Australian Open 2022: Reilly Opelka vs Kevin Anderson Prediction, Preview, Head to Head and Live Stream
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Reilly Opelka vs Kevin Anderson
World No.26 Reilly Opelka will lock horns with Kevin Anderson in the first-round of the Australian Open 2022 on Monday.
Reilly Opelka vs Kevin Anderson: Match Details
- Tournament: Australian Open 2022
- Match: Reilly Opelka vs Kevin Anderson
- Round: First Round
- Date: 17 January 2022
- Venue: Melbourne, Australia
- Surface: Hardcourt
- Prize Money: $90,000
Reilly Opelka vs Kevin Anderson: Match Preview
Meanwhile, Reilly Opelka is an American professional tennis player. At 6 feet 11 inches tall, he is tied for the record tallest-ever ATP-ranked player, and can serve in the low-140 mph range. The American reached his first ATP Masters 1000 final, where he lost to World No.2 Daniil Medvedev in the title clash at the Canada Masters. He also won his first doubles title at the Atlanta Open partnering with Jannik Sinner. The American also reached the fourth round of the US Open for the first time, eventually breaking into the top 20 in the rankings. The 24-year-old will be coming into the tournament on the back of a strong showing at the Sydney Tennis Classic, where he made it to the semi-final where he lost in a hard-fought match against Andy Murray.
Kevin Anderson is a South African professional tennis player and his current ranking according to the ATP is World No.73 and his highest ranking was World No.5. He has seven singles career titles to his name. The 35-year-old veteran rebounded from his knee surgery in 2021 won his 7th ATP title at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships by defeating Jenson Brooksby 7–6, 6–4.
Reilly Opelka vs Kevin Anderson: Head to Head
Reilly Opelka and Kevin Anderson have faced each other once on the court, with the American getting the better of his opponent on that occasion, and thus holds a 1-0 lead in the head to head. Their only meeting came way back in 2016 at Atalanta, when Opelka secured a comprehensive straight-sets victory.
Reilly Opelka vs Kevin Anderson: Match Predictions
Despite Kevin Anderson’s vast experience in the sport, Reilly Opelka will be the big favourite here. The big-hitting American would look to reach the latter stages of the tournament and build upon the successful 2021 that he had, when he achieved a career-best ranking of 19.
Match Prediction- Bencic to win in 3 sets.
Opelka vs Anderson: Broadcast and Live stream details
- Africa- beIN Sports, Supersports
- Australia- Nine and Stan Sport
- China- CCTV, GreatSports Media
- Japan- WOWOW
- Malaysia- beIN Sports
- New Zealand- Sky
- Singapore- beIN Sports
- Europe- Eurosport, Servus TV
- India and subcontinent- Sony Six
- Latin America and Caribbean- ESPN International
- Middle East- beIN Sports
- Canada- TSN/RDS
- North America- ESPN
- USA- ESPN
- United Kingdom- Eurosport
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