Oscar Otte has almost given up the search for his bag with a lucky stone and tennis equipment that went missing on the flight to London.
Oscar Otte has almost given up the search for his bag with a lucky stone and tennis equipment that went missing on the flight to London.
“I now think that she is missing,” said the 28-year-old from Cologne after his second-round victory at the Wimbledon lawn classic. “I don’t know how a bag can disappear, either someone took it away or it’s still in Hamburg or London. In the meantime, it’s really too stupid for me to follow up, it really just draws energy.” His father’s secretary will make one last search attempt.
The piece of luggage with grass shoes and a roll of strings to string rackets was lost on the trip to the Grand Slam tournament – and the airline has not been able to find it since. The fact that the lucky charm in the form of a stone that Otte got from his father is gone has not yet had a negative impact at Wimbledon. In the second round, opponent Christian Harrison gave up after just 15 minutes. “Actually, I’m very superstitious,” said Otte. “When he’s gone, he’s gone, it’s not in my hands. So far it has worked quite well without Glücksstein.”
In the absence of the missing Olympic champion Alexander Zverev, who was injured, Otte is the German number one in Wimbledon for men and the only one of seven starters in the third round. It is now against the Spanish young star Carlos Alcaraz. “If I have a good chance, it will be on grass, in the other places he is one of the best players,” said Otte about the 19-year-old seventh in the world rankings.
Source: Stern
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