Zizou Bergs and Reilly Opelka will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Libema Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Reilly Opelka who should win in 3 sets.
Reilly Opelka -> 1.727
Zizou Bergs -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Zizou Bergs vs. Reilly Opelka
This will be the 2nd time that Zizou Bergs and Reilly Opelka clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Bergs (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.
The last time that they competed against each other, Bergs won 6-4 3-6 7-6(1) in the 1st round in Winston salem back in 2024.
Highlights Zizou Bergs vs Reilly Opelka – Winston salem 18-August-2024
Zizou Bergs
23 - 13win/loss
43
39
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32-28 | 20-16 | 2-5 | 6-3 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 47-29 | 9-9 | 17-7 | 15-9 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-27 | 8-7 | 16-7 | 9-10 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-30 | 7-5 | 7-7 | 17-16 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-21 | 2-5 | 15-10 | 21-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 63, Bergs got to the semifinal after beating Alexander Blockx 6-3 1-6 7-6(3), Alexei Popyrin 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(3) and Mark Lajal 7-6(2) 7-6(4).
In the quarter, The Belgian had a good straight sets win against Lajal (7-62 7-64). During the match, Bergs scored 99 points vs Lajal’s 91. The Belgian was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bergs managed to score 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Zizou Bergs was quite efficient on serve to win 79% (37/47) of his 1st serve and 52% (23/44) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Zizou broke Lajal twice after converting 18% of his break points (2/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zizou has lost 2 set in this competition to conquer 51% of the points he played.
Bergs has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (323-193). 3-0 on grass in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Bergs has a compiled 22-9 match record in the last years on grass.
Zizou’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Auckland.
Zizou has a composed 22-13 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Reilly Opelka
20 - 15win/loss
50
17
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33-28 | 14-11 | 5-6 | 7-6 | 7-5 | 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. 87, Opelka got to the semifinal after beating Denis Yevseyev 6-1 7-6(6), Mark Lajal 7-6(3) 6-3, Jesper De Jong 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-2, Nicolas Jarry 7-6(5) 6-3 and Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5) 7-6(5).
In the quarter, Reilly had a good straight sets win against Medvedev (7-65 7-65). During the match Opelka scored 80 points vs Medvedev’s 75. Opelka was exceptionally aggressive to blast 47 winners.
About the serving games, Opelka buried his opponent with 24 aces and he was exceptionally solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Reilly Opelka was very efficient on serve to win 84% (47/56) of his 1st serve and 59% (13/22) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Reilly started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Opelka’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Brisbane.
Reilly has an overall 20-14 win-loss record in 2025, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS)
.Previously in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Opelka has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bergs | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 89 | 102 |
| Pts | 341-327 | 339-304 |
| Total Points | 668 | 643 |
| Winners | 131 | 166 |
| %Winners | 38% | 49% |
Bergs played 3 matches while Opelka competed in 4 matches. Opelka started his run from the qualifications while Bergs had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Zizou Bergs lost 2 sets, while Reilly Opelka surrendered 1 set. Bergs has played 1 set(s) less than Opelka (8 vs 9). Therefore, Bergs played 13 games less than Opelka. The Belgian scored 131 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Opelka managed to score 166 winners (49%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bergs | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 71 |
| Avg per match | 6.7 | 17.8 |
| 1st in | 181/344 | 204/325 |
| %1st in | 53% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 131/181 | 166/204 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 75/163 | 66/121 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 55% |
Bergs made 20 aces (6.7 per match). Opelka struck 71 aces (17.8 per match). Bergs won 72% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 46% 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 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bergs | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 8 |
| Converted | 11/36 | 8/17 |
| % Converted | 31% | 47% |
| Conceded | 43 | 18 |
| Saved | 33 | 15 |
| % Saved | 77% | 83% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 3 |
Bergs broke his opponents 11 times with a 31% conversion rate. Zizou surrendered his serve 10 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. Opelka broke his opponents 8 times with a 47% conversion rate. Opelka conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bergs | |||||
| R1 Blockx | R2 Popyrin | 1/4 Lajal | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 1-6 7-63 | 6-73 6-2 7-63 | 7-62 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 34 | 26 | 89 | |
| pts | 109-114 | 133-122 | 99-91 | 341-327 | |
| Total points | 223 | 255 | 190 | 668 | |
| Winners | 54 | 40 | 37 | 131 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 30% | 37% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 | |
| 1st in | 72/125 | 62/128 | 47/91 | 181/344 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 48% | 52% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 54/72 | 40/62 | 37/47 | 131/181 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 65% | 79% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/53 | 32/66 | 23/44 | 75/163 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 48% | 52% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 7/17 | 2/11 | 11/36 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 41% | 18% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 16 | 18 | 9 | 43 | |
| Saved | 13/16 | 13/18 | 7/9 | 33 | |
| Saved % | 81% | 72% | 78% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Opelka | |||||||
| Q1 Yevseyev | Q3 Lajal | R1 De | R2 Jarry | 1/4 Medvedev | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-66 | 7-63 6-3 | 6-75 7-65 6-2 | 7-65 6-3 | 7-65 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 26 | 124 | |
| pts | 76-66 | – | 119-108 | 64-55 | 80-75 | 339-304 | |
| Total points | 142 | 0 | 227 | 119 | 155 | 643 | |
| Winners | 37 | 48 | 34 | 47 | 166 | ||
| %Winners | 49% | 0% | 40% | 53% | 59% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 16 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 71 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1st in | 45/78 | / | 63/107 | 40/62 | 56/78 | 204/325 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 0% | 59% | 65% | 72% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 37/45 | / | 48/63 | 34/40 | 47/56 | 166/204 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 0% | 76% | 85% | 84% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/33 | / | 28/44 | 12/22 | 13/22 | 66/121 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 0% | 64% | 55% | 59% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Converted | 3/4 | / | 3/9 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 8/17 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 0% | 33% | 67% | 0% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||
| Saved | 3/4 | 0/ | 9/10 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 75% | – | 90% | 0% | 100% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Tennis Scores in ‘s Hertogenbosch
- Julian Cash/Lloyd GlasspoolCash/Lloyd Glasspool – Ariel Behar/Joran VliegenBehar/Joran Vliegen (6-3 7-66) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Matthew Ebden/Jordan ThompsonEbden/Jordan Thompson – Nikola Mektic/Michael VenusMektic/Michael Venus (7-5 6-75 10-6) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Zizou BergsBergs (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Ugo HumbertHumbert (0-0) – H2H and prediction