“Worst Match Ever Seen”: Reilly Opelka Picks Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in an Uncommon Category

American professional Reilly Opelka is undoubtedly one of the biggest servers on the ATP Tour. Accordingly, his tennis icons are also players who have are aces in the same category. But shockingly enough, Opelka picked Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in a bizarre category. Probably, one of the first tennis player to do so.

Without any doubt, the Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal rivalry has been a boon to tennis. Hence, whenever the duo took on each other on a tennis court, the encounters have been mouth-watering. However, Opelka chose a ‘FEDAL’ match as the worst tennis match he has ever seen.

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‘Federer v Nadal’: Reilly Opelka on his worst match ever seen

To begin with, We Are Tennis’s official Twitter account put out a prompt tweet with fascinating tennis questions. And unlike most, Reilly Opelka wrote ‘Federer v Nadal’ as the worst match he watched.

Besides that, the 24-year-old picked Ivo Karlovic as the one who made him love tennis. Unsurprisingly, Opelka named John Isner as his current favorite player and the one who made him dream the most. Also, he selected Karlovic against Isner as the best tennis match he ever saw.

Interestingly, Opelka, Isner, and others also consider themselves as ‘servebots’. Both of them have lauded the 42-year-old Karlovic, who is still actively playing, on multiple occasions.

But coming back to Federer and Nadal, the American professional might be asked about his answer in the future. Only then, tennis fans will get some clarity about his response.

So far, the two greatest rivals have met each other on the court on 40 different occasions, in which Nadal leads Federer 24 to 16. However, they haven’t played a professional match since the Wimbledon semifinal in 2019.

Given Federer’s recent update, the legendary pair might not see each other until the second half of 2022. Hopefully, they will treat their fans once again before one of them hangs their racquet.

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Will Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal play the Australian Open 2022?

Unfortunately, Federer announced that he would not return to training before March-April 2022. Hence, he would not make it to the Happy Slam for the second consecutive year.

On the other side, Nadal has recovered and is confident to play Down Under next year. For the same, he will compete at an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi before going to Australia.

Summing up, tennis fans still hope to see Federer and Nadal on the same court soon. But until then, they will look forward to watching Nadal alone.

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