Reilly Opelka, the American avenger

ByDavid Mitchell
Reilly Opelka, the American avenger

Reilly Opelka (293°) could beat Novak Djokovic (7th in the world ranking) in the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 in Brisbane andin this way, ended a long drought. What is it about?

He is the first American to defeat the Serbian since Sam Querrey at Wimbledon 2016. That’s nine years and 34 games!

His biggest victim is Taylor Fritz: 10 wins in a row. He also beat Frances Tiafoe twice, once against Tommy Paul, once against Ben Shelton, once against Sebastian Korda, once against Alex Michelsen.

Awaiting the American in the semis is Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, winner of Jakub Mensik by 7-5 and 7-6 (5).

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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