Opelka claims the title in Delray Beach. HIGHLIGHTS

Reilly Opelka hustles Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-7⁴ 6-2 in the final in Delray Beach on Sunday.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Reilly won the set after he broke the Japanese in the 6^th (4-2) and in the 12^th (7-5) game. Yoshihito tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7^th (4-3) game. Notwithstanding, Opelka didn’t make any concession anymore before winning the set 7-5.

2^nd set.

The set went straight to the tiebreak as there were no breaks. Eventually, Nishioka won the breaker at 4.

3^rd set.

Opelka started the set strong after breaking Nishioka in the 1^st game (1-0). Reilly reinforced his lead after breaking the Japanese in the 7^th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Statistics

At the end of the match, the American scored 108 points vs. Nishioka’s 96 points.

The American served exceptionally well to win 87% of the points (61/70) behind his first serve. Nevertheless he won only 36% points (10/28) on his second serve. Opelka fired 27 aces and he committed 3 double faults. Opelka won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points because he converted only 33% (4/12). On the other side, Nishioka was struggling when converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Opelka and Nishioka is 2-0 for Reilly.

Highlights Reilly Opelka vs. Yoshihito Nishioka Delray Beach Open – Delray Beach

Tennis Scores in Delray Beach

• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (7-5 6-7⁴ 6-2) – See score progression