Prediction Of Opelka Vs Shevchenko H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Dallas Open 2025?

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Opelka and Shevchenko are on the Day 3 Schedule at Dallas Open 2025 on Wednesday 5 February 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, a former Wimbledon junior champion, became the number one American player in June 2021. He reached his career-high ranking of 17 in February 2022 but had to undergo hip surgery later that year. Opelka secured his fourth ATP 250 title on American soil at the 2022 Houston tournament, defeating Isner in a match that included the longest tiebreak in ATP Tour history. He followed this up by winning the 2022 Dallas title. In 2019, Opelka saved six match points and hit 43 aces in both the semifinal and final matches to win his first title at the New York tournament. He also had a notable victory against Tsitsipas in 2021 Toronto, which marked his biggest career win and propelled him to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 final. Opelka has been successful at the event in New York in 2019 and Dallas in 2022, where he won two of his four ATP Tour titles. This is his first ATP Tour indoor tournament since his victory in Dallas in 2022.

On the other hand, Alexander Shevchenko, at 24 years old, has achieved a career-high ranking of 45. He broke into the top 300 in March 2022, the top 200 in June 2022, and the top 100 in April 2023. His biggest career win came against Rune, a top 10 player, to reach the quarterfinals in Rotterdam and secure his highest ranking to date. Shevchenko saved two match points in his victory against Fritz to earn his first top 10 win and reach the quarterfinals in Basel. In the same year, he also reached his first semifinal and final in Metz. Shevchenko has reached the quarterfinals in several ATP Tour events, including Montpellier, Rotterdam, Geneva, and Almaty during the 2024 season. He earned his first ATP Tour win in Barcelona in 2023 and his first Grand Slam win at Roland Garros in the same year. Shevchenko also found success in the Challenger circuit, winning his first tournament in Bratislava in 2022 and his second title in Tenerife in 2023. He aims to be the first player representing Kazakhstan to win a match at this event since Kukushkin in 2017. Shevchenko has had notable victories against top 10 players, including Fritz and Rune, and reached his only ATP Tour final in Metz in 2023.

In summary, Reilly Opelka and Alexander Shevchenko have had their fair share of successes in their careers so far. Opelka achieved the number one American ranking, reached a career-high ranking of 17, and won several titles, including the 2019 and 2022 events in New York and Dallas, respectively. Shevchenko has steadily climbed the rankings, achieved a career-high of 45, and secured victories against top 10 players, advancing to quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final in various ATP Tour events. Both players are looking to make their mark in this upcoming match.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Opelka will win.
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