MeterOscar Otter paid tribute to Cologne Bundesliga professional player Anthony Modest and celebrated his 16th round at the US Open. The 28-year-old qualifier defeated Italian Andreas Seppi 6:3, 6:4, 2:6, 7:5 in New York on Saturday to enter the top 16 of the Grand Slam tournament for the first time. As Munich’s Peter Gojochik and Dutchman Bottic van der Zandschulp also made progress the day before, this is the first time since the qualifiers began to be recorded in 1982. Net’s 3 qualifiers entered the best 16 rounds. My life,” Otter said after the coup on the TV channel Eurosport.
After 2:29, when he changed the match point, he turned over, tore the hat off his head, and drew two circles around his eyes with his fingers, just like Modest likes to do. “It feels great, I like it,” Otter said. The 1.93-meter-tall man said that Modest was almost his neighbor when he was still living with his parents. “Then double O still fits, I actually think it’s really cool to do this,” Oscar Otter said, referring to his initials.
In the second round, ranked 144th in the world for hits. On Monday, Otto ranked sixth, with Matteo Berrettini, the world’s eighth ranked Italian from Italy. Gojowczyk will face Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday. Gojowczyk and Otte won three qualifying matches in hot and humid temperatures, earning their status in the main field. In one of his games, Otter even vomited on the court because he was previously weak due to gastrointestinal problems.
“Of course, I hope to always pass the qualifying round, which will draw strength,” Otter said. But it can also inspire you and give you self-confidence—as he now proves to Seppi in South Tyrol. Otter started violently and saved the first two rounds with a strong game. He won the final game of the second set with his zero serve. Seppi left this place and then increased significantly. The 37-year-old broke serve with a score of 2-0, and he won the third set 6-2.
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“You will not lose to such an old man,” the German women’s football coach Barbara Ritner said in a letter to Otter before the game, which she revealed on Eurosport. Otter’s answer was: “No, I’ll grab it.” 1. FC Köln fans actually implemented the project. After the weaker stage, he made a decisive break in the fourth set with a score of 5:5. Otter did not let this opportunity slip away with his own serve. “This is role success. I am happy for him,” Boris Becker said.
Even Novak Djokovic, the number one tennis player in the world, reached the top 16 at the US Open, despite losing to Kei Nishikori of Japan. The 34-year-old Serb defeated the 2014 finalists on Saturday with a score of 6:7 (4:7), 6:3, 6:3, and 6:2. On the way to the Grand Slam, Djokovic is now in the round of 16 to No. 21 seed Russian Aslan Karazew or American Jenson Brooksby. After winning the championships in Melbourne, Paris and Wimbledon, Djokovic definitely wants to win the fourth Grand Slam of the season in New York. The last time before him was Rod Laver, Australia in 1969.
