Reilly Opelka happily shook his racket as he glided toward the net, waved to the crowd at Court 17 and smiled broadly. The highest-ranked American man at the U.S. Open was within one win of his ...

Serve bot’ used to be a pejorative for limited tennis players. Now Carlos Alcaraz, a player with immense gifts, wants to be ...

Reilly Opelka likes to joke that he’s a “servebot,” one of several huge-serving big men in men’s tennis who automatically pounds out aces in the 130-mph range and is fundamentally boring ...

“I’m excited, but this is kind of the beginning of a new start for me,” said Reilly Opelka after taking down the GOAT, Novak Djokovic at the Brisbane International round of eight. The post ...

The newest big hope is a big man with a big Paul Bunyan beard — Reilly Opelka, the 6-foot-11 supersonic server who turned 24 on Saturday. The progress he has made in one year’s time has the ...

Reilly Opelka, at 6-foot-11, has a big serve that's making him a threat at the US Open. He's having the best season of his career.

Reilly Opelka returns a volley during his 7-6 (6-1), 7-6 (6-4) loss to Cameron Norrie in the finals of the Delray Beach Open at the Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022.

Reilly Opelka celebrates winning the finals ATP Dallas Open against Jenson Brooksby at The Southern Methodist University Styslinger / Altec Tennis Complex in Dallas, Sunday, February 13, 2022.

It would’ve been a compelling story if Reilly Opelka, the 6-foot-11 service machine from Palm Beach County, would’ve made his return from a hip injury at next week’s Delray Beach Open.

Reilly Opelka might be the biggest thing in United States men’s tennis these days, both because he just won the boys’ title at Wimbledon, and at age 17, he is a smidge over 6 feet 10 inches ...

USA's Reilly Opelka plays a backhand to Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their match at the Brisbane International, in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Pat Hoelscher) ...

American tennis player Reilly Opelka joked that U.S. Open tickets sale must be struggling after he was fined $10,000 over a tote bag. Sports news, delivered 📪 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX ...