Rogers Cup: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Reilly Opelka 8/14/21 Tennis Prediction

Stefanos Tsitsipas meets Reilly Opelka in the semi final of the 2021 Rogers Cup on Sunday, August 14th 2021. Who will make their way to the final?

Will we see a shocking win for Reilly Opelka, his second biggest win of his career as he aims to get into his first ever masters 1000 final, or will Stefanos Tsitsipas continue to cruise and get himself in yet another final in 2021 in search for his second masters 1000 title?

Reilly Opelka was able to get a very good win under his belt for his confidence against Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarter final, beating the Spaniard in 2 sets 6-3/7-6. This was a good win for Opelka because he was able to hang with such a good returner and his serve came in clutch in the end when it looked like Roberto was making inroads into the American’s game. Opelka will want to keep this up, but he is going to have his toughest match here in Toronto as he steps on the court to play against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Stefanos Tsitsipas dominated yet another match here in Toronto, beating the highly in form Casper Ruud in 2 sets 6-1/6-4. Stefanos Tsitsipas was in great form all throughout the match as he did not go wrong on his serve and his forehand was just hitting the lines continuously. Stefanos Tsitsipas will know he can win it all if he keeps performing like this, but he needs to ensure he does not let his guard down now that he meets one of his lowest ranked opponents of the week as he now plays Reilly Opelka.

This is going to be the 2^nd meeting between both players, with Tsitsipas having won their only prior encounter. Tsitsipas will know that this is going to have to be a similar playing style as you would play against John Isner, making sure to return the serve as a chip return and then try and drag out the rallies to tyre out Opelka who is not the best stamina wise. I expect a tight match between both, with Tsitsipas eventually coming through this match and getting himself into the final in Toronto.