Novak Djokovic and Reilly Opelka will square off in the quarter of the Brisbane International for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 8:00 pm on PAT RAFTER ARENA. 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 Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.1
Reilly Opelka -> 6.95
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Reilly Opelka
There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Reilly Opelka since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-9 | 15-5 | 16-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-7 | 27-1 | 12-3 | 11-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-7 | 2-1 | 14-4 | 19-2 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-7 | 19-3 | 18-3 | 11-1 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 7, Novak got to the quarter after defeating Rinky Hijikata 6-3 6-3 and Gael Monfils 6-3 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The Serbian had a good straight sets win against Monfils (6-3 6-3). During the match, Djokovic scored 59 points vs Monfils’s 41. Novak was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Djokovic recorded 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Novak Djokovic was quite effective on serve to win 76% (26/34) 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. Novak was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Monfils 3 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Djokovic hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to conquer 60% of the points he played.
Djokovic has a terrific win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 85% of his matches (440-76). 2-0 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Djokovic has an overall 189-28 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Novak has an aggregate 2-0 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Brisbane
Reilly Opelka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 8-10 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 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 |
Ranked no. 293, Opelka reached the quarter after defeating Federico Agustin Gomez 7-5 6-4 and Matteo Arnaldi 7-6(9) 7-6(4).
In the 2nd round, Reilly had a good straight sets win against Arnaldi (7-69 7-64). During the match Opelka scored 82 points vs Arnaldi’s 79. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 49 winners.
About the serving games, Opelka submerged his opponent with 25 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Reilly Opelka lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Opelka put 67% of his first serves in, winning 84% (49/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (13/28) on the 2nd serve. Reilly broke Arnaldi once after converting 50% of his break points (1/2).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The American has a composed 2-0 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 36 | 48 |
| Pts | 120-81 | 146-126 |
| Total Points | 201 | 272 |
| Winners | 51 | 76 |
| %Winners | 43% | 52% |
Both Djokovic and Opelka played 2 matches. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Djokovic and Opelka have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Djokovic played 12 games less than Opelka. Djokovic scored 51 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Opelka recorded 76 winners (52%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 34 |
| Avg per match | 8.5 | 17 |
| 1st in | 65/99 | 87/135 |
| %1st in | 66% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 51/65 | 76/87 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 87% |
| 2nd pts | 24/34 | 30/48 |
| %2nd pts | 71% | 63% |
Djokovic recorded 17 aces (8.5 per match). Opelka fired 34 aces (17 per match). Djokovic won 78% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 71% of the points. On the other side, Opelka won 87% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 3 |
| Converted | 6/8 | 3/7 |
| % Converted | 75% | 43% |
| Conceded | 1 | 2 |
| Saved | 1 | 1 |
| % Saved | 100% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 |
Novak broke his opponents 6 times with a 75% conversion rate. The Serbian was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 1 break points. Opelka broke his opponents 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | ||||
| R1 Hijikata |
R2 Monfils |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | 36 | |
| pts | 61-40 | 59-41 | 120-81 | |
| Total points | 101 | 100 | 201 | |
| Winners | 25 | 26 | 51 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 44% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 12 | 5 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 31/47 | 34/52 | 65/99 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 65% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 25/31 | 26/34 | 51/65 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 76% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/16 | 12/18 | 24/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 67% | 71% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 3/3 | 6/8 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 100% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Opelka | ||||
| R1 Agustin |
R2 Arnaldi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 7-69 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 26 | 48 | |
| pts | 64-47 | 82-79 | 146-126 | |
| Total points | 111 | 161 | 272 | |
| Winners | 27 | 49 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 60% | 52% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 25 | 34 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 29/49 | 58/86 | 87/135 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 67% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 27/29 | 49/58 | 76/87 | |
| % 1st pts | 93% | 84% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/20 | 13/28 | 30/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 85% | 46% | 63% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 1/2 | 3/7 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 50% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
WW
WW Tennis Scores in Brisbane
- Jiri Lehecka/Jakub MensikLehecka/Jakub Mensik – Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow (6-3 3-6 10-6) – Stats, scores, rankings
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