Reilly Opelka upsets Mackenzie Mcdonald 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Newport on Thursday in what was an all-American contest. Opelka will face Alex Michelsen in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 48 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this competition. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2017. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Newport
Opelka's Record

Reilly added to his prize money $ 14,515 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 34,510 as of now in this event. If he wins the next match, Reilly will add $ 24,190 to his earnings to get in total $ 58,700.

Highlights Reilly Opelka vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald Infosys Hall of Fame Open – Newport

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Opelka
Mcdonald
4-6 6-3 6-4
1h:48
84
84
Total points
72
72
44
44
Winners
33
33
52%
52%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
27
27
Aces
4
4
8
8
Double Faults
5
5
63%
63%
1st in
53%
53%
88%
88%
1st won
80%
80%
44/50
44/50
1st won
33/41
33/41
55%
55%
2nd won
56%
56%
16/29
16/29
2nd won
20/36
20/36
-- Break Points --
2/3
2/3
Total
1/2
1/2
67%
67%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Opelka scored 84 points vs. Mackenzie’s 72.

Opelka

Opelka served pretty well to win 88% of the points (44/50) behind his first serve, and he won 55% points (16/29) on his second serve. Opelka fired 27 aces and he committed 8 double faults. Reilly was pretty good at converting 67% of the break points that he procured (2/3).

Mcdonald

On the other side, Mcdonald was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (1/2). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Opelka and Mcdonald is 3-1 for Reilly.

Draw and next match H2H: Reilly Opelka vs. Alex Michelsen – stats

Opelka will come up against Michelsen in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Reilly Opelka and Alex Michelsen since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Mcdonald 6-4
McdonaldOpelka
6
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
McdonaldOpelka
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
McdonaldOpelka
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
McdonaldOpelka
4
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
McdonaldOpelka
3
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
McdonaldOpelka
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
McdonaldOpelka
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
McdonaldOpelka
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
McdonaldOpelka
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
McdonaldOpelka
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
McdonaldOpelka
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Mackenzie grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) prior to finally winning the set (6-4).

Reilly was outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-4 to 6-4.

Mackenzie was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 9th

game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Mcdonald didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 56 points. It’s worth to point out that, Mackenzie won this set even if he scored less points 4 than Reilly (26-30). Mcdonald lost 8 points on serve (21-8). on the other side of the net, Opelka conceded 5 points on serve (22-5).

2nd Set -
Opelka 6-3
OpelkaMcdonald
6
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
OpelkaMcdonald
6
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
OpelkaMcdonald
5
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
OpelkaMcdonald
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
OpelkaMcdonald
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
OpelkaMcdonald
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
OpelkaMcdonald
2
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
OpelkaMcdonald
2
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
OpelkaMcdonald
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40

Similarly to the 1st set, there was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Opelka snatched in the 6th

game (4-2) prior to finally winning the set (6-3).

Opelka converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Mackenzie wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (2-2 30-40).

They contested 49 points. There was not much difference between these 2 since finally Opelka won barely 1 point more than Mcdonald (25-24). Opelka dropped 6 points on serve (17-6). Regarding the other side of the net, Mcdonald conceded 8 points on serve (18-8).

3rd Set -
Opelka 6-4
OpelkaMcdonald
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
OpelkaMcdonald
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
OpelkaMcdonald
4
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
OpelkaMcdonald
3
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
OpelkaMcdonald
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
OpelkaMcdonald
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
OpelkaMcdonald
2
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
OpelkaMcdonald
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
OpelkaMcdonald
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

Similarly to the 2nd set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition on serve. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Reilly snatched in the 9th game (5-4) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).

Opelka was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Opelka didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 51 points. Opelka won 7 more points than Mcdonald (29-22). Reilly lost 8 points on serve (21-8). On the other side, Mcdonald conceded 8 points on serve (14-8).

1st
Opelka
Mcdonald
4-6
4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Opelka
Mcdonald
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Opelka
Mcdonald
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1

Tennis Scores in Newport

  • Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (6-4 6-4)
  • Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (4-6 6-3 6-4)

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