Tomas Machac (No. 25) will face Reilly Opelka (No. 170) in the Round of 64 at the Australian Open on Tuesday, January 14.
Opelka most recently competed on September 26, 2024 at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, where he fell to Ben Shelton (6-3, 1-6, 4-6) in the Round of 32. Machac heads into this competition after a three-set loss to Ugo Humbert (3-6, 6-3, 2-6) in his last match on September 30, 2024 in the semifinals at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships.
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Reilly Opelka vs. Tomas Machac matchup stats
- Opelka is 2-7 on hard courts over the past 12 months.
- Opelka has won 83.2% of his service games on hard courts and 9.7% of his return games over the past year.
- Opelka is 237th in break points won on hard courts over the past 12 months, converting 11 of 42 (26.2%).
- Opelka was beaten in the Round of 32 of his previous tournament (the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships) 6-3, 1-6, 4-6 by No. 17-ranked Shelton on September 26.
- The 24-year-old Machac, who is looking for his first tournament win on a hard court in 2025, is 25-14 over the past 12 months on that surface.
- While playing on hard courts, Machac has an 81.9% winning percentage in service games and a 25.2% winning percentage in return games.
- On hard courts Machac is 50th in break point winning percentage (42.3%) after going 105-for-248.
- In the semifinal of his previous tournament (the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships) on September 30, Machac was taken down by No. 19-ranked Humbert 3-6, 6-3, 2-6.
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