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

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.

Recap, quotes, and highlights from Reilly Opelka's upset victory over Novak Djokovic in the Brisbane International.

Top seed Novak Djokovic is out of the Brisbane International, beaten 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 in the quarter-finals by Reilly Opelka.

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Novak Djokovic's hunt for a landmark 100th ATP title ended with a whimper following an unexpected 7-6(6) 6-3 defeat by big-serving American Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International quarter-finals on Friday.

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.

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

Novak Djokovic was playing his first tournament of the year in preparation for the Australian Open which he has won 10 times.

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!