also get his first two points.
18:29
Carballes Baena – Otte 6:6
Otte stays brave and that will be rewarded! The man from Cologne whips a forehand onto the line and makes it 30:30. Carballes Baena reacts with his second double fault and actually gives the German another break chance. And this one uses it cold! Pulled through smoothly, the forehand rushes down the line beyond the reach of the Spaniard and lands in the corner. It’s going to the tie break!
18:26
Carballes Baena – Otte 6:5
Oscar Otte defends himself against losing the set with all his might this time, but is unlucky that his attacking ball is defused by the edge of the net. Instead of 0:30 there is 15:15.
18:24
Carballes Baena – Otte 6:5
Annoying! Otte fends off the first breakball with a strong backhand longline, but then he gambles on the net and returns his serve. Otte does not consistently take an emergency slice from the Spaniard as a volley, but as a half volley and does not get the ball over the net.
18:22
Carballes Baena – Otte 5:5
The Otte attachment had just celebrated the rebreak frenetically, now it’s time to start building again. The German makes too many unforced errors and falls behind by 15:40.
18:19
Carballes Baena – Otte 5:5
Yes! Oscar Otte initially waits, but then accelerates at the right moment with his strong forehand and forces Carballes Baena to make a mistake. It’s 0:40 again and this time Otte grabs it immediately! He passes the advancing Spaniard with a very strong backhand cross from the corner and makes it 5:5. Everything back in order!
18:17
Carballes Baena – Otte 5:4
There’s more! Otte hits it hard again, gets a stop from the Spaniard and pushes it into the field with his forehand longline at 0:30. Does the German actually get another break chance?
18:13
Carballes Baena – Otte 5:4
That feels good! After the many missed chances in the previous return game, Oscar Otte knocked out a spotless service game and shortened the lead to 4:5 without losing a point. Now it’s time to attack the Spaniard’s serve again after the change of sides and stay in the sentence.
18:11
Carballes Baena – Otte 5:3
After a game ball for Roberto Carballes Baena in the meantime, Otte got the next break opportunity with a fine, short forehand volley, but the 28-year-old couldn’t grab it this time either. The Spaniard then brings two serves into the goal and after five breakballs deflected, he still grabs the 5: 3.
18:08
Carballes Baena – Otte 4:3
What a rally! Otte is put on the defensive by the aggressive Spaniard, but defends himself strongly and then slams a forehand cross into the court for the next breakball himself. Things are looking good for Otte there too, but the decisive smash from the baseline ends up in the net.
18:07
Carballes Baena – Otte 4:3
Missed the chance! Otte did well twice in the rally, but didn’t score the point in the end. Once Carballes Baena gets out of trouble and then scores himself at the net, once the German puts a backhand slice on the edge of the net. debut!
18:03
Carballes Baena – Otte 4:3
Can the German hit back right away? Otte is now much more active again, looking for the way forward and forcing Carballes Baena to make two mistakes. The Spaniard makes a double fault and so Otte now has his 0:40!
18:00
Carballes Baena – Otte 4:3
And then it happened! Otte fires an open forehand without a net to the edge of the net and has to give up his serve for the first time. Carballes Baena grabs the first break of the game with zero.
17:59
Carballes Baena – Otte 3:3
A group of about ten German fans in the stands keep making Oscar Otte happy. At the moment, however, they have little to celebrate, as the Cologne player makes too many mistakes and is suddenly faced with three breakballs.
17:57
Carballes Baena – Otte 3:3
Oscar Otte then tries to force his luck with a not particularly well-prepared network attack, but is immediately passed by the Spaniard. Roberto Carballes Baena uses his second game ball to make it 3:3.
17:55
Carballes Baena 2-3 Otte
On the return, Otte is usually three to four meters behind the baseline and often cannot get out of this defensive position. Carballes Baena then distributes the balls well and lets the Cologne player run until the error occurs. 30:0.
17:53
Carballes Baena 2-3 Otte
Strong! When Carballes Baena plays a backhand cross against Oscar Otte’s running direction, Otte has to improvise and does it excellently with an unreachable backhand stop. The German obviously does not lack self-confidence. At 15, Otte gets through his game and submits again.
17:50
Carballes Baena 2-2 Otte
The first break chance is still a long time coming. The Spaniard makes two quick points with good first serves and gets the 2:2.
17:50
Carballes Baena 1-2 Otte
Roberto Carballes Baena does not serve too quickly, but with a lot of variation and good odds. At first, Oscar Otte can do little and is again faced with two balls, but then the man from Cologne finds better answers, increases the pressure from the baseline and equalizes at the start.
17:45
Carballes Baena 1-2 Otte
The next serve is also good and Oscar Otte scores from half field to make it 2:1.
17:44
Carballes Baena 1-1 Otte
Otte has been a bit defensive so far and mostly lets Carballes Baena set the pace. The Spaniard takes advantage of this, plays the balls long to the line and scores the first point. But then the German shifts up a gear and scores twice at the net before putting his first ace to 40:15.
17:42
Carballes Baena 1-1 Otte
In his first service game, Roberto Carballes Baena always tries to keep control and put pressure on himself. the Spaniard initially succeeds well and forces Oscar Otte to make a few mistakes. When he then wants to attack himself and thunders his backhand into the net, there are two balls ready for Carballes Baena, of which he uses the first.
17:38
Carballes Baena 0-1 Otte
It was hard work, but in the end Oscar Otte can seal this first service game with a service winner and grab the 1-0.
17:36
Carballes Baena 0-0 Otte
Here we go! Otte serves first, but has to cede the first point to his opponent. The German then comes in better, lands two first serves and benefits from his opponent’s mistakes. 30:15.
17:31
It’s about to start!
The two protagonists have just won Court No. Entered 10 and started warming up. Roberto Carballes Baena had luck on his side with the coin toss and decided to play setback. So Oscar Otte will open this very first duel of the two in a few moments!
17:26
Carballes Baena with tailwind
Recently, Roberto Carballes Baena was mainly on the lower-class Challenger Tour, but that was very successful. After a semi-final in Madrid and a final in Gran Canaria, the Spaniard recently won the title in Tunis and is coming to Roland Garros with confidence. The 29-year-old is in Paris for the sixth time, has already failed the opening hurdle three times and reached the third round as the best result of 2020. On his favorite surface sand, Carballes Baena also won his only title at ATP level to date in Quito in 2018.
17:25
There for the fourth time
The French Open is the Grand Slam tournament where Oscar Otte has had the most appearances so far. While he only reached the main draw once in the other three majors, the 1.93 meter man has always been there in Paris since 2018. He only won a match in 2019 and reached the second round. Last year he was in the first round against compatriot Alexander Zverev by two sets, but still had to admit defeat. Otte achieved his greatest success in a Grand Slam last year in New York when he surprisingly advanced to the round of 16 of the US Open.
17:22
Otte already the German number three
Two years ago, Oscar Otte was still bobbing around in the 200 regions of the world rankings. Since then, the man from Cologne has continuously worked his way up and is already knocking on the top 50. In 59th place, Otte is currently the third best German in the ranking behind Alexander Zverev and Daniel Altmaier. This is mainly because he has made a decent start to the clay court season. The 28-year-old reached the quarter-finals in Belgrade, and then even his first semi-final on the ATP tour in Munich. He was also able to defeat top 20 player Reilly Opelka from the USA.
17:21
Warm welcome
Hello and welcome to the third day of the French Open in Paris! Oscar Otte has to deal with the Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena in his opening game today. In a good quarter of an hour we will start on Court No. 10 from Roland Garros!