Reilly Opelka

[arti]

11.02.2019 - najwyższy ranking w karierze: 89

[Barty]

ATP Nowy Jork R2:

85 Radu Albot 665
86 Reilly Opelka 653
87 Ugo Humbert 646

[Damian]

American Reilly Opelka keeps checking off the milestones to start 2019. Last month, he earned his first Grand Slam win, upsetting No. 10 John Isner in four sets at the Australian Open. On Thursday, Opelka advanced to his third ATP Tour quarter-final at the New York Open.

The 6'11” Opelka was leading Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin 6-7(8), 7-6(6), 1-0 when the 32-year-old retired (leg). Opelka hit 32 aces and won 95 per cent of his first-serve points (56/59) in the abbreviated match.

The 21-year-old will try to reach his second tour-level semi-final (Atlanta 2016) when he faces Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who beat Aussie John Millman 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-4 to reach his first ATP Tour quarter-final of the year.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/opelka- ... 9-thursday

[Lleyton]

Opelka: A Giant With Room To Grow

Spoiler:

American faces Garcia-Lopez in the New York Open quarter-finals

Reilly Opelka, at 6’11”, is the tallest player on the ATP Tour alongside Ivo Karlovic. But the American still has plenty of room to grow, and that’s a good thing for the 21-year-old.

Take his second-round match at the New York Open against Denis Istomin as an example. Opelka struck 32 aces through two sets and one service game in the third set before the Ukrainian retired due to a leg strain. If he kept that pace up, he would have matched Karlovic’s record for most aces in a best-of-three set match with 45. But Opelka wasn’t thrilled with his performance, despite advancing to his third ATP Tour quarter-final.

“I was pretty disappointed with how I played from the baseline today,” Opelka said.

In the first set against Istomin, Opelka won just two of 34 return points. The American said he was cutting short his forehand follow-through and was unable to stay in rallies because of it. That may not seem optimal. But nevertheless, Opelka used his strong serving to hang around, force a decider and advance.

“It’s a good feeling. It’s part of my game. I mean, part of [being] anyone that relies so much on their serve, you can kind of get away with that. Obviously I don’t want to. It’s just not as fun,” Opelka said. “I didn’t even have a sniff on his serve until late in the second set. So from my standpoint, it’s just like I’m just focusing on my serve and I’m going out there and not making a return, not putting any pressure on him. It’s kind of disappointing and it takes some of the excitement out. But at the same time, there’s a positive to it.”

If nothing else, that shows there is room to improve. The 2016 Atlanta semi-finalist says for the past couple of years he has been working especially hard on his forehand and his service return. And while he isn’t completely satisfied with his progress, Opelka cracked the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings for the first time on 19 November 2018 and is currently at a career-high of World No. 89.

"Reilly could be a little negative at times with some of the things he says, but he’s a dangerous guy to play. Nobody likes to play Reilly or John [Isner] or Kevin [Anderson] and these guys who serve like that,” said 10-time ATP Tour titlist Sam Querrey, who is also into the New York quarter-finals. “Reilly kind of goes for broke sometimes and is a scary and dangerous guy to play.

“He seems to be getting into a little bit of a rhythm now with his third quarter-final and the more he keeps winning these matches and putting himself in these situations, his [ATP] Ranking is just going to climb higher and higher and he’s going to be in more main draws of these tournaments. His ceiling’s high. When you serve like that and you’re aggressive as he is, he can beat anyone. Novak doesn’t want to play him right now.”

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But for the moment, Opelka is taking it one step at a time. The Florida resident has only played 29 tour-level matches, and he is trying to gain more experience on the ATP Tour. He has won four ATP Challenger Tour titles.

“I want to stay in the Top 100, I want to focus on staying here and having more opportunities at this level because even around 100, you still have to play a good amount on the [ATP Challenger] Tour,” Opelka said. “If I could stay more and have more opportunities on the tour-level, that’s kind of where I want to go.”

While Opelka has time to continue honing his strokes, and he knows that is important, that is not what he believes is the key to spending more time at tour-level.

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“I think it’s just being consistent: consistently healthy, consistent emotionally every single week,” Opelka said. “Having a good mindset and being physically able to play and compete is the biggest part.“

If anyone knows what Opelka is going through right now, it’s Isner. While Isner competed at the University of Georgia and Opelka opted to turn professional rather than go to college, the reigning Miami winner and 2018 Nitto ATP Finals qualifier has been in his younger compatriot’s shoes. And as 33-year-old Isner proved last season, there is always time to grow.

“I just think he’s definitely maturing. I think that’s the most important thing. We obviously know what he brings to the table… for a big guy he moves well. Of course he serves extremely well on top of that,” Isner said. “Just like me, he’s a guy that’s going to be in a lot of matches even if he’s really not playing so great, because of his serve. He’s very young… He’s got a lot more years to develop down the road. He’s going to be a force, in my opinion, going forward for a pretty long time.”

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/opelka- ... 19-feature

[Barty]

ATP Nowy Jork QF:

80 Radu Albot 680
81 Reilly Opelka 678
82 Aljaž Bedene 675

[arti]

In the bottom half, American Reilly Opelka reached his first tour-level semi-final in nearly three years, beating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-4. Opelka saved the only break point he faced and converted four of his six opportunities against the Spaniard.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/querrey ... 019-friday

[Damian]

ATP Nowy Jork SF:

73 Taro Daniel 726
73 Reilly Opelka - 723
74 Ernests Gulbis 722

[grzes430]

Opelka Edges Isner In Record-Breaking New York SF

Spoiler:

American reaches first ATP Tour final, faces Schnur for title
Reilly Opelka displayed unwavering mental toughness and big hitting under pressure on Saturday at the New York Open. The 21-year-old American saved six match points in the second-set tie-break to edge top seed John Isner 6-7(10), 7-6(14), 7-6(4) and reach his first ATP Tour final.

"I didn't put too much stress on myself. It's not the end of the world if I lose. I thought John served unbelievably well, but he's the greatest server of all time, so that's what I expected," said Opelka. "I felt like I was scrapping well and neutralising the ball well."

Isner and Opelka broke the ATP Tour record for combined aces in a three-set match (81), with 43 aces for Opelka and 38 for Isner. They shattered the previous record set by Nick Kyrgios and Ryan Harrison (71) this past month in Brisbane, with 44 aces for Kyrgios and 27 for Harrison.

Opelka improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head against Isner to 2-1 and has won their past two matches, including a first-round victory at this year’s Australian Open for his first Grand Slam main draw win. The pair hit a combined 87 aces in their Melbourne clash (47 for Isner, 40 for Opelka), which saw Opelka win in four tie-breaks. They have now played seven straight tie-breaks, with each man earning one service break each in those seven sets.


"Both of us were serving ridiculously well, so it was always going to come down to that," said Isner. "Essentially, heads I win, tails I lose, and it landed on tails."

World No. 89 Opelka will face qualifier Brayden Schnur for the title after the Canadian fought off five set points in the opening set to defeat sixth seed Sam Querrey 7-6(7), 4-6, 6-3. Schnur also saved match points this week, erasing two in his second-round victory over third seed Steve Johnson.

"[Brayden] has a really good serve, so if I play like I have been, it could be a similar scoreline to today," said Opelka. "It's going to be a tough one."

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Neither Isner nor Opelka faced a break point in the opening set. In the tie-break, Isner made eight of nine first-serves and saved set points down 5/6 and 7/8. With Opelka serving at 8/9, Isner claimed the only mini-break of the tie-break with a strong approach to Opelka’s backhand and a solid smash to wrap up the set.

The second set also progressed to a tie-break without any break points. Opelka trailed 4/6, staving off his first match point on Isner's serve with a cracking down-the-line backhand. The 21-year-old erased more match points with clutch hitting at 7/8, 9/10, 11/12 and 13/14. Isner saved the first four set points against him with aces, but serving at 14/15, Opelka rifled a forehand passing shot winner on the run to level the match.

Isner and Opelka earned their first break points of the match in the second and third games of the deciding set, but moved into a final-set tie-break without any breaks of serve. Isner pushed a forehand passing shot just wide at 3/4 and the slight opening was all Opelka needed. The 21-year-old closed out the contest on his first match point and pumped his fist in celebration.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/opelka- ... 9-saturday

[DUN I LOVE]

2,5 roku temu grał w półfinale Atlanty, teraz potwierdza zwyżkę formy i jest już w finale Nowego Jorku, brawo.

[Barty]

ATP Nowy Jork F:

58 Benoît Paire 795
59 Reilly Opelka 783
60 Peter Gojowczyk 770

[Razing]

[Razing]

[Lleyton]

ATP Nowy Jork: 43 asy na wagę mistrzostwa. Reilly Opelka lepszy w finale od Braydena Schnura

Spoiler:

Reilly Opelka zwyciężył w halowym turnieju ATP World Tour 250 na kortach twardych w Nowym Jorku. W niedzielnym finale młody Amerykanin pokonał po trzysetowym boju starającego się również o pierwsze mistrzostwo Kanadyjczyka Braydena Schnura.
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Gdyby Reilly Opelka (ATP 89) zachował koncentrację, to niedzielny finał zakończyłby w nieco ponad 70 minut. Zaczął doskonale, bowiem jego głębokie zagrania sprawiały sporo problemów Braydenowi Schnurowi (ATP 154). Kanadyjczyk stracił serwis w drugim i szóstym gemie, a przy znakomitej dyspozycji serwisowej rywala mógł zapomnieć o przełamaniu. Amerykanin zresztą w całym meczu nie musiał bronić żadnego break pointa.

W drugiej partii Opelka znów miał swoje szanse, ale tym razem nie zdołał przełamać podania przeciwnika. Schnur uciekł spod topora w trzecim i dziewiątym gemie. Teraz o losach seta zadecydował tie break. Kanadyjczyk obronił piłkę meczową, ale po zmianie stron Amerykanin miał szansę przy własnym serwisie. I popełnił podwójny błąd, a potem jeszcze przegrał kolejny punkt. Teraz Schnur miał przy swoim podaniu piłkę setową i błyskawicznie wyrównał stan pojedynku.

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Trzeci set także trzymał w napięciu do samego końca, choć Opelka miał trzy break pointy w czwartym gemie. Ponownie decydował tie break, ale tym razem panowie nie serwowali już tak dobrze. Reprezentant gospodarzy trzykrotnie stracił przewagę mini przełamania. Przy stanie 6-4 zmarnował kolejne dwie piłki meczowe. Tenisista z Kraju Klonowego Liścia oddalił także piątego meczbola. Kluczowa okazała się sytuacja przy stanie po 7. Kanadyjczyk myślał, że posłał asa dającego mu premierową piłkę meczową, ale system challenge pokazał, że był aut. Schnur musiał więc znów zaserwować i tym razem popełnił podwójny błąd. Amerykanin już nie czekał. Po 121 minutach zwieńczył spotkanie wynikiem 6:1, 6:7(7), 7:6(7), zagrywając 43. w meczu asa.

21-letni Opelka, juniorski mistrz Wimbledonu 2015, odniósł największy sukces w dotychczasowej zawodowej karierze. Pierwszy tytuł w turnieju głównego cyklu wywinduje go w poniedziałek na 56. miejsce w rankingu ATP. Pokonany przez niego w niedzielę Schnur także ma powody do zadowolenia. Kanadyjczyk miał przed występem w New York Open 2019 bilans 0-5 w męskim tourze. Teraz dzięki finałowi znacznie zbliży się do debiutu w Top 100.

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ATP World Tour 250, kort twardy w hali, pula nagród 694,5 tys. dolarów
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Reilly Opelka (USA) - Brayden Schnur (Kanada, Q) 6:1, 6:7(7), 7:6(7)

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[Lucas]

Opelka Serves Up Maiden Title In New York

Spoiler:

American Reilly Opelka was pushed to the limit in a thrilling New York Open final on Sunday against Canadian qualifier Brayden Schnur, but made good on his sixth championship point to prevail 6-1, 6-7(7), 7-6(7) and earn his first ATP Tour title.

“This [title] is definitely what I’m most proud of,” said Opelka. “I was tough mentally, especially losing a lot of first sets this week, and my first serve really helped me out. I was able to play clutch in those big moments.“

The 21-year-old finished the week with 156 aces, including 43 in Sunday’s championship match. He landed 72 per cent of his first-serves (312 of 436) and won 88 per cent of his first-serve points (276 of 312). After dropping serve twice in the first set of his opening-round match against fifth seed Adrian Mannarino, Opelka held in his next 68 service games to close out the week.

Opelka's Aces In 2019 Tour-Level Matches


Tournament Result Sets Aces
Sydney International def. Ramos-Vinolas 2 16
Sydney International l. to De Minaur 2 17
Australian Open def. Isner 4 40
Australian Open l. to Fabbiano 5 67
New York Open def. Mannarino 3 24
New York Open def. Istomin 2 (completed) 32
New York Open def. Garcia-Lopez 2 14
New York Open def. Isner 3 43
New York Open def. Schnur 3 43


Opelka fought back from a set down in victories this week over Mannarino, Denis Istomin (R2) and top seed John Isner (SF), winning second-set tie-breaks in all three matches. He also saved six match points in the second-set tie-break against Isner.

Despite the loss, Schnur can be satisfied with the best result of his career. The Canadian was an alternate into the qualifying draw and had never won an ATP Tour main draw match before this week. He saved two match points in his second-round victory over third seed Steve Johnson and five set points in the opening set of his semi-final win over sixth seed Sam Querrey.

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“It’s a dream come true for me. This week showed that I belong in these big tournaments and playing against the top guys,” said Schnur. “It’s unfortunate the way it ended because I left it all out there and did everything I could, but that’s how sports go sometimes.”

The first set was one-way traffic for Opelka as he broke Schnur twice to take the early advantage after 18 minutes. Neither player dropped serve in the second set to force a tie-break. Schnur erased a championship point on his serve at 5/6 with a solid forehand volley. Opelka earned another championship point on his serve at 7/6, but double faulted as the crowd gasped. A backhand error from Opelka at 7/7 gave Schnur his first set point and he converted with a strong serve, leaping in the air as the crowd stood up to applaud the comeback.

The deciding set was identical to the previous one, with neither player dropping serve to set up a final-set tie-break. Opelka battled to a 6/4 lead, but hit a forehand error on his third championship point. Schnur rifled a forehand winner on the next point to even the score. A fifth championship point for Opelka came and went at 6/7 as the Canadian continued his brave play with a strong forehand approach.

A big first serve from the qualifier at 7/7 appeared to set up his first championship point, but a challenge from Opelka showed the ball was out. Schnur shockingly double faulted and, fittingly, Opelka hit his 43rd ace of the day on his sixth championship point to end the match after two hours and one minute.

Opelka picks up 250 ATP Ranking points and $119,800, while Schnur receives 150 ATP Ranking points and $64,780.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/opelka- ... 2019-final

[Lucas]

First-Time Winner Spotlight: Reilly Opelka

Spoiler:

American lifts first tour-level trophy in New York
Reilly Opelka was down, but never out at the New York Open. The 21-year-old American fought back from a set down in three of his five matches and saved six match points in the second-set tie-break of his semi-final win against top seed John Isner. On Sunday, he came within two points of defeat against qualifier Brayden Schnur, but rallied to win 6-1, 6-7(7), 7-6(7) and earn his first ATP Tour title.

Opelka hammered 156 aces throughout the week, including 43 during the championship match. The milestone moment puts him inside the Top 60 of the ATP Rankings.

The American is also the fourth first-time champion on the ATP Tour in 2019, just seven weeks into the season.

First-Time Winners In 2019

Player
Age Tournament
Alex de Minaur 19 Sydney
Tennys Sandgren 27 Auckland
Juan Ignacio Londero 25 Cordoba
Reilly Opelka
21
New York
Afterwards, Opelka spoke to ATPTour.com:

How does it feel to win your first ATP Tour title?
It feels really good to win this event. I didn’t think it was going to come this soon, to be honest.

You lost the first set three times this week and had to win a second-set tie-break in all of those matches. What does that say about you?
I’ve won a lot of three-setters and part of that is just the way my game is. There are a lot of tie-breaks and it comes down to a few points here and there.

You lost your serve twice in the first set of your opening match against Adrian Mannarino. How did you turn that match and your week around?
I made an adjustment on my serve after the first set of that match and it held with me the whole week. There were other adjustments made on my forehand and my return, so I progressed well as the week went on.

This was the second time you played Isner this year. How would you describe what makes that matchup unique?
You know what to expect. I thought we both served unbelievably well and played well from the baseline yesterday. If we both play like that, it just comes down to luck and who guesses right on the big points. There’s no better player that day.

I think this match was a little bit different than our match at the Australian Open because John was the better player in Melbourne. If you look at the scoreboard, he was in control of the whole match and I was lucky to sneak by. In New York, it was slightly in my favour, especially in the third set.

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You double faulted on match point in the second-set tie-break today. What are you telling yourself in those moments between points?
You really want to know? [Smiles]. I just tried to keep my mouth shut, but it was tough how that point and the whole match seemed to be going. I felt like I had all the break points and opportunities, and somehow he kept getting himself back in. It almost just felt like his week.

Have you gotten any messages yet from the other American players?
Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe both reached out. There’s not much ego with those guys. They’re just stoked to see other Americans doing well.

Thinking back to your first ATP Tour semi-final at the 2016 BB&T Atlanta Open, how would you describe the path that you’ve taken since then to your first title now?
If you look back at 2016, I was a good junior playing at home. No one knew me. I had a big game and swung freely. I had a general idea of how I was winning matches there, but it’s not as in-depth as it is now. My style of play isn’t that much different since then, but I’m more consistent now and there’s more of an understanding to what I’m trying to do.

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[Razing]

[Barty]

26.11.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 56

[DUN I LOVE]

Top-40 na koniec roku wydaje się realnym celem.

[arti]

[Rroggerr]

#1) Nowy Jork 2019


Newsday

R1 [5] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 26 76(5) 64
R2 Denis Istomin (UZB) 67(8) 76(6) 10 i krecz
QF Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 63 64
SF [1] John Isner (USA) 67(8) 76(14) 76(4)
W [Q] Brayden Schnur (CAN) 61 67(7) 76(7)