Reilly Opelka

[Damian]

The seventh seed served the match out to love to book a quarter-final matchup with second seed Reilly Opelka. It’s Mannarino’s ninth appearance in Delray, with his best result coming in a semi-final run in 2015.

Opelka, the newly crowned Dallas Open champion, broke away late in a 6-7(6), 7-6(4), 6-1 win over Jack Sock. He earned a crucial mini-break with a backhand down-the-line winner in the second tie-break and never looked back.

“I knew I needed to be tough in the breaker and I couldn’t just play balls in the court because he was going to go for it,” Opelka said, noting he sensed his compatriot tiring late in the second set. “I really was happy that I was still able to be aggressive… I think I did the right thing, played chess out there, and I got the mini-break when I needed it.”

The World No. 20, who lives near the Delray site, saved the only break point he faced, midway through the opening set.

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[Bombardiero]

[robpal]

[Damian]

[Damian]

Reilly Opelka opened the Friday evening session with a 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-1 win over seventh seed Adrian Mannarino. The newly crowned Dallas Open champion dropped serve for the first time in his past six matches, but bounced back with a commanding performance in the final set.

From 2-2 in the opening-set tie-break, Opelka fired back-to-back passing shot winners — including one to cap a gruelling rally — to spark a run of six straight points to seal the opening set.


Mannarino made the most of an early break in the second, but his second-seeded opponent struck early in the third to open up a 3-0 advantage. The World No. 20 broke again at love later in the set to book a second straight ATP Tour semi-final appearance.

Opelka will face John Millman on Saturday after the 32-year-old took out third seed Grigor Dimitrov, 6-4, 6-4, in the Delray Beach nightcap.

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[robpal]

[Barty]

Delray Beach 22 F:

17 Pablo Carreño Busta 2181
18 Reilly Opelka 2156
19 Nikołoz Basilaszwili 2261

[DUN I LOVE]

Jeżeli wygra finał dziś to będzie zaledwie 9 punktów w entry za numerem 1 swojego kraju (Fritz).

[Damian]

[Damian]

[Barty]

Finał Delray Beach.

Reilly jest 3-2 w finałach ATP.

Reilly Opelka - przegrane finały (2):
2022 (1) Delray Beach
2021 (1) ATP Masters 1000 Kanada

[Damian]

21.02.2022 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 18

[Damian]

Opelka Shares Serving Tips

Spoiler:

TopCourt ambassador demonstrates the importance of changing your grip on the serve
American Reilly Opelka has continued to rise up the ATP Rankings in the past two years, winning tour-level titles in Delray Beach and Dallas in that time.

A crucial factor behind the 24-year-old’s success has been his thunderous serve and powerful groundstrokes. Luckily, having joined TopCourt, the World No. 18 shares the key to his standout serve and brutal forehand with fans, while discussing how world-renowned coach Tom Gullickson helped his development.


Technique: Standing at 6’11”, Opelka possesses one of the biggest serves on Tour. The American shares the key aspects of his serve that will help you improve yours, discussing his grip change and more. The 24-year-old also shows fans the factors behind what makes his forehand such a powerful weapon.

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Drills: In his TopCourt class, Opelka teaches three of his favourite drills that emphasise movement, shot placement, and on-court reaction. His ‘Catch and Release’ drill is one that will improve your movement, preparation and strength from the baseline, leading to more consistency and greater weight of shot.

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[Damian]

28.02.2022 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 17

[Damian]

The Tour - Food Court: Opelka Says No To Eel, Yes To Lucky Charms

Spoiler:

The American dishes on his cooking (or lack thereof) and fine dining
You will rarely catch Reilly Opelka in the kitchen, but the American certainly knows plenty about food.

In this edition of The Tour - Food Court, the 24-year-old, who will compete next week at the BNP Paribas Open, spoke to ATPTour.com about the two foods he will not eat, the importance of Lucky Charms and more.

When you stayed with Tommy Paul during the pandemic, did you guys ever cook, even something small?
Very rarely. Maybe once a year… The only way I do it at home is if there’s time. If it saves time, if it’s more efficient for me to make oatmeal at home, two scrambled eggs, some berries and toast, then I’ll do it. But even then, it takes up too much time.

You get guys on tour who, every single meal they eat, it’s pre-planned. How careful do you have to be to avoid any issues with your training?
I don’t monitor or track it, but I eyeball everything. I ate at Surf Club, I ate a lot of dessert, I ate a lot of bread, I ate a lot of butter, so the next couple of nights really going to reel it in and go cleaner, watch what I eat, [eat] more simple, whatever. It’s just balance.


I don’t moderate it too crazy, but you do have to be somewhat conscious of what you’re doing, especially for the Slams, because playing five sets is a whole other animal, so what you put in your body is pretty important.

When you were younger, training in Florida, did you have a different idea about nutrition? And when did you came to realise that you can do certain things?
I have a crazy sweet tooth, that never changed. Luckily for me I’m very hyper as well, and very active, more so than most, even if it’s not training-related. Playing basketball, I’m on my feet, walking around somewhere. I lift, I play tennis, I work on my speed and footwork, and that takes up a whole day, so it’s really hard. My input-output is definitely one-sided… high on the output side.

So for now, I’m really enjoying the fact I can get away with eating whenever, especially when I’m not in a Slam. But any month where there is a Slam, my diet changes.

Does it help that you’re a bigger guy, so you might need more?
Yeah, for sure. I think I can definitely get away with [more]. It’s hard for me to gain weight as it is, so it definitely helps.

What is your go-to cheat meal?
Lucky Charms. I love Lucky Charms.

As a snack?
Yeah, or like a little nightcap, a little dessert. I don’t want to eat them before I play, but at night, I eat Lucky Charms.

I had a dessert once, it’s like this orange ice cream, with almost this marshmallow meringue on top with honey. It was just a crazy.

If you want to go to a good restaurant, the drinks are important. Before a match you don’t drink alcohol, but the mocktails, that’s an art as well. It’s a full service and you want to try that or try the dessert, that’s all part of it. If you want fine dining, you can’t just go off appetisers and entrees. You have to do the whole thing if you want to judge a restaurant.

If you could have one meal, what’s one you would have, and what’s one you would never have?
I love caviar. Good caviar, you can’t beat, and I like beef wellington.

I don’t do eel. I tried it, I don’t like it. I don’t like sea urchin. I eat a lot of Japanese food. It’s my favourite cuisine. Those two are the only no-no’s for me.

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I know you’re into trying high-end restaurants. When did you get into that?
Probably 2018. I love New York City. New York City is the best city in the world. Part of the appeal of it for me is every street, there’s something special food-wise.

One of my really close friends is an unbelievable chef, his name is Simon Kim. He opened up a restaurant in Miami, it’s been around in New York for a while, it’s one of my favourite restaurants in New York City. It’s called COTE and it’s my favourite restaurant in Florida, in Miami for sure. It’s Korean barbeque. He’s an unbelievable chef. He’s had success in other restaurants as well, outside of Korean food.

[One] night at COTE we had an unbelievable paella. With Korean barbeque, it’s unheard of. But he’s a Michelin-star chef, so he knows what he’s doing and he’s a foodie as well. I hang out with him often in Miami, and we don’t just eat at COTE, we go to tonnes of other restaurants. He orders the best ingredients, even his salt. He brags about where his salt is from, mushrooms from Canada. He brings in the best of the best.

You mentioned the type of salt that goes in. Most people don’t think like that, but I’m sure that attention to detail leads to greatness if it works?
No doubt, it’s really a process of trial and error. It’s hard, you can’t always go off your tastebuds. But the thing I love about COTE, unlike most restaurants that are great foodie restaurants, like Per Se and Surf Club to name a few, but COTE is one that I can eat at a few times a week, because it’s clean, it’s lean meat. It’s one of the few foodie restaurants that I can crush before training a few times a week and it’s not going to get in the way.

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[Razing]

[Damian]

[Damian]

The Canadian saved 11 of 14 break points faced and next meets top-ranked American Reilly Opelka, who did not face a break point in his 6-1, 6-4 win over Italian Lorenzo Musetti.

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[Damian]

[Damian]

The three-time Indian Wells champion will next face 17th seed Reilly Opelka, who battled past Denis Shapovalov, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 later on Monday.

"I need to keep improving, of course, but it has been a small improvement today. That's important because the next round is going to be a very difficult one," previewed Nadal, who was particularly pleased with his serve and forehand against Evans.

Opelka, who saved all four break points he faced against the Canadian, gained a measure of revenge for his four-set loss to Shapovalov in the Australian Open third round. After dropping the tie-break and saving a break point in his first service game of set two, the American secured an early break in each of the latter sets to reach the last 16 for the first time in Indian Wells.


The American No. 1 will provide another stern test for Nadal on Wednesday. Opelka entered the year's first Masters 1000 event at a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 17 on the back of two ATP 250 finals in February, including a title run in Dallas.

A three-time tour-level champion, Opelka reached his first Masters 1000 final in Toronto in August, four months after reaching the semis in Rome. Nadal ended his run on the Italian clay, 6-4, 6-4, in the pair's only ATP Head2Head meeting to date.

Does Opelka fancy his chances against the 21-time Grand Slam champion a bit more on an American hard court?

"Not really," he said in a post-match interview. "He's Rafa, he's undefeated this year... I'm expecting the highest level there can be out there. It's the toughest challenge in the game," he added, referencing his next opponent's place among the "Big Four".

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