Reilly Opelka failed to reach the trophy in Brisbane after great victories, as he lost the final match to the Czech Jiri Lehečka.
The American, 211-centimeter-tall tennis player surrendered with a score of 1:4. After two injuries, he lost his rating and came to Brisbane as the 293rd player in the world and eliminated Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.
The Czech got through the semi-finals by surrendering his rival, as Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov failed to finish the match in which he was losing.
Dimitrov defended the trophy in Brisbane, and Lehečka succeeded him on the throne for the second ATP trophy of his career.
Previously, Naomi Osaka gave up the final due to injury after winning the first set in Auckland.
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