Djokovic: "Mpetshi Perricard and Opelka could become great basketball players".
This Friday, Novak Djokovic will play his quarter-final match at the ATP 250 Brisbane against Reilly Opelka, who made his return to the ATP circuit a few months ago following a serious hip injury.
The Serb spoke of the big servers and in particular Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Opelka: "There are several players in the tournament with powerful serves.
Mpetshi Perricard and Opelka are very big.
They could become great basketball players if they chose this sport. They have incredible strength and power.
Opelka was injured for a long time and has been through a difficult period.
He's a great guy and we get on really well off the court.
We haven't played each other yet, so this will be our first meeting.
I'm afraid I'll have to take a few steps back to get the first serve. I'll do my best to prepare myself and hope to win."
Brisbane 
