Opelka outserves Draper
Huge-serving Reilly Opelka edged Jack Draper with two tiebreak sets to advance at the Miami Open — classic serve‑dominated scoreline that keeps him dangerous on big courts. That kind of tiebreak composure is gold in this draw. (skysports.com)
Opelka closed the match 7-6(7-3), 7-6(7-0) in 1 hour 32 minutes according to the official Miami highlights and match reports. (youtube.com) The American landed 25 aces and racked up 47 winners, converting almost three-quarters of his first serves in the match. (msn.com) That performance feeds a season-long serving surge: ATP coverage shows Opelka has 254 aces in 10 matches in 2026, an average of 25.4 aces per match after hiring coach Craig Boynton in January. (atptour.com) Opelka’s reward in the draw is an all‑American third‑round meeting with Taylor Fritz, who advanced on the same day and is one of the top‑seeded Americans in Miami. (tennismajors.com) Draper’s exit comes as he was building momentum from a run at Indian Wells; ESPN notes he had returned from a long lay‑off and had shown form in California before losing in Miami. (espn.com)
