World number 25 Reilly Opelka will take on fellow American and the 68th-ranked Brandon Nakashima in the quarterfinal of the 2022 Sydney International on Thursday, January 13. Get the live streaming options of this Reilly Opelka v Brandon Nakashima match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Reilly Opelka v Brandon Nakashima Head to Head
This will be the first ever meeting between these two American players.
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Opelka Shrugs off Melbourne Loss
After having begun the season on a difficult note in Melbourne last week, Opelka seemed to have found his bearings in his opening round encounter in this tournament against the local Jordan Thompson.
Following a three-set defeat at the hands of Maxime Cressy in that opener, Opelka looked to have come back well with a 6-3, 6-2 thrashing of Thompson in the second round in Sydney. This followed a first round bye.
Playing under a closed roof and in a match lasting an hour and 19 minutes, Opelka broke his opponent thrice in the encounter while himself facing – and saving – the only break-point.
10 aces rained down his opponent and Opelka won 22 of his 23 first serve points as he ran away with the match to clinch a quarterfinal berth. Things could slightly more difficult now against a young talent but the confidence from this win should hold Opelka in a good stead.
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Nakashima Continues to Win Tie-Breakers
Ranked 366th in the world in 2020, the now-68th-ranked Nakashima has had an interesting start to the season.
After having edged out Jiri Vesely in two tie-breakers in his opening round encounter, Nakashima went on to scrape past Fabio Fognini in another couple of tight tie-breakers as well.
He won 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6) to carve out a place for himself in the last eight, with the match lasting a minute under two hours.
In the opening set, Nakashima came back from a break down to force the tie-breaker in which he missed out on two set-points before taking it on the third. The pattern repeated in the second, pushing the set into another tie-breaker but this time it was Fognini who failed to convert three set-points.
Nakashima took advantage of that, winning five straight points to grab the encounter.
Opelka v Nakashima Prediction and Tip
Opelka starts off a slight favourite in this one but expect Nakashima to push him hard. Expecting this to go long even if it’s just a two-setter.
Tip: Over 23.5 games in the match: 5/6 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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The 2022 Sydney International will be played from January 10 to 16. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.
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