.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the United States group celebrate Road to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase match in between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Ping Pong Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Crew United States supplied declarative Davis Cup statement.
United state singles starters Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Cup Team stage play at Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the U.S. to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Cup launching, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal the victory.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion United States will bet the Davis Mug headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as pair of various other countries still to become established.
" Yeah it's going to be actually stimulating. I assume each of the Americans are extremely stimulating, whoever's visiting be there," Nakashima claimed. "Our company possess a wonderful team of guys that anybody may compete at the highest level.
" It's certainly an interesting time for United States tennis, and whoever is actually visiting have the ability to participate in there certainly it is actually visiting be actually an exciting week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's staff, which recorded Group C along with success over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States succeeded 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee along with a perfect 3-0 record. Nakashima has actually gained 12 of his last 15 matches as well as is supplying a sustained jazzed-up amount that creates him a "nightmare" to participate in, Opelka said today.
" Brandon's undoubtedly a problem to trump. He's kinda the person that, he possesses a style of play where his level a lot of the amount of time, he is actually heading to beat everyone he is actually expected to trump," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he is actually thus good at. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to obtain it carried out because he's so constant as well as he doesn't possess lots of defects in his video game.
" He's link. He does not dismantle in all. So he is actually kind of a headache to play and it's excellent, it gives our team an ideally a far better placement in the next group, to possibly prevent playing Italy first round.".
The United States qualified for the quarterfinals regardless of contending without its five Top twenty superstars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- posting pressure-packed 3-0 opening gain Chile on Tuesday in which all 3 suits were actually chosen in remarkable third-set sudden deaths.
Captain Bryan will have some hard lineup choices to make in front of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually sort of choice your toxin," Opelka claimed. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging team. Spain's definitely a ludicrous team. Italy's outrageous.
" So anything to make an effort to give the A team-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Foe, Shelton and Korda-- the very best chance that they may possess.".
Team C: USA (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (inside difficult courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
United States 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (USA) d. Henri Squire (GER), 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3.
Brandon Nakashima (United States) d. Maximilian Marterer (GER), 6-4, 6-2.
Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz (GER) d. Austin Krajicek/Rajeev Ram (U.S.A.), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).