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Aug 10, 2025 7:22 pm

Reilly Opelka ends troubles against Alex de Minaur at Cincinnati Open

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Reilly Opelka smacked 14 aces and saved all seven break points while posting a 7-6 (6), 6-4 upset victory over No. 6 seed Alex de Minaur on Sunday to reach the third round of the Cincinnati Open at Mason, Ohio.

Opelka defeated de Minaur for the first time in six all-time meetings. He had 35 winners and converted 75.6 percent of his first-serve points.

“My forehand helped me a lot and my backhand, playing with a lot of offense and I was pretty consistent from the baseline the whole match,” Opelka said. “My serve fluctuated, and it was a bit of a surprise that the other things came through well for me today. I think I returned really well too.”

Another factor was that de Minaur had just six winners and two aces. The Australian standout’s failure to convert a break point was also a key element in the match.

Opelka will next face Argentina’s Francisco Comesana, who advanced by beating 29th-seeded Luciano Darderi. Comesana led 6-4, 3-1 when Darderi retired due to a lower-back injury.

Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz wasn’t overly sharp, but the Spaniard notched a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Bosnian Damir Dzumhur.

Alcaraz had 44 unforced errors and just 21 winners. He also failed to save any of his three break points.

“It was just a rollercoaster,” Alcaraz said. “Lots of good feelings, bad feelings, back to the good ones. All I can say is I am happy to get the win at the end and just have another chance to be better.”

“I will try tomorrow to have my confidence back because today it was a little bit tricky,” he continued. “Damir plays really smart tennis, which I have to be focused and ready for that.”

Dzumhur had just 11 winners and made 36 unforced errors.

In other matches, No. 9 Andrey Rublev of Russia defeated Learner Tim 7-6 (4), 6-3, and Australia’s Adam Walton recorded a 6-7 (0), 6-4, 6-1 win over No. 12 Daniel Medvedev of Russia. No. 16 Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic notched a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Ethan Quinn.

No. 21 Alexei Popyrin of Australia knocked off Spain’s Martin Landaluce 7-6 (3), 6-3, while Czech Jiri Lehecka, the No. 22 seed, rallied for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Tristan Boyer.

Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut registered a 6-4, 6-3 victory over No. 32 seed Cameron Norrie of Great Britain. Jenson Brooksby beat France’s Arthur Cazaux 7-5, 6-1.

–Field Level Media

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