Wimbledon is the tournament where big-serving individuals thrive.
On the fast, low-bouncing grass, having a fast, powerful serve is crucial to being successful.
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At this year’s Championships, a number of excellent servers reached the latter stages of the tournament, including Jannik Sinner, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alexander Zverev.
However, the ATP’s best server over the last year did not compete at the event, let alone reach the latter stages.
Reilly Opelka is the best server on the ATP Tour
Over the past 52 weeks, no player has served at a better level than Reilly Opelka on the ATP Tour.
The American, ranked 131st on the Tour, has an ATP serve rating of 304 over the past year; ahead of Jannik Sinner, Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, and Alexander Zverev.
He has also averaged 18.5 aces per match – a greater number than any other player on the Tour.
The American star has made 65.2 per cent of his first serves, winning 80.8 per cent of those points.
Opelka has also won 90.6 per cent of his service games over the last 12 months.
| Statistical Area | Reilly Opelka [last 52 weeks] |
| Serve Rating | 304 |
| First serve % | 65.2 |
| % first-serve points won | 80.8 |
| % second-serve points won | 53.4 |
| % service games won | 90.6 |
| Average aces per match | 18.5 |
| Average double faults per match | 4.5 |
Opelka last played a competitive match at the French Open.
The American served 13 aces and won 73 per cent of his first-serve points en route to a five-set first-round loss against Italy’s Federico Cina.
Reilly Opelka’s best tournament performance this year
It has been a difficult eight months for Opelka, who has slipped from world number 50 to 131.
However, he has enjoyed some success on the Tour, most significantly at the Miami Open in March.
The American began his campaign in Florida with a hard-fought three-set win over Portugal’s Nuno Borges; triumphing 6-7, 6-2, 7-6.
He then stunned British hope Jack Draper, hitting 25 aces and 47 winners en route to a 7-6, 7-6 victory on the Grandstand Court.
Opelka’s run was then brought to a conclusion by his compatriot, Taylor Fritz.
Fritz beat Opelka 6-3, 6-4, before losing in the next round to eventual finalist Jiri Lehecka.
