Unexpected blockade for Novak Djokovic at Brisbane Tournament

O stayed apart from the tournament semifinals Brisbane, with the Serb aware of the 2–0 loss (7–6(6), 6–3) to Riley Opelka. Riley Opelka “cut off” Novak Djokovic’s dreams for the 100th ATP Tour title, excluding Servo from the “8” of “Brisbane International”. The 27-year-old American (No293) prevailed “Nole” with 7–6(6), 6–3, in 1 hour and 40 minutes. This victory is the most important of his career, as against tennis legend, Djokovic, he noted his greatest achievement. CORVERSE In the semi-finals, Opelka will face Giovanni Betsy-Perikar, who achieved his third consecutive victory in Queensland, this time against Yakub Mensik, and has already ruled out Kiryo and Tiafo. The 21-year-old Frenchman, who continues to impress with his performance, put another 19 aces and reached 75 in just three games in 2025. In the third quarter final of the event, he prevailed 7–5, 7–6(5) of the Czech opponent and secured his first entry into the Brisbane semifinals, reaching his career high in No.30 of the world ranking. This defeat for Djokovic (3/1) is the first by an American tennis player after nearly 9 years, when in 2016 he had lost to Sam Queri in Wimbledon. Since then, the Serbian had achieved 34 consecutive victories against American tennis players.