Reilly Opelka picks Andy Murray as the "GOAT of lobs", says Matteo Berrettini has the best drop shot

In a recent interview with We Are Tennis, World No. 17 Reilly Opelka hailed Andy Murray as the "GOAT of lobs." The American explained that although Lorenzo Musetti shocked him by playing a lot of lobs against him in the second round of the Indian Wells Masters, Murray is amongst the best at playing the shot.

"Musetti had a lot of lobs against me yesterday, but Andy Murray is [the GOAT of lobs]. I go Murray. Double Murray," said Opelka.

Interestingly, Opelka took the name of Matteo Berrettini when he was asked about the "GOAT of drop shot" and the "GOAT of the million-dollar smile."

"I think Berrettini [on who the GOAT of the drop shots is]. Berrettini has a great one... I got a feel Berrettini [on who the GOAT of a million-dollar smile is]," added the American player.

Matteo Berrettini at the Indian Wells Masters 2022

When asked about the "GOAT of philosophical conversations," Opelka appeared puzzled at the beginning. However, he later chose John Millman, stating that the Australian "likes to talk a lot."

"I don't know. I don't know. John Millman likes to talk a lot. It's not philosophical, it's usually political. Johnny Millman," mentioned the World No. 17 player.

John Millman at the Indian Wells Masters

Reilly Opelka is currently playing at the Indian Wells Masters and will face World No. 4 Rafael Nadal in the fourth round of the tournament on Wednesday.

Andy Murray will be next seen in action at the Miami Open

Andy Murray at the Indian Wells Masters

After suffering a second-round exit at the hands of Alexander Bublik at the Indian Wells Masters, former World No. 1 Murray will be seen in action at the Miami Open next week. The Brit will be entering the ATP 1000 tournament at the Miami Open as a wildcard alongside Nick Kyrgios, Jack Draper, Naomi Osaka and Sofia Kenin.

Murray has won the Miami Open twice in his career. He first won it in 2009 after defeating the likes of Fernando Verdasco, Juan Martin del Potro, and Novak Djokovic.

Murray's second title at the Miami Open came in 2013, when he battled past Richard Gasquet, Marin Cilic, and David Ferrer.