Novak Djokovic was beaten 7-6 (6), 6-3 by big-serving Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International quarterfinals on Friday. The 37-year-old Djokovic was playing his first tournament of the year. The 24-time Grand Slam champion is preparing for the Australian Open,

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.

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.

Reilly Opelka secured the biggest win of his comeback over Novak Djokovic in the Brisbane International quarterfinals.

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!

Novak Djokovic's bid for a 100th ATP Tour title gained momentum as he thumped Gael Monfils 6-3 6-3 to reach the Brisbane International quarterfinals.

Novak Djokovic, seeking to become just the third player to win 100 ATP Tour titles, advanced to the Brisbane International quarterfinals with a victory vs. Gael Monfils.

Novak Djokovic will face Reilly Opelka for the first time after reaching the Brisbane International quarter-finals.

Djokovic has recorded 25 or more wins against four different players and defeated one man on over 30 occasions.

Novak Djokovic’s record-extending win over Gael Monfils at the ATP 250 event in Brisbane solidified the most lopsided head-to-head (H2H) record in men’s tennis history.