Alcaraz *4-3 Opelka
When taking part in in opposition to all seven toes and 140mph of Reilly Opelka’s serve, it’s straightforward to imagine that returning is the main target. However gamers are likely to say completely different: they should care for their serves, after which expend their power on returning.
Carlos Alcaraz, who has joked about desirous to be a “serve bot” in current occasions, is botting on Arthur Ashe Stadium. He’s made 83 % of his first serves and gained the purpose on each single one.
Opelka has made 58 % of his first deliveries by comparability, and regardless of some second-serve aces which have whizzed previous Alcaraz’s ears, he finds himself down a break at 4-3 to Alcaraz.
The haircut is likely to be “horrible,” per Frances Tiafoe of the U.S., however the tennis has been irrepressible.
