Stefanos Tsitsipas and Reilly Opelka will square off in the semifinal of the Rogers Cup for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 pm on STADIUM. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.25
Reilly Opelka -> 4.333
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Prediction and head to head Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Reilly Opelka
This will be the 2nd time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Reilly Opelka face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Tsitsipas won 5-6 ret. in the quarter in Cincinnati back in 2020.
Highlights Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Reilly Opelka – Cincinnati 26-August-2020
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Ranked no. 3 (career-high), Stefanos got to the semifinal after defeating Ugo Humbert 6-3 6-713 6-1, Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-2 and Casper Ruud 6-1 6-4.
In the quarter, Tsitsipas had a good straight sets win against Ruud (6-1 6-4). During the match, Tsitsipas scored 56 points vs Ruud’s 37. The Greek was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Regarding the service games, Tsitsipas managed to score 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Stefanos Tsitsipas was very efficient on serve to win 86% (25/29) of his 1st serve and 67% (12/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Greek broke Ruud 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Greek started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Tsitsipas has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 69% of his matches (322-148). 18-4 on hard in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Tsitsipas has a compiled123-64 record in the last 7 years on hard.
His best result of the year was conquering the title in in Carlo where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-3 6-3 and in in Lyon where he overcame Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 6-3.
Stefanos has a compiled 45-12 win-loss record in 2021, 18-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Montreal
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2018. See his history.
Reilly Opelka
Ranked no. 32, Opelka got to the semifinal after beating Nick Kyrgios 4-6 7-64 6-4, Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-4, Lloyd Harris 4-6 7-66 7-64 and Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 7-61.
In the quarter, Reilly had a good straight sets win against Bautista-Agut (6-3 7-61). During the match Opelka scored 57 points vs Bautista-Agut’s 53. Opelka was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Opelka blasted 18 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Reilly Opelka was extremely effective on serve to win 85% (35/41) of his 1st serve and 62% (13/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Bautista-Agut once.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
The American’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Rome.
Opelka has an overall 14-14 win-loss record in 2021, 8-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tsitsipas | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 63 | 110 |
| Pts | 232-171 | 330-316 |
| Total Points | 403 | 646 |
| Winners | 99 | 176 |
| %Winners | 43% | 53% |
Tsitsipas played 3 matches while Opelka competed in 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Stefanos Tsitsipas conceded 1 set, while Reilly Opelka surrendered 2 sets. Tsitsipas has played 3 set(s) less than Opelka (7 vs 10). Therefore, Tsitsipas played 47 games less than Opelka. Tsitsipas scored 99 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Reilly blasted 176 winners (53%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tsitsipas | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 29 | 73 |
| Avg per match | 9.7 | 18.3 |
| 1st in | 114/198 | 217/335 |
| %1st in | 58% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 99/114 | 176/217 |
| %1st pts | 87% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 49/84 | 68/118 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 58% |
Tsitsipas managed to score 29 aces (9.7 per match). Opelka scored 73 aces (18.3 per match). Tsitsipas won 87% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Opelka won 81% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tsitsipas | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 4 |
| Converted | 10/28 | 4/17 |
| % Converted | 36% | 24% |
| Conceded | 6 | 11 |
| Saved | 5 | 9 |
| % Saved | 83% | 82% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
Stefanos broke his opponents 10 times with a 36% conversion rate. Stefanos surrendered his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. Opelka broke his opponents 4 times with a 24% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
| Tsitsipas | |||||
| R2 Humbert |
R3 Khachanov |
1/4 Ruud |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-713 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 17 | 17 | 63 | |
| pts | 111-91 | 65-43 | 56-37 | 232-171 | |
| Total points | 202 | 108 | 93 | 403 | |
| Winners | 49 | 25 | 25 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 38% | 45% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 16 | 5 | 8 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 58/97 | 27/54 | 29/47 | 114/198 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 50% | 62% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 49/58 | 25/27 | 25/29 | 99/114 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 93% | 86% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/39 | 15/27 | 12/18 | 49/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | 67% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/15 | 3/6 | 3/7 | 10/28 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 50% | 43% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | 100% | 89% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Opelka | ||||||
| R1 Kyrgios |
R2 Dimitrov |
R3 Lloyd |
1/4 Bautista-Agut |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-64 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | 4-6 7-66 7-64 | 6-3 7-61 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 19 | 36 | 22 | 110 | |
| pts | 102-93 | 59-49 | 112-121 | 57-53 | 330-316 | |
| Total points | 195 | 108 | 233 | 110 | 646 | |
| Winners | 45 | 32 | 64 | 35 | 176 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 54% | 57% | 61% | 53% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 22 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 73 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 51/87 | 38/56 | 87/130 | 41/62 | 217/335 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 68% | 67% | 66% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 45/51 | 32/38 | 64/87 | 35/41 | 176/217 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 84% | 74% | 85% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/36 | 10/18 | 24/43 | 13/21 | 68/118 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 56% | 56% | 62% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Converted | 1/9 | 2/5 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 4/17 | |
| Converted % | 11% | 40% | 0% | 100% | 24% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1/1 | 7/8 | 0/0 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 88% | – | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLLWWLLL Tennis Scores in Toronto
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (2-6 7-66 7-65) – See score progression
- John IsnerIsner – Gael MonfilsMonfils (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Nikola Mektic/Mate PavicMektic/Mate Pavic – Matwe Middelkoop/Luke SavilleMiddelkoop/Luke Saville (6-3 6-76 10-7) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Casper RuudRuud (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-3 7-61) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (2-6 7-6(6) 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- John IsnerIsner – Gael MonfilsMonfils (7-6(5) 6-4) – See score progression
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-3 7-6(1)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – John IsnerIsner (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (1-0) – H2H and prediction
