.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the USA crew celebrate Road to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Phase match in between Germany and the USA at Hengqin International Ping Pong Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff U.S.A. delivered explanatory Davis Mug claim.
USA single people beginners Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage set play at Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the U.S. to a 1-0 lead.
Proceeding his unbeaten Davis Cup debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the victory.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion United States are going to play for the Davis Cup label in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also two various other countries still to become found out.
" Yeah it is actually going to be actually stimulating. I think each of the Americans are incredibly stimulating, whoever's going to be there," Nakashima mentioned. "Our experts possess a fantastic team of individuals that anybody can compete at the highest degree.
" It is actually absolutely a stimulating time for United States tennis, as well as whoever's going to have the ability to play there certainly it is actually going to be a fantastic week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's team, which recorded Team C along with success over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The United States succeeded 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai along with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the cost with an excellent 3-0 report. Nakashima has actually succeeded 12 of his final 15 matches and also is actually supplying a continual jazzed-up degree that creates him a "ordeal" to play, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's certainly a nightmare to defeat. He's kinda the person that, he has a style of play where his level many of the time, he is actually going to beat every person he is actually meant to trump," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he is actually so efficient at. Playing him theoretically, he's going to acquire it done given that he is actually thus constant as well as he does not possess numerous defects in his video game.
" He's link. He doesn't take apart at all. So he's type of a problem to play and also it's fantastic, it provides our team a perhaps a better posture in the upcoming team, to maybe stay clear of participating in Italy preliminary.".
The USA received the quarterfinals regardless of completing without its own 5 Best twenty superstars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 opening gain Chile on Tuesday in which all three matches were made a decision in significant third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will certainly possess some tough roster choices to bring in in advance of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It's sort of pick your poisonous substance," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, hard group. Spain's clearly a ludicrous group. Italy's crazy.
" Thus everything to make an effort to give the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz and Opponent, Shelton as well as Korda-- the greatest chance that they can easily possess.".
Group C: USA (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (interior hard courtroom) 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 (United States), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).