.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald as well as Bob Bryan of the USA team commemorate Street to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Stage suit in between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff USA provided explanatory Davis Cup claim.
U.S. songs starters Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each scored triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Center in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the U.S. to a 1-0 lead.
Proceeding his unbeaten Davis Mug launching, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion U.S.A. will bet the Davis Mug headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also 2 other countries still to be found out.
" Yeah it's visiting be actually thrilling. I think every one of the Americans are very interesting, whoever's heading to be there," Nakashima said. "Our team have a terrific group of individuals that anyone can complete at the highest degree.
" It is actually definitely a stimulating opportunity for American tennis, and whoever's heading to be able to participate in certainly there it's visiting be actually a stimulating full week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's staff, which recorded Group C with victories over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The United States succeeded eight of the nine suits it played in Zhuhai along with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with an excellent 3-0 record. Nakashima has actually succeeded 12 of his final 15 suits and is actually supplying a sustained jazzed-up level that creates him a "problem" to participate in, Opelka mentioned today.
" Brandon's undoubtedly a problem to defeat. He's kinda the man that, he possesses a style of play where his amount many of the amount of time, he's going to defeat every person he is actually supposed to beat," Opelka pointed out. "That's what he's so good at. Playing him on paper, he's going to get it done given that he's thus consistent and also he doesn't have many defects in his video game.
" He is actually clutch. He doesn't disassemble in all. So he is actually type of a problem to participate in as well as it is actually wonderful, it offers our team an ideally a far better setting in the next team, to maybe stay clear of playing Italy first round.".
The USA qualified for the quarterfinals in spite of competing without its own 5 Top twenty superstars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 position draw Chile on Tuesday through which all three suits were decided in dramatic third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan are going to have some tough roster selections to bring in in advance of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually sort of selection your toxin," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, hard team. Spain's certainly a ludicrous staff. Italy's crazy.
" Therefore just about anything to make an effort to give the A group-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Adversary, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most effective chance that they can easily possess.".
Group C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (in the house hard courthouse) Zhuhai, China.
United States 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (U.S.A.) 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 (U.S.A.), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).