Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Reilly Opelka 8/26/20 - Cincinnati Masters Tennis Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/25/2020 at 10:51 PM ET
Greek tennis superstar Stefanos Tsitsipas has made it into the quarterfinals of the 2020 ATP Cincinnati Masters. At this stage of the tournament, Tsitsipas will play against Reilly Opelka from the United States.
Reilly Opelka has one of the biggest serves on the ATP tour and he showed that in the previous round where he defeated the number 6 seed, Matteo Berrettini. Opelka hit 19 aces which helped him win 60% of his service points and all of his serve games. Opelka also won a return game and a tiebreaker to secure the win. It has been a good tournament for Opelka as he has enjoyed playing on home soil. This is expected to be a much tougher match for Reilly Opelka as he is playing against the number 4 seed.
Looking at Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Greek player has looked in immense form as he started the tournament by defeating Kevin Anderson and then defeated John Isner in the previous round. The win against Isner was a highlight of quality serving with Tsitsipas winning all of his service games while hitting 10 aces and only 1 double fault. Tsitsipas is yet to lose a service game in this tournament and he is looking very strong as he enters this match. Prior to the halt for COVID, Stefanos Tsitisipas was having a very strong season as he finished second at ATP Dubai while winning the Open 13 in France.
This will be the first time that Stefanos Tsitsipas will be playing against Reilly Opelka in a head-to-head match at an ATP event.
Taking everything into consideration, I am going to pick Stefanos Tsitsipas to win this match. Stefanos Tsitsipas is an exceptional player and he has been playing at a level above in this tournament. I see this being an easy win for Tsitsipas who should win in straight sets.
