Andy Murray vs Reilly Opelka — Sydney Semi-final

Sydney · ATP · Semi-final
GBR
Andy Murray
39 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2022
hard
Reilly Opelka
USA4
Reilly Opelka
#131ATP
1749ELO
1734Hard ELO
$325kYTD
$6.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 211 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Murray A.
6-7 6-4 6-4
Opelka R.
Murray A.
66662
Opelka R.
78441

Andy Murray defeated Reilly Opelka 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Sydney semi-final on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Murray A.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Opelka R.

Opelka R.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Murray A.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Murray A.Opelka R.
—
Serve
86
—
Return
0

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Murray A.Opelka R.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
29%
Break points saved·Clear edge
59%
72%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.9
16.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (115 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Murray A.Opelka R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
63
Break points saved·Even
98
100
Break points won·Dominant
79
1
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
88
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
93

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Murray A.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Opelka R.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.7
Surface form
2.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
8.5
Minutes 14d
8.4
7.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Karatsev A.[1]
Murray A.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Karatsev A.[1]
Evans D.[3]
6-36-7136-3
Murray A.
Opelka R.[4]
6-766-46-4
Quarter-finals
Murray A.
Goffin D.[8]
6-20-0
Opelka R.[4]
Nakashima B.
7-646-2
Karatsev A.[1]
Sonego L.[5]
6-23-66-2
Evans D.[3]
Cressy M.
6-47-65
R16
Nakashima B.
Fognini F.[7]
7-677-66
Sonego L.[5]
Baez S.
6-26-3
Evans D.[3]
Martinez P.
6-26-3
Goffin D.[8]
Kudla D.
6-26-3
Opelka R.[4]
Thompson J.
6-36-2
Karatsev A.[1]
Kecmanovic M.
7-56-4
Murray A.
Basilashvili N.[2]
6-747-636-3
Cressy M.
Lajovic D.[6]
6-36-4
R32
Nakashima B.
Vesely J.
7-627-60
Kudla D.
Delbonis F.
6-36-1
Martinez P.
Popyrin A.
6-46-4
Cressy M.
Mannarino A.
6-37-5
Kecmanovic M.
Travaglia S.
6-26-3
Baez S.
Oconnell C.
6-21-67-64
Goffin D.[8]
Bagnis F.
6-46-4
Sonego L.[5]
Gaston H.
3-66-37-5
Fognini F.[7]
Altmaier D.
6-37-5
Lajovic D.[6]
Davidovich Fokina A.
7-656-4
Thompson J.
Giron M.
6-46-2
Murray A.
Durasovic V.
6-36-1