ATP Brisbane: Opelka stuns Djokovic to reach semi-finals

American Reilly Opelka advanced to the last four of the Brisbane Open by winning against Serb Novak Djokovic, the top seed, 7-6 (6), 6-3 at the Queensland Tennis Centre on Friday.

It is the first top 10 win for the American since 2021. Opelka, ranked No 293 in the world after struggling with injuries for the past couple of seasons, will face Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard next.

Ahead of his win today, the American beat Argentinian qualifier Federico Agustin Gomez (7-5, 6-4) and Italian Matteo Arnaldi (7-6 (9), 7-6 (4)).

Djokovic, ranked No 7, won against Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata (6-3, 6-3) and Frenchman Gael Monfils (6-3, 6-3) earlier in the week.

Brisbane ATP 250, other quarter-final results (Queensland Tennis Centre, hard, USD 766.290, most recent results first):

• Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard beat Jakub Mensik: 7-5, 7-6 (5)
• Grigor Dimitrov (2) beat Jordan Thompson (8): 6-1, 2-1 ret.
• Jiri Lehecka beat Nicolas Jarry: 6-4, 6-4

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