TOKYO. Millman tops Opelka in the semifinal of the Rakuten Japan Open

RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN - TOKYO. Millman overcomes Opelka to compete against Novak Djokovic in the final

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head John Millman vs. Reilly Opelka

John Millman hustles Reilly Opelka 6-3 7-64 in the semifinal in Tokyo on Saturday. Millman will clash against Novak Djokovic in the final.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Millman started the set in the best possible way after breaking Opelka in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Millman to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.

2nd set.

Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Finally, the Australian won the breaker at 0.

Statistics

After this match, the head to head between Millman and Opelka is 1-0 for John.

Highlights John Millman vs. Reilly Opelka Rakuten Japan Open – Tokyo

Next Match: John Millman vs. Novak Djokovic – stats

Millman will square off with Djokovic in the final.

This will be the 3rd time that John Millman and Novak Djokovic face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Djokovic won 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in New York back in 2018.

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