TOKYO. Opelka dispatches Uchiyama in the quarter

RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN - TOKYO. Opelka aces Uchiyama to face John Millman in the semifinal

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Reilly Opelka vs. Yasutaka Uchiyama

Reilly Opelka defeats Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-3 6-3 in the quarter in Tokyo on Friday. Opelka will square off with John Millman in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

There was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that the American conquered in the 6th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).

2nd set.

The American won the set after he broke the Japanese in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game. That break was the key and it was sufficient for the American to win the set because he didn’t drop his serve in the rest of the set.

The Japanese had no answers in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-3 to 6-3).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Reilly scored 60 points vs. Yasutaka’s 48 points.

Opelka served exceptionally well to win 82% of the points (28/34) behind his first serve, and he won 60% points (9/15) on his second serve. The American fired 16 aces and he committed 2 double faults. Reilly won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points as he converted only 30% (3/10). On the other side, the Japanese wasn’t able to conquer any break point. That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Opelka and Uchiyama is 1-0 for Reilly.

Highlights Reilly Opelka vs. Yasutaka Uchiyama Rakuten Japan Open – Tokyo

Next Match: Reilly Opelka vs. John Millman – stats

Opelka will fight against Millman in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Reilly Opelka and John Millman since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other at pro level.

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