.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the United States team commemorate Road to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Group Phase match in between Germany and also the USA at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Picture through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Group U.S.A. provided explanatory Davis Cup statement.
USA single people beginners Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each scored triumphes 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 defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the U.S. to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his unbeaten Davis Cup debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion U.S.A. are going to play for the Davis Cup title in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as two other countries still to become figured out.
" Yeah it's heading to be amazing. I assume each one of the Americans are extremely fantastic, whoever's heading to be there," Nakashima claimed. "We have a wonderful group of men that anyone may contend at the highest level.
" It's absolutely an exciting time for United States tennis, and also whoever is actually visiting have the ability to participate in there it's mosting likely to be an exciting week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's staff, which caught Team C with success over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States succeeded 8 of the nine suits it played in Zhuhai along with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge with a perfect 3-0 document. Nakashima has gained 12 of his final 15 suits and is delivering a continual jazzed-up degree that makes him a "problem" to participate in, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's absolutely an ordeal to defeat. He is actually kinda the fella that, he has a design of play where his level a lot of the time, he is actually visiting trump every person he's supposed to trump," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he is actually therefore good at. Playing him abstractly, he's going to obtain it done given that he's so constant as well as he does not possess several problems in his activity.
" He is actually link. He doesn't take apart in any way. So he is actually sort of a problem to participate in and also it's great, it offers our team an ideally a much better setting in the upcoming team, to possibly prevent playing Italy first round.".
The United States obtained the quarterfinals even with completing without its own 5 Top twenty celebrities-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 opening get Chile on Tuesday in which all 3 complements were actually decided in dramatic third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will definitely possess some difficult lineup options to make in advance of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It's kind of selection your poison," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult group. Spain's certainly a foolish group. Italy's crazy.
" So everything to attempt to offer the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz and also Opponent, Shelton and also Korda-- the most effective go that they may have.".
Team C: United States (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (interior tough court) Zhuhai, China.
U.S.A. 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 (U.S.A.), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).