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Nadal would not give Opelka ground in their semi-final in Rome this morning. (Corinne Dubreuil/ATPTour.com)
There was no awe or “just happy to be here” from Palm Coast’s Reilly Opelka Saturday when playing maybe the greatest male tennis player of all time.
The former Indian Trails Middle School student acquitted himself well in the semifinals of the Italian Open against 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal, but one loose service game in each set proved the difference.
Nadal, by far the greatest clay court competitor of all time, broke Opelka once in each set and grabbed a 6-4, 6-4 victory in Rome.