Reilly Opelka isn’t really known for his subtlety. Earlier this year, for instance, he reignited the debate over the relevance of doubles events, saying, “ Doubles is for failed singles players. ” Then, during the Dallas Open, he called for the chair umpire Greg Allensworth to be suspended by the ATP, after he received a code violation for confronting a spectator in the stands who Opelka claimed was deliberately coughing to interrupt his serve. He even called Allensworth, “ worst ref on the ATP “. A similar incident happened at the Indian Wells as well.

In his first round match at the 2025 Indian Wells Open, Reilly Opelka was spotted engaging in a heated argument with the chair umpire, Nacho Forcadell, due to bad lights before abruptly calling for physio after the umpire refused to

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