Reilly Opelka's new racquet

If you are a tennis nerd, you have probably noticed that Opelka defeated Djokovic in Brisbane. But what is Reilly Opelka’s new racquet?

Reilly Opelka is back on tour after a long injury timeout. And he is back with a bang! He defeated the 24-time Grand Slam winner displaying good movement, a forehand on fire and the usual banging serves. Djokovic sometimes looked befuddled at what was going on. I can understand that. How Opelka moved this well for his height is quite shocking. His game has looked a lot more steady in Brisbane than it looked before his long injury timeout.

Opelka’s new racquet is white but has no cosmetics. But it is a Tecnifibre Tfight. How do I know? If you zoom in on pictures you can notice that the grommets are the black EZ-lock grommets that are simplifying stringing on Tfight racquets. I have tested the new Tfights (review coming soon!) and I can understand why he has changed. These are some quality frames!

But which Tecnifibre racquet is it?

I don’t know the specifications of Reilly Opelka’s new racquet, but I can say from the pictures that it is the new Tecnifibre Tfight 305 16/19. Otherwise, the 305 tends to be the more famous model among pro players as it has a control-oriented 18/19 pattern. But if you zoom into the pictures with Opelka, you can see that the string pattern is 16/19, which is more similar to his 16/18 pattern from the Wilson Six One 95 that he used in the past.

If I am going to make a guess about the choice of strings, I would guess Tecnifibre Razor Soft, which seems to have become quite popular among advanced players and pros. UPDATE: it is Tecnifibre Black Code :)

Next up for Opelka is another big server in Giovanni Mpetschi Perricard. Looking at how both of these players attack the ball, also apart from the serve, I think it’s quite unfair to put “servebot” on them. They can play exciting tennis for sure.

If you are curious about the new Tfight racquets from Tecnifibre, watch this space and subscribe on YouTube. Review to come week!