Opelka: tournament is ‘pretty bad for the sport’‘Moldova qualified. Their No 1 is ranked behind me’Reilly Opelka has stoked the rivalry between the Davis Cup and the new ATP Cup team competition, describing the latter event as “pathetic”.
Opelka, the current world No 36 and US No 3, was speaking after the US team’s exit from the revamped, week-long Davis Cup Finals in Madrid. The US defeated
Italy 2-1 in a match that did not finish until 4am, but still missed out on a quarter-final place.