There are signifiant advantages to being tall on a tennis court, due to some fascinating physics and biomechanics.

Big-serving American Reilly Opelka will look to get his Australian Open campaign underway with a win as he takes on Belgian qualifier Gauthier Onclin in the first round. Opelka made a comeback to ...

Czech player Jiri Lehecka claimed the Brisbane International men's title Sunday after American Reilly Opelka retired with an injury while trailing 4-1 in the opening set. Opelka upset former world ...

Jiri Lehecka is the champion at the Brisbane International in a heartbreaking ending for Reilly Opelka.He sealed the title five games into the final against the big American as the latter retired ...

How can you not feel sorry for Reilly Opelka? As the 211cm American loped towards his chair at the end of the fifth game of his first ATP final since April 2022, it was apparent he would not come ...

After battling injuries for two years, Opelka returned to the courts with a very noticeable change: a different racquet. A longtime Wilson Pro Staff user, Opelka recently switched to the TF40.

A back complaint forced feelgood story Reilly Opelka to retire in the first set of the final trailing 4-1. It handed the Czech his second ATP singles trophy to follow last year's Adelaide ...

Reilly Opelka is a professional tennis player from America. He is 6 feet 11 inches tall and is tied with Ivo Karlović for the tallest-ever ATP-ranked player. He is known for his huge first serve ...

Novak Djokovic was beaten 7-6 (6), 6-3 by big-serving Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International quarterfinals on Friday. Opelka served 16 aces — including one to finish off each set — to earn one of ...

Novak Djokovic lumped to a shock straight-sets defeat to world No.249 Reilly Opelka. Picture: Getty Images The American’s massive serve was a known commodity to Djokovic but what he was not ...