French Open 2019 – Oscar Otte vs Roger Federer Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
Where is Oscar Otte vs Roger Federer taking place? Court Philippe Chatrier, Roland-Garros, Paris
When is Oscar Otte vs Roger Federer on and what time does it start? Wednesday 29th May, 2019 – (not before) 13:15 (UK)
What channel is Oscar Otte vs Roger Federer on in the UK? ITV4 & Eurosport are sharing broadcasting rights for the French Open so it is worth checking their schedules
Where can I stream Oscar Otte vs Roger Federer? Televised matches can be streamed via the ITV Hub & Eurosport Player
Where can I get tickets for Oscar Otte vs Roger Federer? https://tickets.rolandgarros.com/en/home
HEAD-TO-HEAD
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THE PLAYERS
OSCAR OTTE
- Lucky loser Oscar Otte battled through three qualifying rounds and then a four set first-round clash with Tunisian Malek Jaziri to set up the biggest match of his career against Roger Federer.
- The 25-year-old has reached the second round of the French Open for the first time this year following two attempts through qualifying in 2017 and 2018.
- German Otte will play out his biggest pay day on Philippe-Chatrier against Federer, whom the Swiss said he had never heard of before, let alone played.
ROGER FEDERER
- Roger Federer got his 17th Roland-Garros campaign underway with a routine straight sets victory over Italian Lorenzo Sonego.
- A leg injury potentially aggravated by his two singles matches against Joao Sousa and Borna Coric in one day at the Italian Open forced the Swiss to pull out at the quarter-finals stage where he would have met Stefanos Tsitsipas for the third time this year.
- The world number three is chasing his second French Open title at the age of 37 in an era dominated at Roland-Garros by his great rival Rafael Nadal.
THE PREDICTION
There is a little bad blood in Paris over Roger Federer’s selection to play on Philippe-Chatrier instead of Rafael Nadal, who plays on Suzanne-Lenglen, but no bad blood between Oscar Otte and Federer after the Swiss claimed never to have heard of him. Otte will relish the opportunity to earn the most prize money he has ever seen at 25 years old in what is likely to be a straightforward victory for Federer, although the German’s big service game should see him claim a few games along the way at least.
