.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the USA group celebrate Road to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Phase suit between Germany and also the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Group U.S.A. provided explanatory Davis Cup claim.
United state single people beginners Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each racked up triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Cup triumph over Germany in the Davis Mug Team stage play at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center in Zhuhai, China.
he dominating Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the USA to a 1-0 lead.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Mug debut, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ USA will certainly play for the Davis Mug headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also two various other nations still to become established.
" Yeah it's visiting be actually exciting. I believe each of the Americans are incredibly thrilling, whoever's heading to be there," Nakashima pointed out. "Our experts have a terrific group of people that anyone can easily contend at the highest degree.
" It's absolutely an interesting opportunity for American ping pong, as well as whoever is actually mosting likely to manage to play there it's visiting be an impressive week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's staff, which captured Team C with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States gained 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai along with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge with a best 3-0 record. Nakashima has gained 12 of his final 15 suits as well as is delivering a sustained high performance level that makes him a "headache" to participate in, Opelka said today.
" Brandon's certainly a headache to beat. He's kinda the guy that, he possesses a style of play where his amount a lot of the amount of time, he's mosting likely to defeat everybody he's expected to beat," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he is actually thus efficient at. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to get it carried out given that he's thus regular and he does not possess lots of defects in his video game.
" He's link. He does not take down whatsoever. So he is actually kind of a problem to play and it is actually fantastic, it gives our company an ideally a much better position in the following team, to possibly steer clear of playing Italy preliminary.".
The United States qualified for the quarterfinals despite competing without its five Best 20 superstars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 opening sway Chile on Tuesday through which all three matches were chosen in dramatic third-set sudden deaths.
Leader Bryan will certainly possess some hard lineup options to create ahead of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It's kind of choice your poisonous substance," Opelka stated. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult crew. Spain's certainly a preposterous team. Italy's crazy.
" Thus just about anything to try to give the A crew-- Tommy, Fritz and Adversary, Shelton and Korda-- the best chance that they can have.".
Group C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (indoor challenging court) Zhuhai, China.
USA 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (United States) 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 (USA), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).