Prediction Of Opelka Vs Arnaldi H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Brisbane International Presented By Evie 2025?

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Opelka and Arnaldi are on the Day 5 Schedule at Brisbane International Presented By Evie 2025 on Thursday 2 January 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Reilly Opelka is a 27-year-old tennis player from the United States. He currently holds the 293rd position in the world rankings and had reached a career-high ranking of No. 17 in February 2022. However, his progress was interrupted due to hip surgery later that year.

Opelka has achieved notable victories throughout his career. He defeated John Isner to win his fourth ATP 250 title on American soil at the 2022 Houston event. On his way to the 2022 Dallas title, he beat Isner with a score of 7-6(7) 7-6(22), setting the record for the longest tiebreak in ATP Tour history. Additionally, at the 2020 Delray Beach tournament, Opelka saved a match point against Milos Raonic and went on to win his second title on the same day. In 2019, he saved six match points against Isner and hit 43 aces to secure his first title in New York.

One of Opelka’s biggest career wins came at the 2021 Toronto event when he upset the third-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 final. He is now aiming to reach his 20th ATP Tour quarterfinal, with a current record of 14-5. His last quarterfinal appearance on a hard court was at the 2022 Delray Beach tournament, where he lost to Cameron Norrie in the final. If Opelka manages to reach the quarterfinals in Brisbane, he will become the second-lowest-ranked male player to achieve this feat, following Rafael Nadal who was ranked No. 672 in 2024.

On the other side, Matteo Arnaldi is a 23-year-old tennis player from Italy. He currently holds the 37th position in the world rankings and achieved a career-high ranking of No. 30 in August 2024. His breakthrough came when he reached his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal in Montreal.

Arnaldi has reached several milestones in his career. He reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal and semifinal at the 2023 Umag tournament, as well as his first Grand Slam fourth round at the 2023 US Open. He also qualified for the third round at the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid, defeating the fourth-ranked Casper Ruud for his biggest career win. Notably, he earned his first ATP Tour win in Barcelona a week before that.

In addition to his ATP Tour record, Arnaldi also has a successful history in the Challenger circuit. He holds a 59-39 record, including four appearances in finals and a title on home soil at Francavilla al Mare.

Arnaldi looks to achieve his 50th tour-level win in this match, which would make him the 7th active Italian male player to reach this milestone. He is aiming to reach his fifth ATP Tour quarterfinal, with two of them having been on hard courts in Brisbane and Montreal, both last year.

It is worth mentioning that Lorenzo Musetti, one of the Italian male players, is currently playing in the Hong Kong 2nd round match on Thursday.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Opelka will win.
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