Reilly Opelka continuously mocks the Colton Smith “cmon” It’s getting a little chippy from the footer! Little drama in Charlottesville Smith serving at 5-4 in the final set
Opelka's mockery couldn't save him from another loss a disappointing
ATPThursday, 31 October 2024 at 15:35
America’s Reilly Opelka mocked his opponent during a challenger
event. The 27-year-old, who was once regarded as one of the most talented American
player playing in the men’s singles category, has recently participated in an
ATP Challengers event in Charlottesville where he was knocked out from the
second round after losing to fellow American Colton Smith in the second round
with a score of 6-7, 6-4, 6-4.
A video surfaced on the social media platform X — previously
known as Twitter — in which Opelka can be seen mocking his opponent. However,
that was not enough to distract his opponent, who ended up on the losing side.
The defeat on Thursday was another indication that the St. Joseph-born is still
far from the best.
The former world number 17, who has struggled with fitness
concerns over the years and nearly missed two years of action in order to
regain full fitness, has only returned to the court earlier this year. From
then till now, Opelka has only played 15 matches this year where he has only
managed to win six matches and suffered nine defeats in the process. His best
performance this year came in the Infosys Hall of Fame in July where he ended
up playing in the semifinal.
His journey, however, came to an end as he lost to
fellow American Alex Michelsen in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-0. His
most recent appearance in an ATP senior level event was in the Shanghai Masters
where he was knocked out after losing to France’s Arthur Rinderknech in
straight sets with a score of 6-4, 7-6.. Opelka, who stayed out of action for
nearly two years, has played in only one Grand Slam this year, which was the US
Open where he lost to Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti with a score fo 7-6, 1-6, 6-1,
7-5.
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