Reilly Opelka’s uncle, Mike, had a four-word reaction to Novak Djokovic reaching out to his nephew during his injury crisis. Opelka recently faced Djokovic in the 2025 Brisbane International.

Opelka’s uncle took to X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, January 11, 2025, to share his thoughts about Novak Djokovic. He reshared a short clip from Djokovic’s recent press conference at the Australian Open, captioning it:

“This guy. Class act. @DjokerNole”

At the press conference, Novak Djokovic was asked about his relationship with Reilly Opelka and the recent messages he sent to the American, inquiring about his health and injury.

Djokovic responded:

“ I love Reilly! I think he’s just such a great guy. I actually appreciated a lot of the support he’s given over the years. He’s said a lot of nice things in the media about me and shown support on social media, especially when I was facing some difficulties. So, I tried to be supportive of him during the couple of years of injury struggles that he had.”

He also shared his concerns about the American:

“ I actually met him yesterday and asked him about his back, as that’s bothering him now. It’s not easy for a guy who’s 6’10” or 6’11” to play every single day. I guess it’s a lot of physical burden for him.”

When asked about his last match against Opelka, the Serb laughed and said:

“I don’t appreciate him beating me in Brisbane, but he played an amazing match, and it was great to see him performing so well.”

Reilly Opelka pulled off a stunning upset in the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International, defeating Novak Djokovic 7-6(6), 6-3.

Novak Djokovic will kick off Australian Open campaign soon while Reilly Opelka has already started his

Novak Djokovic is set to begin his Australian Open campaign on Monday, January 13, while Reilly Opelka has already started his journey. The event is scheduled to run from January 12 to January 26.

Opelka kicked off his campaign in Melbourne with a hard-fought victory against Germany’s Gauthier Onclin. The American secured the win in four sets, overcoming a challenging start to triumph 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-2.

Djokovic will be targeting his 25th Grand Slam title at his favorite hunting ground in Australia, where he has enjoyed the most success. His impressive Slam record includes 10 Australian Open titles, three French Opens, seven Wimbledons, and four US Opens.

The Serb will go toe-to-toe with Indian-American Nishesh Basavareddy on Monday, January 13.