.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA crew celebrate Roadway to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Group Stage match between Germany and the United States at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff USA provided explanatory Davis Cup statement.
USA songs starters Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each scored victories leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Cup Team stage set dip into Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he dominating Opelka opened beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the U.S. to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his unbeaten Davis Cup launching, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the success.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion United States will definitely bet the Davis Cup label in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as pair of various other nations still to be found out.
" Yeah it is actually mosting likely to be actually stimulating. I think every one of the Americans are extremely stimulating, whoever's heading to be there," Nakashima claimed. "Our experts have a fantastic team of guys that anyone may contend at the highest level.
" It is actually undoubtedly an interesting time for American tennis, and whoever is actually heading to have the capacity to participate in there certainly it is actually visiting be actually an impressive week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's workers, which recorded Team C with success over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States succeeded 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee along with a perfect 3-0 report. Nakashima has actually gained 12 of his last 15 suits and is actually delivering a sustained jazzed-up degree that makes him a "problem" to participate in, Opelka said today.
" Brandon's absolutely a nightmare to trump. He's kinda the guy that, he possesses a type of play where his degree many of the amount of time, he's going to trump everyone he's supposed to beat," Opelka said. "That's what he's therefore efficient. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to get it performed considering that he's therefore constant as well as he does not possess several defects in his game.
" He is actually clutch. He does not dismantle in all. So he's sort of a problem to play and also it is actually terrific, it offers our team an ideally a better posture in the next team, to maybe avoid playing Italy first round.".
The USA got approved for the quarterfinals in spite of competing without its own 5 Top 20 stars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 position win over Chile on Tuesday through which all three complements were chosen in remarkable third-set sudden deaths.
Captain Bryan are going to have some hard lineup choices to create before the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually sort of pick your toxin," Opelka claimed. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging group. Spain's obviously a foolish group. Italy's outrageous.
" Therefore everything to try to offer the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Enemy, Shelton and Korda-- the most ideal go that they can easily have.".
Team C: U.S.A. (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (indoor challenging court) Zhuhai, China.
USA 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (USA) d. Henri Squire (GER), 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3.
Brandon Nakashima (USA) d. Maximilian Marterer (GER), 6-4, 6-2.
Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz (GER) d. Austin Krajicek/Rajeev Ram (USA), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).