Novak Djokovic was beaten 7-6 (6), 6-3 by big-serving Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International quarterfinals.

Here's what Reilly Opelka told Novak Djokovic at the net after his stunning upset win vs. the World No. 7 at the Brisbane International.

Djokovic is in search of his 25th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, but fell short of the semifinals at his warm-up event.

Reilly Opelka kept it straight honest following his shock win over Novak Djokovic, admitting that he played freely and didn't feel any pressure because he was playing "the greatest player of all time" and didn't have any expectations.

Novak Djokovic kicked off the new season at the ATP 250 event in Brisbane. The Serb competed at this event for the first time since 2009 and failed to chase the milestone 100th ATP title. Novak suffered a 7-6,

The 24-time Grand Slam champion lost fairly handily to 6-foot-11 American Reilly Opelka, 7-6 (6), 6-3, in the quarterfinals at Brisbane. It was the first top-10 win since 2021 for the 27-year-old Opelka, who hasn’t played a full season since 2022 due to injury.

Reilly Opelka follows his bif win over Novak Djokovic at Brisbane International with a semifinal victory over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

Novak Djokovic (No. 7 ranking) will meet Reilly Opelka (No. 293) in the quarterfinals at the Brisbane International Presented by Evie on Friday, January 3.Djokovic’s last action was on

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Reilly Opelka secured the biggest win of his comeback over Novak Djokovic in the Brisbane International quarterfinals.

Did anyone expect Novak Djokovic's comfortable victory over Reilly Opelka in Brisbane? Certainly not! However, the Serb was the massive favorite in the quarter-final. Still, Reilly stunned Novak 7-6, 6-3, securing a place in the semi-final!