Reilly Opelka
15 May 2021
Rafael Nadal overpowered Alexander Zverev 6/3; 6/4 to reach the semi-finals where he will face lanky American Reilly Opelka who defeated Argentina’s Federico Delbonis 7/5; 7/6(2).
4 Jul 2019
America’s Reilly Opelka outlasted Switzerland’s veteran Stan Wawrinka in five grueling sets of serving battle on tennis court. Opelka won the first set 7/5 with only one break of serve in a close encounter of effective serving with no double faults. The 34-year-old Wawrinka, seeded 22, broke the 22-year-old Opelka in the sixth game of…
3 Jul 2019
Three-time major winner Stan Wawrinka was knocked out of Wimbledon on Wednesday, falling in five sets to 6ft 11in (2.1m) Reilly Opelka as defending champion Novak Djokovic waited to push his bid for a fifth title. Two-time quarter-finalist Wawrinka, 34, was beaten 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6 by his American opponent, the tallest man in…
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