AEven the support of tennis legend Boris Becker did not help Oscar Otte to his first victory in the Davis Cup. Otte lost on Friday evening in Trier at the start of the qualifying game against Switzerland against Marc-Andrea Hüsler after an overall poor performance 6: 2, 2: 6, 4: 6.
It was his fifth loss in five Davis Cup games. Olympic champion Alexander Zverev is already under pressure in the second individual against Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka.
Becker followed the game from the German bench and supported Otte loudly and with gestures. And Otte also got off to a good start and clearly dominated the action in the first set.
The 29-year-old was able to rely on his good serve and scored many easy points. After just 29 minutes, the man from Cologne won the first set to the cheers of around 4,000 spectators.
But at the beginning of the second half, the German number two suffered a quick break and then lost confidence and rhythm. Hüsler equalized after sets without shining and made a break more than Otte in an encounter with many mistakes on both sides in the decisive round.