.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald as well as Bob Bryan of the USA staff commemorate Roadway to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Group Stage suit in between Germany as well as the USA at Hengqin International Ping Pong Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Crew United States provided declarative Davis Mug statement.
USA single people starters Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each racked up triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Cup Team stage dip into Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the USA to a 1-0 top.
Continuing his undefeated Davis Mug launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champ U.S.A. will play for the Davis Cup headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and pair of various other countries still to become found out.
" Yeah it is actually heading to be thrilling. I believe each of the Americans are very exciting, whoever's heading to be there," Nakashima said. "Our team have an excellent team of people that any individual can contend at the highest level.
" It's absolutely a fantastic opportunity for United States tennis, and also whoever is actually heading to have the capacity to participate in there it's visiting be an amazing week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's staff, which captured Team C along with victories over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States gained 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with a best 3-0 report. Nakashima has actually succeeded 12 of his last 15 suits and is actually delivering a continual jazzed-up degree that makes him a "headache" to participate in, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's certainly an ordeal to trump. He's kinda the guy that, he possesses a style of play where his degree the majority of the time, he's heading to beat everybody he is actually intended to trump," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he's therefore good at. Playing him theoretically, he is actually going to get it done since he's thus steady and also he does not have several flaws in his video game.
" He's link. He does not disassemble whatsoever. So he is actually sort of a headache to participate in as well as it is actually fantastic, it provides our company a with any luck a much better setting in the following team, to possibly stay clear of playing Italy first round.".
The USA received the quarterfinals in spite of competing without its five Top twenty superstars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 position draw Chile on Tuesday in which all 3 fits were determined in significant third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan are going to have some challenging lineup choices to make ahead of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually sort of selection your poison," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, tough staff. Spain's undoubtedly a ridiculous staff. Italy's crazy.
" Therefore just about anything to try to provide the A group-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Opponent, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most effective shot that they can easily have.".
Group C: U.S.A. (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (indoor difficult court) Zhuhai, China.
U.S.A. 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 ).