With this win, Opelka sealed a place in the semifinals and kept alive his chances of winning the title.
The American played a near-perfect match to blast the Serbian 25-time Grand Slam winner off the court in front of a capacity crowd at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane. Opelka clubbed his forehand into the Djokovic backhand and served with consistent power and precision to earn a 7-6(6), 6-3 victory in the pair's first ATP heat-to-head meeting.
Opelka thus became the first American to beat Djokovic since Sam Querrey at Wimbledon in 2016, said a report on the ATP Tour website.
"I just focused on hitting my spots," Opelka said when talking about the pressure of serving out against Djokovic. "If I hit them my spots, it is hard to get it back, but if anyone can it is him. I was ready for that if it happened.
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