Third seed Reilly Opelka of the U.S. will meet in-form Aussie Nick Kyrgios in the semifinal of the 2022 ATP Houston Open on Saturday, April 09. Get the live streaming options of this Reilly Opelka v Nick Kyrgios match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Reilly Opelka v Nick Kyrgios Head to Head
Opelka won their only meeting at the Canadian Masters last year.
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Opelka Dumps Out Brouwer
Prior to this season, Reilly Opelka had not won a main draw match in Houston from his three previous attempts, but all that has changed in 2022 with the World No. 18 reaching the semifinals with back-to-back wins.
The third seed, who had a first round bye, dropped the first set of the second round against compatriot Mitchell Krueger, before coming back to beat the World No. 161, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Opelka didn’t need so much of effort in the quarterfinal win over the Netherland’s Gijs Brouwer. He won 82% point on his first delivery and saved two of three break points, while converting half of the six he held in the contest.
With the win Opelka is now 15-6 for the season. He is a three-time champion on the tour, with his third coming this year in Dallas. He followed that up with a run to the final in Delray Beach, but finished runner-up to Cameron Norrie. Opelka was also a semifinalist in Sydney earlier this season.
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Kyrgios Gets a Walkover
Nick Kyrgios has reached the semifinals in his first clay court tournament since the Rome Masters in 2019, The Aussie, who looked pretty good in the first two rounds, didn’t have to take the court on Friday as his quarterfinal opponent Michael Mmoh withdrew with a right adductor strain.
As a a result of the pull out, the World No. 94 Kyrgios reached a first semifinal since winning the Washington Open in 2019.
The 26-year-old Aussie, who reached the quarterfinals in Indian Wells and the fourth round in Miami, has improved to 9-3 this season following his wins in the first two rounds. He rallied to beat the United States’ Mackenzie McDonald 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round and then breezed past seventh seed Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-2 in the second round.
Kyrgios served 18 aces in the first match and 10 in the second.
The Aussie, doesn’t play a lot on clay, but on Saturday, he will be aiming to reach a 10th tour-level final and a second on clay. He hasn’t reached a final since winning his sixth title in Washington in 2019.
Opelka v Kyrgios Prediction and Tip
A Rome Masters semifinalist last year, Opelka is slowly becoming competitive on clay. He will be expected to win on Saturday.
Tip: Opelka to win: 6/4 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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The 2022 ATP Houston Open will be played from April 4 to 10. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.
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