
After authoring perhaps the biggest win of his tennis career over 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic, a man he called his "hero", world no. 293 Reilly Opelka had a message for the Serbian tennis star at the net on Friday.
The two players, who clearly have a great deal of respect for one another, shared a warm embrace following Opelka's stunner, a 7-6 (6), 6-3 win the quarterfinals of the 2025 Brisbane International.