Top set of Norrie a number too big for Otte

In the first round, the 28-year-old Kölner still had the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka with 7: 6 and 6: 3, in the second round, he resisted against Norrie forces, but after a 3: 6 and 5: 7 was for Otte terminus.

• Covered second sentence
• German trio eliminated

Covered second sentence

The 26-year-old Brite was fully righteous to his favorite position - the tennis professional native to Johannesburg is a world ranking-13. Set in Delray Beach to Position One, Otte is currently ranked in the ranking on 85th 85th place in the first sentence Breakth Norrie to 4: 2, the second sentence seemed to be decided at a break for the British for the interim 3: 1 preliminately, but Otte came to 4: 4 back. The score of 5: 5 Otte had to give his service again and had no answer anymore.

German trio eliminated

According to Ottes, no German professionals are more represented at the tournament in Florida after Daniel Altmaier lost to Jack Sock in three sentences on Wednesday. Also in the first round, Peter Gojowczyk had to delete the sails, the 32-year-old Munich lost against the Italian Andreas Seppi (37) in two sentences with 5: 7 and 4: 6.

For Otte, the tournament in Delray Beach was the third in the current season. At the Australian Open he reached the second round as well, last week he ran in Dallas in the first round against Jack Sock. At the beginning of the year he did not manage it in Adelaide into the main field, but ran in the qualification against the American Steve Johnson.

At the round game in Brazil in early March, Otte will be part of the German Davis Cup team for the first time.