19:06
sentence conclusion
Otte doesn’t play as badly as the result says. Carlos Alcaraz is just in a good mood, doesn’t show any weaknesses at all and in this form is a candidate for winning the title. Of course, the match isn’t over yet, but nobody here, including Otte himself, doesn’t seem to believe in a surprise anymore.
19:05
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 1: 6
Alcaraz also wins his game in no time at all. Otte no longer goes after a volley shift.
19:04
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 1: 5
Otte can avoid the maximum penalty and gets through his service game quite quickly. Alcaraz doesn’t seem to have invested that much anymore.
19:02
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 5
The sun come’s out! But even that is not good news for Otte at the moment, because he is on the dark side of the court.
19:00
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 5
While Alcaraz plays the returns close to perfection, Otte plays too long and then too short twice in a row. The Spaniard gets through his service game very easily with a volley and is about to win the second set.
18:58
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 4
Otte finds himself in a dilemma. He often tries to minimize the risk, but also takes the pace out of his game and presents Alcaraz with tasks that are too easy.
18:56
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 4
After five debuts, Alcaraz actually gets the second break in a row. Otte’s crucial mistake was again to put the ball on the Spaniard’s forehand.
18:54
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 3
Now the Spaniard’s backhand is too lax from the wrist. But Otte can’t really use the gift, shortly afterwards he plays the ball back to Alcaraz’s forehand. Third debut.
18:52
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 3
First Otte is lucky with the edge of the net, but then two of his serves get stuck there – the double fault ensures the debut, shortly afterwards a volley played too loosely gives Alcaraz the next break chance.
18:49
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 3
This is really title form that Alcaraz brings to the grass. Otte gets ready for the return, but then sees the Spaniard’s ball getting longer and longer and actually hit the line like an arc lamp.
18:48
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 3
Otte no longer runs after the decisive forehand in game three.
18:47
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 2
Is that the same Alcaraz who had such big problems against Struff? The Spaniard throws a brilliant, deep volley from a position that appears to be slightly stumbling. What fun to play!
18:46
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 2
However, the match threatens to end relatively quickly, Alcaraz actually gets the break immediately in the second set.
18:45
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 1
But Otte denies him, it’s the fifth time in the debut! Players, audience, umpire, ticker – everyone seems to have a lot of fun with this match, the mood is very relaxed on all sides. Above all, Otte and Alcaraz seem to get along well.
18:44
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 1
The ball still hits the line in the back right corner by millimeters and gives Alcaraz the first chance to break.
18:42
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 1
Didn’t he do that now? Otte answers twice perfectly at the net. But Alcaraz somehow takes the actually precise volley at the back of the line with his back to the field with his forehand and plays cross past Otte into the corner. The audience rises.
18:40
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 1
5: 2 Unforced Errors with the forehand Otte already has. Against a man like Alcaraz, of course, it costs dearly, in the service game of the Cologne player it is the debut.
18:39
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 1
Otte now dares more risky volley answers. Now, however, the risk does not pay off, the direct acceptance lands Alcaraz on the forehand. And you know how that ends.
18:38
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 1
Alcaraz still gets through his service game, but that’s almost irrelevant now. A big gesture from the 19-year-old to give Otte the great point.
18:35
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 0
Alcaraz’s crossball tends to end up out of bounds. However, Alcaraz dives behind and flicks the ball past the net back into the field! Great sport from Otte, and great sport from Alcaraz. Because when he gets wind that the umpire wants to repeat the rally, he gives Otte the point! Is this one of those famous Wimbledon moments?
18:33
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6, 0: 0
Great rally to start the second set! With a quick forehand, Otte manages to chase Alcaraz a little across the field. In the end, the Spaniard’s return went a little too far.
18:32
sentence conclusion
Oscar Otte got off to the worst start you can imagine in a match – he gave up all the first eight points and conceded the break in the first game. It was remarkable how the man from Cologne freed himself from the unfortunate situation and found his way back into the match. Ultimately, however, Alcaraz was clearly better and made short work of it.
18:31
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 6
In the end, things are going really fast again. After his service game, Alcaraz also breaks through without losing a point.
18:29
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 5
Alcaraz immediately apologizes because his cross shot just hops over from the edge of the net. Of course, he will still be happy to take the three set balls with him.
18:26
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 5
Phew, Alcaraz is now shining with his serves again. The young Spaniard gets the point to 40:0 with an ace.
18:25
Otte – Alcaraz 3: 4
With difficulty, Otte then gets through the service game. But the break has to come slowly.
18:24
Otte – Alcaraz 2: 4
Otte tries to volley a passing ball, but the position is just too uncomfortable. Next debut.
18:22
Otte – Alcaraz 2: 4
Two breakballs repelled! However, Otte is having big problems getting his serve through.
18:22
Otte – Alcaraz 2: 4
The games are much more competitive in this phase than at the beginning. A double fault now also gives Alcaraz another chance to break.
18:21
Otte – Alcaraz 2: 4
Otte lures Alcaraz close to the net, but then gets the reward with a cheeky diagonal ball. The Becker pike would have been the only rescue!
18:20
Otte – Alcaraz 2: 4
Again the return is centimeters too long. But at least the close game should give Oscar Otte self-confidence.
18:19
Otte – Alcaraz 2: 3
Too bad, due to a return that was slightly too long, it starts again. The wind gusts of up to 40 km/h may have played a role.
18:18
Otte – Alcaraz 2: 3
There’s a break chance for Otte! Alcaraz does not hit a lob correctly and gets stuck in the net. The Spaniard has lost the thread a bit.
18:15
Otte – Alcaraz 2: 3
Will Otte already be able to equalize Alcaraz’s early break? 30 both, Cologne is in the game.
18:12
Otte – Alcaraz 2: 3
Now Otte manages to build up pressure again with the serve. Alcaraz also does not find the rally and Otte provides a playful highlight with a soulful praise.
18:10
Otte – Alcaraz 1: 3
A return goes too far, another too short, another right on Alcaraz’s forehand, who this time brings a hammer through the middle. The Spaniard’s next clean serve game.
18:08
Otte – Alcaraz 1: 2
A return praise from Alcaraz falls short, and so Otte makes it onto the display for the first time! Of course, nothing is lost yet. Now it’s up to the German to gain more self-confidence.
18:06
Otte – Alcaraz 0: 2
Otte on the serve again – the possibility and the obligation to find the match. In fact, the Cologne player is now in the lead because Alcaraz seems to be overreacting a little and takes too much risk with a crossball.
18:05
Otte – Alcaraz 0: 2
Eight points in a row for Alcaraz. The youngster also gets through his own service game without losing a point.
18:04
Otte – Alcaraz 0:1
Alcaraz has so far controlled the match at will, Otte can always look out. He is playing the ball uncomfortably on his backhand, Otte answers too briefly.
18:04
Otte – Alcaraz 0:1
Another thing! Alcaraz chases the ball into the corners, Otte can’t find an answer against the Spaniard’s fast game.
18:03
Otte – Alcaraz 0:1
Oh my! Otte gives up the service game to zero. Alcaraz immediately manages to put his precise forehand on the lawn and loads the Cologne player twice ice-cold.
18:02
Otte – Alcaraz 0-0
Otte has serve, but lets Alcaraz involve him in longer rallies and immediately gives up the first 30 points.
18:01
The players enter the field
The weather is holding up, but a fairly strong wind is blowing in through the open roof. Both players appear completely in white.
17:38
Court 1 is free
So it can’t be long before Otte and Alcaraz start their match. From a German point of view, the reason is sad, because Angelique Kerber was eliminated after two sets against Belgian outsider Elise Mertens.
17:24
Late career high
Otte’s self-confidence is no coincidence. By reaching the semi-finals in Halle, the 28-year-old from Cologne reached a new career high and entered the top 40 in the world rankings for the first time. In Wimbledon he appears for the first time as a seeded player in the absence of Alexander Zverev.
17:13
With confidence against the child prodigy
Even without Glücksstein, Otte thinks he has a chance against Alcaraz. The sacred turf of Wimbledon suits him: “Here I can suppress the most that he comes to his game, in his comfort zone”. He also copied a few things from Jan-Lennard Struff: “At Struffi you saw how it works. He went for it and kept the rallies short.”
17:02
The lucky stone is missing
On arrival, Otte lost his tennis bag. This included both his lawn shoes and a lucky charm from his father. “Actually, I’m very superstitious,” emphasized the Cologne native, but so far it has worked very well without the lucky stone.
16:57
Otte with a gentle program
The native of Cologne won his opening match against compatriot Peter Gojowczyk in 80 minutes and three sets. In the second round, 13 minutes were enough for Ryan Harrison to give up. The power reserves on Otte’s side should therefore be significantly higher than on the Alcaraz, which is in demand on all sides.
16:52
Already the second German opponent for Alcaraz
In the opening round, the 19-year-old from Murcia defeated Jan-Lennard Struff. However, the task was not easy for him, he needed more than four hours to win five sets. However, 30 aces also showed what Otte has to pay particular attention to today.
16:48
Warm welcome!
In the third round of Wimbledon, the recently strong German Oscar Otte meets Carlos Alcaraz, the French Open winner and currently the greatest talent in world tennis. Otte definitely counts on grass. It’s supposed to start around 5:30 p.m.!