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

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

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.

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,

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.

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 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.

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

Happy New Year, and welcome, tennis fans! Diving right into the action in 2024, the ATP Brisbane already serves up fireworks. On tap in the quarterfinals, a scintillating battle will set the legendary Novak Djokovic up against towering American Reilly Opelka,

The road to grand slam title No.25 just got a whole lot bumpier for Novak Djokovic after the super Serbian slumped to a shock straight-sets defeat to world No.249 Reilly Opelka on Friday night.

Reilly Opelka — from the small Michigan ... player the sport has ever seen," Opelka said of Djokovic. "You know, it's difficult being in Novak's position. "He can scout me or his other opponents ...

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!