Birthplace:
St. Joseph, USA
Residence:
Wesr Palm Beach, USA
Last Update:
December 2020
Number of Points Analyzed for this Study:
1508
Shots' Ranking 2020
Reilly Opelka's Strengths
Serve
5 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
* 70% more Aces/Service Winners than his Rivals on Average
* First Serve Won Points (81%)
* Ratio of Aces/Service Winners on First Serve (59%)
* Second Serve Won Points (55%)
* Ratio of Aces/Service Winners on Second Serve (13%)
Return
1 Star
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
* 2 times more Unforced Errors & 15% fewer Winners/Forcing Errors with the Return than his Rivals on Average
* Low Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors with the Backhand Return
* Very high Ratio of Unforced Errors with the Forehand & Backhand Return
* First Serve Return Won Points (22%)
* Second Serve Return Won Points (40%)
Forehand
2 Stars
Strengths:
* 25% more Winners/Forcing Errors with the Forehand than his Rivals on Average
* Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors in the Average with the Forehand in any Directions
* Wins 56% of the Rallies after playing a Forehand Inside In
* First Forehand Attack after the Serve
Weaknesses:
* 60% more Unforced Errors with the Forehand than his Rivals on Average
* Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors in the Average with the Forehand in any Directions
* High Ratio of Unforced Errors with the Forehand Cross
* Wins 42% of the Rallies after playing 2 Forehands Cross in a row
* Wins 46% of the Rallies after playing a Forehand Down the Line
* Forehand Effectiveness on the Return Games
* Forehand Touch on a short ball
Backhand
2 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
* Wins 56% of the Rallies after playing 2 Backhands Cross in a row
* 70% more Unforced Errors with the Backhand for the same Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors than his Rivals on Average
* Low Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors with the Backhand Cross
* Wins 40% of the Rallies after playing a Backhand Down the Line
* Wins 36% of the Rallies after playing a Backhand Slice
* Backhand Effectiveness in the Short & Medium Rallies (3-8 shots)
Volley
3 Stars
Strengths:
* 50% more Winners/Forcing Errors with the Volley than his Rivals on Average
* Total of Points Won at the Net (21%)
* Serve & Volley (74% of the points won)
* 1-2 Punch Approach (73% of the points won; 8% of his total points won)
Weaknesses:
* Baseline Approach (47% of the points won)
* Chip and Charge (not really played)
* Volley Points/Errors Ratio (65%)
Reilly Opelka's Game Style
Reilly Opelka is a dominant Server. He makes on average 70% more aces/service winners than his opponents. When his first serve lands in, 58% of the time it is unreturned and this number is far above the general average of the ATP players.
From the back of the court, Reilly Opelka is a Puncher. When compared with his opponents he makes on average 25% more winners/forcing errors than them. However, he is much more effective with his forehand after his serve than after his return.
From the back of the court, Reilly Opelka is more a Puncher than a Tempo Player. He does not really take the ball on the rise and his ratio of winners/forcing errors won with the backhand is just below average.
Offensive Player
Medium-high
Having such a big Serve, Reilly Opelka often plays the serve & volley or the 1-2 punch approach. We cannot say that he posses the best hand at the net but he is capable of finishing the points.
Reilly Opelka is nothing but a Retriever. He wins only 27% of his total points by the errors of his opponents and this number is far below the average of the ATP players.
First ATP Title in New York
