.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the USA staff celebrate Road to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase suit in between Germany as well as the USA at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Group U.S.A. delivered explanatory Davis Cup claim.
United state singles beginners Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each racked up triumphes leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup triumph over Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage set play at Hengqin International Ping Pong Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the united state to a 1-0 top.
Continuing his undefeated Davis Cup debut, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion USA will definitely play for the Davis Cup label in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also 2 other nations still to be identified.
" Yeah it is actually going to be actually fantastic. I believe all of the Americans are actually very exciting, whoever's visiting be there," Nakashima pointed out. "Our experts have a great group of people that anyone may complete at the highest degree.
" It's certainly a fantastic opportunity for American tennis, and whoever's visiting manage to play there it's heading to be an interesting full week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's crew, which caught Group C along with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States succeeded 8 of the nine matches it played in Zhuhai with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with an excellent 3-0 report. Nakashima has won 12 of his final 15 suits and is actually supplying a continual high performance level that creates him a "problem" to participate in, Opelka mentioned today.
" Brandon's absolutely a problem to defeat. He is actually kinda the person that, he has a design of play where his level the majority of the moment, he's visiting beat every person he is actually expected to beat," Opelka claimed. "That's what he's thus proficient at. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to get it performed due to the fact that he's thus constant and he doesn't possess several flaws in his video game.
" He's link. He doesn't take down at all. So he is actually sort of a headache to play and it's great, it offers our company an ideally a far better position in the next team, to maybe prevent participating in Italy first round.".
The USA obtained the quarterfinals even with contending without its own 5 Top 20 superstars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 position sway Chile on Tuesday through which all 3 suits were decided in remarkable third-set sudden deaths.
Captain Bryan will have some challenging lineup choices to create in front of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually sort of choice your poison," Opelka stated. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult team. Spain's definitely a preposterous team. Italy's outrageous.
" Thus anything to try to provide the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Foe, Shelton and Korda-- the very best try that they can easily possess.".
Group C: USA (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (interior tough courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
USA 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (U.S.A.) 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 (United States), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).