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Mr Reilly Opelka Hat
For two seasons, the American has been living in hell with his health. Reilly Opelka underwent three surgeries, including one on his hip where a benign tumor was removed, and long thought he would be unable to return to a Tennis court.
After months of hard work and sacrifice, his injuries and suffering are now a thing of the past. The American giant has regained his powerful serve and an enormous level of play, to the point of surprising Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the Brisbane tournament.
“It was very hard. There was a lot of uncertainty and a lot of doubt. I watched a lot of my friends’ matches on TV, I saw Tommy (Paul), Taylor (Fritz), Frances (Tiafoe ), Ben (Shelton) doing great things.
I also saw Novak become the best of all time in those two years.
But I stayed strong mentally, even when I was in a cast and on crutches, hoping to make it, hoping to get another chance like the one I received tonight.
I just focused on my strengths. If I hit my strengths, it’s hard to catch them, but if anyone can do it, it’s Novak. I was ready to face that if it happened.
-He is the best tennis player the sport has ever known but the reality is we have nothing to lose against him. So we end up playing more freely and taking more risks.”
Very moved, Reiily Opelka became the first American to win over Novak Djokovic since Sam Querrey in 2016.
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