Tennis pro Oscar Otte was eliminated in the first round of the ATP tournament in Delray Beach.
The 29-year-old from Cologne lost his opening match against number five seeded Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka 3:6, 6:0, 4:6. The defeat of the world number 80. was decided after almost two hours of play.
Otte’s Davis Cup teammate Daniel Altmaier meets Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in the first round. The tournament in the US state of Florida is endowed with almost 720,000 dollars.