Reilly Opelka
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Reilly Opelka

United States
Active #17 career high 3 titles Right-handed Two-Handed BH 211cm
At 6'11", the tallest player in ATP history. Massive serve and improving groundstrokes, using his exceptional reach to cover the net.

Coaches: Jay Berger

Video Library (74 videos)

Name FPS Duration
BH Center · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then uncoil as his legs drive upward to support the stroke despite his tall frame.
240 2.8s
BH Center · Rear · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His split-step is followed by a wide base in a mostly neutral stance, with small adjustment steps before contact and a clear crossover recovery step back toward the middle.
240 2.3s
BH Center · Rear · 240fps #3 Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk show a pronounced coil with the left shoulder turning well across his body on the unit turn, then uncoiling in sequence so the torso unwinds before the arms extend through contact.
240 2.5s
BH Wide · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand to a wide ball from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His footwork features a quick adjustment shuffle outward followed by a semi-open stance, with a pronounced recovery step back toward the center after contact.
240 2.8s
BH Wide · Rear · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand to a wide ball from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. His racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path drives forward before wrapping around his body with noticeable racket head acceleration.
240 2.6s
BH Wide · Rear · 240fps #3 Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand to a wide ball from a neutral position, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racket over his shoulder as his weight shifts toward the outside of the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a ready position for recovery.
240 2.9s
BH Wide · Rear · 240fps #4 Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand to a wide ball from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His relatively relaxed top hand grip allows for a late wrist lag that straightens through contact, while the bottom hand stays firm to stabilize the racquet face.
240 2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His hips stay relatively closed during the toss and load, with a deep knee bend and strong leg drive upward that is clearly visible from behind.
240 3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. After contact his racquet finishes across his body while his back leg swings forward into the court, helping him land balanced and ready for the next shot.
240 3.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. At contact his racket arm is fully extended with the racket face slightly tilted forward, creating a steep upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
240 3s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the rear view makes the rapid wrist pronation through contact easy to see as the racquet edge turns outward.
240 2.8s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. At contact, his racket face is slightly tilted up with the ball struck well above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball along a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
240 3.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and you can see pronounced wrist pronation through contact as the racquet edge leads and then whips through the ball.
240 2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #3 Reilly Opelka's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket contacts the ball well above head height with a slightly closed face and a steep upward swing path that accelerates rapidly through contact.
240 3.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #4 Reilly Opelka's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulder line rotates well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders just before racket drop.
240 3.5s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. His follow-through finishes with the hitting arm extending down across his body while his back leg swings forward, setting him up to recover into a balanced ready stance.
240 2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through continues across his body with the tossing arm dropping quickly as his weight lands on his front foot and he begins to recover into a neutral ready position.
240 3.1s
First Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps Reilly Opelka's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. His footwork shows a deliberate platform stance with minimal pre-serve movement, then a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off both legs before landing slightly inside the court to start his recovery.
240 2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side · 240fps Reilly Opelka's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip stays firm while his wrist moves from a laid-back position into a pronounced pronation just after contact.
240 2.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Side · 240fps Reilly Opelka's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. The side angle in 240 fps slow motion makes it easy to see his racket dropping deep behind his back before driving up to contact well above head height with a slightly closed racket face.
240 3s
First Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His hips load deeply with a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, and you can clearly see his back leg extending aggressively to push his body into the court.
240 3.1s
First Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #2 Roger Federer's first serve from the Deuce side, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle at 240fps. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into the trophy and contact phases.
240
First Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork shows a pronounced platform stance with minimal pre-serve shuffling, and you can clearly see his weight transfer from back to front foot as he drives up into the ball.
240 2.8s
FH Center · Rear · 240fps Reilly Opelka's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His long torso shows a pronounced upper-body coil with the hitting-side shoulder turning well behind his chin before uncoiling in sequence from the trunk to the arm through contact.
240 3s
FH Inside In · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's forehand Inside-In from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high over his shoulder with his weight driving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to the racket handle to reset into a ready position.
240 2.5s
FH Inside In · Rear · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's forehand Inside-In from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates rapidly through contact.
240 3s
FH Inside Out · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight moving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to the racket handle to reset into a ready position.
240 2.5s
FH Inside Out · Rear · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's forehand InsideOut from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His contact point is well in front of his body with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through contact to impart heavy topspin.
240 2.8s
FH Inside Out · Rear · 240fps #3 Reilly Opelka's forehand from an inside-out position, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is clear from the pronounced racket face angle, and the slow motion makes the delayed wrist lag and sharp pronation through contact especially visible.
240 2.8s
FH Running · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's running forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed as he moves laterally, with a pronounced knee bend and strong leg drive off the outside leg just before contact.
240 2.8s
FH Running · Rear · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's running forehand from the center court position, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His upper body shows a pronounced shoulder turn with the hitting-side shoulder dropping slightly as the trunk coils, then uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders just before contact.
240 3s
FH Short · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a compact adjustment step into a semi-open stance, with a small recovery shuffle back toward the middle after contact.
240 2.8s
FH Short · Rear · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's forehand from a central court position, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before he recovers into a ready stance.
240 2.9s
FH Short · Rear · 240fps #3 Reilly Opelka's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is clear with the racket hand staying relaxed, creating pronounced wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
240 3.4s
FH Short · Rear · 240fps #4 Reilly Opelka's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is clear from the racket face angle, with pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist at contact.
240 2.7s
FH Short · Rear · 240fps #5 Reilly Opelka's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His upper body shows a pronounced shoulder turn with the hitting-side shoulder disappearing behind his back at full coil, followed by a delayed uncoil of the trunk that trails just behind the initial leg and hip drive.
240 2.5s
FH Short · Rear · 240fps #6 Reilly Opelka's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the ball on a low-to-high swing path.
240 2.8s
FH Short · Rear · 240fps #7 Reilly Opelka's forehand from a central court position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive upward and rotate together with strong leg extension into the short ball.
240 2.8s
FH Wide · Rear · 240fps Reilly Opelka's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork shows a quick adjustment step out toward the ball before loading into a semi-open stance, with a pronounced recovery step pattern visible as he pushes back toward the center.
240 2.7s
FH Center · Side · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed during the loading phase as his long legs create a deep knee bend, then drive upward to extend fully through contact.
240 2.4s
FH Center · Side · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His footwork shows a small adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, followed by a long recovery step that uses his reach rather than multiple quick shuffles.
240 2.7s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand return from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket over his left shoulder while his weight continues moving into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position for the next shot.
240 3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand return of first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His semi-closed two-handed backhand grip is clear from behind, with the dominant right wrist laid back at the start of the swing and then pronating slightly through contact.
240 2.2s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's backhand return from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His split-step is timed just before the opponent’s contact, followed by a small lateral adjustment and a semi-open stance to set his feet before driving through the return.
240 1.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand return from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed at contact while a deep knee bend and strong push from the right leg show how he uses his lower body to handle the incoming first serve.
240 2.1s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's backhand return of a first serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His two-handed backhand contact is made slightly in front of his body with a relatively closed racket face, and the slow motion makes the upward swing path and accelerating racket head speed clearly visible.
240 2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand return of a second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. At contact his racket face is almost square to the incoming ball with a slightly closed angle, and the contact point sits around waist height with the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
240 2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed through the return with a noticeable knee bend and strong push from the outside leg to drive into the court.
240 3.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #3 Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand return from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His upper body shows an early, compact shoulder turn with a noticeable but not extreme trunk coil, followed by a synchronized uncoil where the shoulders lead the hips into contact.
240 2.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #4 Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His relatively relaxed grip is paired with noticeable wrist flexion and a stable, laid-in racquet position through contact, with minimal wrist rollback after impact.
240 2.3s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand return on a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His footwork includes a compact split step into a small adjustment hop, setting a stable semi-open stance before he drives the return and takes a couple of controlled recovery steps back toward the center.
240 3s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps Reilly Opelka's forehand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed through the load with a pronounced knee bend, then unwind as his right leg drives up and into the court during the forward swing.
240 2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand return from the deuce court, filmed from the side. His upper body shows an early, compact shoulder turn with the trunk coiling against a relatively stable lower half, then uncoiling in sequence as the shoulders square to the net through contact.
240 2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps Reilly Opelka's two-handed backhand return of a second serve from the ad side, filmed from the side at 240 fps. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his left shoulder while his weight continues moving into the court, and he quickly begins to bring both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
240 2.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps Reilly Opelka's forehand return of first serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. His split-step into a semi-open stance is followed by a short lateral adjustment and a single recovery step that keeps his weight moving back toward the center of the baseline.
240 1.8s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps Reilly Opelka's forehand return from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. His upper body shows an early, pronounced shoulder turn with the trunk coiling against a relatively stable lower body before uncoiling in sequence into contact.
240 2.1s
Second Serve · Ad · Front · 240fps Reilly Opelka's second serve from the ad court, filmed from the front. His follow-through finishes with his hitting arm extended across his body while his weight lands into the court and his non-hitting hand drops back toward a balanced, ready position.
240 2.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps Reilly Opelka's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. The high-speed view makes it easy to see his shoulder line staying closed well into the toss and early swing, with the trunk uncoiling late so the shoulder-over-shoulder action sequences cleanly into his arm acceleration.
240 2.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the toss, then the trunk uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact, making the degree of upper-body rotation easy to compare between trophy position and impact.
240 2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lands slightly into the court with his weight moving forward, and his non-hitting arm drops back as he quickly brings both hands toward a compact ready position for the next shot.
240 2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #3 Reilly Opelka's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck well above head height, and the upward swing path creates heavy spin as the racket accelerates through the hitting zone.
240 2.9s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #4 Reilly Opelka's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork features a measured platform stance with a subtle knee bend and coordinated upward drive off both legs before landing slightly inside the court to begin his recovery steps.
240 3.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #5 Reilly Opelka's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle. His massive shoulder turn and pronounced trunk coil are easy to see from behind, with the upper body unwinding sequentially from the hips through the torso into the serving arm.
240 3s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #6 Reilly Opelka's second serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork shows a measured platform stance with a subtle knee bend and a small front-foot adjustment before driving up into the ball.
240 3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps Reilly Opelka's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His footwork shows a deliberate platform stance with minimal leg movement before a strong upward drive off both feet into the court.
240 2.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His continental grip is firm with a slightly laid-back wrist during the trophy position that pronates aggressively through contact.
240 3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is firm with a slightly relaxed wrist, allowing clear pronation through contact as the wrist snaps forward after the racquet drops behind his back.
240 2.9s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #3 Reilly Opelka's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly above head height with a clearly closed face and upward brushing path, emphasizing heavy spin rather than flat pace.
240 2.7s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #7 Reilly Opelka's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His continental grip is firm with minimal grip change, and the slow motion makes his pronounced wrist pronation through contact clearly visible.
240 2.8s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side · 240fps Reilly Opelka's second serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. His hips load with a deep knee bend and then drive up aggressively, with the back leg pushing off the ground to initiate strong hip rotation into the court.
240 2.3s
Second Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps Reilly Opelka's second serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. His shoulders and trunk coil deeply away from the court during the toss, then uncoil in a pronounced sequence from hips to shoulders that is easy to track in slow motion.
240 3.1s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #1 Reilly Opelka's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible, with his hips extending aggressively toward the target as he uncoils into the serve.
240 2.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #2 Reilly Opelka's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His hips load into a deep knee bend before driving upward, with the back leg extending strongly to initiate upward thrust into the serve.
240 2.8s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #3 Reilly Opelka's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through carries his arm across his body as his weight lands on his front foot, quickly bringing his non-hitting hand back in front of his torso to transition into a compact ready position.
240 3.6s

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