“That’s what you get for supporting anti-vaxer Djokovic!” Tennis Twitter reacts to Reilly Opelka’s withdrawal from the 2022 US Open

Reilly Opelka, the 24-year-old American professional is one of the top players in the world currently. He also joined the big list of superstars who will be participating at this year’s US Open, After Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic, it is Reilly Opelka who will also be missing from the action at the Flushing Meadows.

The American professional also came under a whole lot of controversies after he took to Twitter to criticize the ATP for the sale of the Western and the Southern Open, looking at his recent schedule it comes as no surprise to many that Opelka will be missing the final major tournament of the season.

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Reilly Opelka is out of the US Open

As confirmed by the US Open organizers, Reilly Opelka will be missing this year’s US Open, there was no reason given by Opelka or anyone close to him as to why the American professional took the decision to not participate at the Flushing Meadows this year. Opelka not participating has allowed compatriot Jack Sock an entry into the main draw of the final major tournament of the season.

Rielly Opelka did not participate at the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Masters event, which caused him to lost his finalist points from last year’s event in Toronto. Jack Sock, who was gunning for the main draw entry due to Novak Djokovic’s likely withdrawal has now got what he wanted after Reilly Opelka’s decision. Fans took to Twitter to let their feelings be known about Opelka’s big decision.

Apart from these two, JJ Wolf was also hoping for a wild card entry into the tournament but he could now be getting the main draw entry, should another one of the players withdraw from the US Open. Reilly Opelka joins the list of players missing out, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev are the two other superstars who will not be playing at this year’s US Open.

The situation with Novak Djokovic is quite unclear as his vaccination status and his entry into the US have always been a hot topic, Alexander Zverev’s absence was confirmed by the US Open organizers yesterday as the German professional still hasn’t recovered from his foot injury.

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