Roberto Bautista Agut vs Reilly Opelka Odds & Prediction – ATP National Bank Open Quarterfinals
- Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut is the -150 favorite over American Reilly Opelka in their men’s singles quarterfinal at the ATP National Bank Open on Friday, August 13
- Both players survived three-set marathons in Round of 16 action
- Bautista Agut has won two of three head-to-head matches when facing Opelka
Roberto Bautista Agut and Reilly Opelka both took the long road to the ATP National Bank men’s singles quarterfinal but ultimately, they completed the journey.
In round of 16 action on Thursday, Spain’s Bautista Agut defeated Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman in three sets. American Opelka also required three sets to overcome South Africa’s Lloyd Harris. Two of their sets went to tiebreakers.
Entering their quarterfinal match, it’s the tenth-seeded Bautista Agut who is the -150 favorite over the unseeded Opelka.
Reilly Opelka vs Roberto Bautista Agut Odds
| Player | Moneyline | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reilly Opelka | +120 | -2.5 (+135) | O 22.5 (-175) |
| Roberto Bautista Agut | -150 | +2.5 (-185) | U 22.5 (+130) |
Odds as of August 12 at DraftKings
This match is slated for a 1:30 pm ET start on Friday. The action is being carried by the Tennis Channel.
Battling Bautista Agut Staves Off Exit
Three times in his round of 16 match against Schwartzman, Bautista Agut found himself facing match point. Each time, he managed to stave off his finish and ultimately, survived to play another day.
Down 3-5 in the third set, Bautista fought back to defeat Schwartzman 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. It was during the tenth game of the third set when Bautista Agut, down 4-5 at the time, found himself with no more points to give on three occasions.
B R U T A L
A marathon effort from @BautistaAgut to set up match point 🤯#NBO21 pic.twitter.com/ursDtfYj9P
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 12, 2021
The Spaniard won the final four matches of the third set to rally for the victory. He required a pair of match points himself before finally overcoming Schwartzman and completing the rally. Bautista Agut is now 2-1 in his career when facing Schwartzman. Interestingly, both of his victories over the Argentine have come in this event.
This is the third time that Bautista Agut has reached the quarterfinals of this event. He’s yet to make it to the semifinals.
In 2017, he was ousted by Roger Federer at this stage of the tournamment. Two years later, Bautista Agut lost to Gael Monfils.
Life of Reilly
Opelka was also required to stave off a match point as he was pushed to the limit by Harris. He rallied for a 4-6, 7-6(8-6), 7-6(7-4) victory over the South African who recently beat Rafael Nadal in Washington.
Statistically the match was advantage Harris. He held a slight 73-70 edge in first-serve percentage. Harris was ahead 81-73 on first-serve wins and 71-58 on second-serve wins.
Reilly rising 📈 @ReillyOpelka slips past Lloyd Harris 4-6 7-6 7-6 to reach his third Masters 1000 quarter-final in less than a year.#NBO21 pic.twitter.com/TcILOPcqby
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 12, 2021
The South African also showed dominance in receiving points won (41-24) and overall points won (120-11). He also scored the only service break of the match.
Each player served 21 aces. The main edge for Opelka was in the two tiebreakers he captured.
So far in Toronto, world #32 Opelka has survived a three-set showdown with Australian Nick Kyrgios. Then he tumbled #14 seed Grigor Dimitrov right out of the tournament in straight sets.
In the Pink
Both Schwartzman and Opelka are known on the ATP Tour for their flashy pink tie-dye tennis kits. Now, Bautista could pink out the tournament on consecutive days.
Bautista Agut has won two of three previous matches from Opelka. However, in their only prior quarterfinal match, it was Opelka who came away the winner.
A pair of massive comebacks set up a quarter-final showdown 🏃♂️
🇪🇸 Bautista Agut d. Schwartzman 🇦🇷 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 (3 MP saved)
🇺🇸 Opelka d. Harris 🇿🇦 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 (1 MP saved)#NBO21 pic.twitter.com/5TGonq71LV— ATP Tour (@atptour) August 12, 2021
Bautista Agut won over Opelka in straight sets in the round of 32 at the 2019 Shangai Masters. He was also a winner over the American earlier this year in three sets in the round of 32 at Doha.
Opelka’s victory over the Spaniard was in the quarterfinals at Basel in 2019. It was also a three-set affair.
Reilly Opelka vs Roberto Bautista Agut Stats
| 32 | ATP Ranking | 17 |
| 2 | ATP Titles | 9 |
| 4 | ATP Final Appearances | 18 |
| 13-14 | W-L (2021) | 25-18 |
| 88% | Service Games Won | 79% |
| 11% | Return Games Won | 25% |
| 67% | Break Points Saved | 57% |
| 426 | Aces | 128 |
Bautista Agut is through the quarterfinals of an ATP Masters 1000 event for the ninth time. He ended a three-match losing streak with victories over Schwartzman and American Tommy Paul in Toronto. The Spanish player hasn’t won an ATP title since 2019. This year, he’s lost in the final at Montpellier and Dubai.
Statistically, what a wild match between Opelka and Harris.
Opelka:
‣ won 11 points LESS than Harris (120-111)
‣ won 16 points LESS than Harris on return (41-24)
‣ went 0/2 on break pointsBut won 2 tiebreaks to win the match in three sets #NBO21 pic.twitter.com/hw6DQZKdX1
— Pamela Maldonado (@pamelam35) August 12, 2021
The 6-foot-11 Opelka relies on his powerful serve. He can bring it at 140 mph and it’s been responsible for 426 aces this season. He’s second on the ATP Tour, averaging 18.7 aces per match.
Pick: Roberto Bautista Agut (-150); Bautista Agut 2-1 (+300)
An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
