.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA staff celebrate Roadway to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Phase suit in between Germany and the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Crew U.S.A. provided declarative Davis Cup claim.
United state single people beginners Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each scored victories leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage dip into Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the U.S. to a 1-0 lead.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Mug debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion USA will certainly bet the Davis Mug label in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also 2 various other countries still to become found out.
" Yeah it is actually mosting likely to be actually amazing. I think each of the Americans are extremely stimulating, whoever is actually visiting be there," Nakashima stated. "Our experts possess a fantastic team of fellas that anyone can easily compete at the highest degree.
" It is actually certainly an exciting time for American ping pong, as well as whoever is actually going to have the ability to participate in there certainly it is actually going to be a fantastic full week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's staff, which grabbed Team C with victories over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The United States succeeded 8 of the nine matches it played in Zhuhai along with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with an excellent 3-0 file. Nakashima has actually succeeded 12 of his final 15 matches and is actually delivering a sustained jazzed-up degree that creates him a "nightmare" to play, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's most definitely a problem to trump. He is actually kinda the guy that, he possesses a design of play where his degree a lot of the time, he is actually going to trump everybody he's expected to defeat," Opelka pointed out. "That's what he is actually therefore efficient. Playing him on paper, he's going to get it done considering that he's thus consistent as well as he doesn't have lots of problems in his game.
" He is actually clutch. He doesn't disassemble in all. So he's sort of a nightmare to play and it is actually excellent, it provides our company a hopefully a much better placement in the next group, to maybe prevent playing Italy first round.".
The United States applied for the quarterfinals despite competing without its 5 Best 20 stars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton-- posting pressure-packed 3-0 opening draw Chile on Tuesday through which all 3 matches were actually determined in remarkable third-set sudden deaths.
Captain Bryan are going to possess some challenging lineup options to make in advance of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It's type of pick your toxin," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, hard group. Spain's clearly an outrageous team. Italy's insane.
" Therefore anything to attempt to give the A group-- Tommy, Fritz and also Enemy, Shelton as well as Korda-- the very best shot that they can easily have.".
Team C: USA (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (indoor hard courthouse) Zhuhai, China.
U.S.A. 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 (U.S.A.), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).