The bloodletting of the German tennis players at the Australian Open continues.
During the night Philipp Kohlschreiber was kicked out of the tournament!
The 38-year-old experienced a violent second-round defeat against the Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, who was 15th, with a score of 1: 6, 0: 6, 3: 6.
Kohlschreiber had a weak day and had no chance. After only 1:28 hours of play, the former top 20 player, now number 134 in the world, had to congratulate the Spaniard Bautista Agut. 44 unforced errors by the oldest player left in the men’s field were far too many against the consistent Spaniard. In the first round, Kohlschreiber won in three sets against Italian Marco Cecchinato 6: 4, 7: 5, 7: 6 (7: 0).
Eleven of the initially twelve German participants are out of the Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne. German hopes at the Australian Open rest solely on Olympic champion Alexander Zverev.
The third in the world rankings from Hamburg meets Radu Albot from Moldova as the clear favorite on Friday. In Australia, the 24-year-old is aiming for his first Grand Slam title.