.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA staff celebrate Road to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase suit in between Germany and the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Group USA provided declarative Davis Cup statement.
USA singles starters Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each scored triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the united state to a 1-0 lead.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Mug launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion USA will definitely bet the Davis Cup headline in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as two other nations still to become calculated.
" Yeah it's mosting likely to be impressive. I think each of the Americans are actually tremendously impressive, whoever's mosting likely to exist," Nakashima claimed. "We have a terrific team of individuals that anybody can easily complete at the highest degree.
" It's certainly an exciting opportunity for American tennis, and whoever's going to have the capacity to play there certainly it is actually mosting likely to be actually an interesting week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's workers, which grabbed Team C along with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The USA succeeded eight of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai along with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the cost along with an ideal 3-0 file. Nakashima has won 12 of his final 15 matches and also is delivering a sustained high performance amount that creates him a "headache" to play, Opelka said today.
" Brandon's definitely a headache to defeat. He's kinda the fella that, he has a type of play where his degree most of the time, he's mosting likely to trump everybody he's expected to beat," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he is actually so efficient. Playing him theoretically, he's going to acquire it carried out due to the fact that he is actually therefore constant and he does not have many defects in his activity.
" He is actually clutch. He doesn't take apart in all. So he is actually type of a problem to play and also it's great, it provides our company an ideally a better posture in the following team, to possibly prevent participating in Italy preliminary.".
The USA got approved for the quarterfinals despite competing without its own 5 Top twenty stars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 position gain Chile on Tuesday in which all 3 suits were made a decision in impressive third-set sudden deaths.
Captain Bryan will have some difficult lineup options to bring in in front of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It's kind of selection your toxin," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging group. Spain's undoubtedly an outrageous staff. Italy's insane.
" So just about anything to attempt to provide the A crew-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Opponent, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most ideal try that they can easily have.".
Team C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (inside challenging courthouse) Zhuhai, China.
USA 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (United States) 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 ).