Melbourne (AP) – Tennis professional Oscar Otte did not repeat his success from the US Open when he participated in the Australian Open for the first time.
New York’s Round of 16 was eliminated in the second round by 25th-seeded Lorenzo Sonego of Italy, who lost 6-2 2-6 3-6 6-1. After 2:31 hours, Otte’s performance in Melbourne was over. At the US Open last September, the world number 96 had. from Cologne defeated Sonego in round one and then surprisingly made it into the round of 16 as a qualifier.
The great German hope at the Australian Open is Alexander Zverev. The Olympic champion from Hamburg meets the Australian John Millman on Wednesday (2nd game after 9.00 a.m. / Eurosport).
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