Reilly Opelka and John Isner will play each other in the semifinal of the Dallas Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on STADIUM. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Reilly Opelka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Reilly Opelka is the pick to win this match.
Reilly Opelka -> 1.7
John Isner -> 2.26
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Prediction and head to head Reilly Opelka vs. John Isner
This will be the 5th time that Reilly Opelka and John Isner clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Opelka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Opelka won 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Atlanta back in 2019.
Reilly Opelka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-15 | 10-7 | 6-5 | 4-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-23 | 14-11 | 6-4 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-8 | 8-4 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 23, Reilly got to the semifinal after defeating Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 7-63 7-68 and Adrian Mannarino 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Mannarino (6-3 6-4). During the match, Opelka scored 55 points vs Mannarino’s 35. The American was quite aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Opelka scored 17 aces and he was quite steady in conceding no double faults. Reilly Opelka was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 95% (36/38) of his 1st serve and 57% (4/7) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Opelka broke Mannarino twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Opelka hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Opelka has a winning match record in the last 9 years having won 56% of his matches (193-149). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Opelka has an aggregate38-21 win-loss record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
The American’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Sydney.
Opelka has a composed 6-3 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dallas
John Isner
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9-14 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-17 | 9-9 | 7-4 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-13 | 18-7 | 5-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-10 | 9-8 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 30-18 | 22-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 26, Isner got to the semifinal after beating Kevin Anderson 7-61 6-77 7-65 and Vasek Pospisil 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Pospisil (6-4 6-4). During the match Isner scored 59 points vs Pospisil’s 43. Isner was very aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Isner made 19 aces and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. John Isner was very effective on serve to win 90% (35/39) of his 1st serve and 67% (6/9) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Pospisil twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Isner has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
John has an aggregate 3-4 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Opelka | Isner |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 59 |
| Pts | 133-109 | 170-142 |
| Total Points | 242 | 312 |
| Winners | 85 | 102 |
| %Winners | 64% | 60% |
Both Opelka and Isner played 2 matches. At the moment, John Isner lost 1 set while Reilly Opelka hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Opelka has played 1 set(s) less than Isner (4 vs 5). Therefore, Opelka played 14 games less than Isner. Opelka scored 85 winners (64% of the total points). On the other side, The American managed to score 102 winners (60%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Opelka | Isner |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 45 | 49 |
| Avg per match | 22.5 | 24.5 |
| 1st in | 96/123 | 114/148 |
| %1st in | 78% | 77% |
| 1st pts | 85/96 | 102/114 |
| %1st pts | 89% | 89% |
| 2nd pts | 14/27 | 25/34 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 74% |
Opelka bagged 45 aces (22.5 per match). Isner bagged 49 aces (24.5 per match). Opelka won 89% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Isner won 89% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 74% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Opelka | Isner |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 2 |
| Converted | 2/3 | 2/5 |
| % Converted | 67% | 40% |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 |
| Saved | 0 | 1 |
| % Saved | 0% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 |
Opelka broke his opponents twice with a 67% conversion rate. The American pretty effective on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points. The American broke his opponents twice with a 40% conversion rate. The American was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 1 break points.
| Opelka | ||||
| R2 Stebe |
1/4 Mannarino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 7-68 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 19 | 45 | |
| pts | 78-74 | 55-35 | 133-109 | |
| Total points | 152 | 90 | 242 | |
| Winners | 49 | 36 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 63% | 65% | 64% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 28 | 17 | 45 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 58/78 | 38/45 | 96/123 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 84% | 78% | |
| 1st pts | 49/58 | 36/38 | 85/96 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 95% | 89% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/20 | 4/7 | 14/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 57% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 0/0 | 2/3 | 2/3 | |
| Converted % | 0% | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Isner | ||||
| R2 Anderson |
1/4 Pospisil |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 6-77 7-65 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 39 | 20 | 59 | |
| pts | 111-99 | 59-43 | 170-142 | |
| Total points | 210 | 102 | 312 | |
| Winners | 67 | 35 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 60% | 59% | 60% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 30 | 19 | 49 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 75/100 | 39/48 | 114/148 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | 81% | 77% | |
| 1st pts | 67/75 | 35/39 | 102/114 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 90% | 89% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/25 | 6/9 | 25/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 76% | 67% | 74% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 0/1 | 2/4 | 2/5 | |
| Converted % | 0% | 50% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Dallas
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (6-4 3-6 7-63) – See score progression
- Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- John IsnerIsner – Vasek PospisilPospisil (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- John IsnerIsner – Vasek PospisilPospisil (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- John IsnerIsner – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Marcos GironGiron – Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby (1-0) – H2H and prediction
