Reilly Opelka defeats Kyrgios in the semifinal of the US Men’s Clay Court Championship. HIGHLIGHTS – HOUSTON RESULTS

Reilly Opelka tops Nick Kyrgios 6-3 7-5 in the semifinal in Houston on Saturday. Opelka will seek to keep on going in this event against John Isner in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 9 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 2^nd round in 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.

The American added to his prize money $ 21,755 after winning this match. He has won already $ 52,790 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 37,705 to his earnings to get in total $ 90,495 in total.

Highlights Reilly Opelka vs. Nick Kyrgios US Men’s Clay Court Championship – Houston

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

At the end of the match, the American scored 63 points vs. the Australian’s 46.

Opelka

Reilly served extremely well to win 87% of the points (27/31) behind his first serve, and he won 70% points (14/20) on his second serve. The American struck 21 aces without committing any double fault. The American was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that he procured (3/6).

Kyrgios

On the other side, The Australian was stunning in converting the only break point that he converted. Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Reilly Opelka vs. John Isner – stats

Opelka will compete against Isner in the final.

This will be the 6^th time that Reilly Opelka and John Isner fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Opelka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they locked horns, Opelka won 7-6⁷ 7-6²² in the semifinal in Dallas back in February 2022.

Live score progression and stats

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the American clinched in the 4^th game (3-1) before eventually conquering the set (6-3).

The American was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4^th game (2-1 40-A). On the other side, Reilly didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 45 points. The American was the winner of the set after clinching 13 more points than Kyrgios (29-16). The American was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (20-4). on the other side of the court, Kyrgios conceded 9 points on serve (12-9).

The American won the set after he broke Nick in the 7^th (4-3) and in the 11^th (6-5) game. Kyrgios tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8^th (4-4) game. Nonetheless, the American stayed solid to win the set 7-5.

The American converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 5^th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 7^th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11^th game (5-5 30-40). On the other side, the Australian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 8^th game (3-4 15-40).

They contested 62 points. Opelka was the one to win the set after conquering 8 more points than the Australian (35-27). Reilly conceded 6 points on serve (21-6). on the other side of the net, Kyrgios conceded 14 points on serve (21-14).

Tennis Scores in Houston

• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Nick KyrgiosKyrgios (6-3 7-5) – Stats and score progression
• John IsnerIsner – Cristian GarinGarin (4-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression

Upcoming matches

• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – John IsnerIsner (4-1) – H2H details and stats