Deep-Dish Pizza For An Overhaul: Inside Opelka’s Development
Reilly Opelka had a hunch the man across the net from him was no ordinary coach. Opelka, eight at the time, had already played for a few years by then. But with his new coach, a 54-year-old man who had spent his lifetime in the sport, everything was changing. Over the course of five years, Tom Gullikson would overhaul Opelka’s game and teach him all of the fundamentals that would carry him to ATP Tour success 14 years later. Gullikson, the former ATP Tour champion and U.S. Davis Cup captain, introduced Opelka to the work ethics of the all-time greats, including Roger Federer, and...
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