.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the United States staff celebrate Roadway to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Stage suit between Germany and the USA at Hengqin International Ping Pong Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Picture through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff U.S.A. provided declarative Davis Mug claim.
USA songs starters Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each scored success leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage play at Hengqin International Ping Pong 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 undefeated Davis Mug debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the success.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ USA will definitely bet the Davis Cup headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also 2 various other countries still to become identified.
" Yeah it's mosting likely to be amazing. I believe all of the Americans are actually very impressive, whoever's mosting likely to be there," Nakashima stated. "Our company possess a wonderful team of guys that anyone may complete at the highest degree.
" It's definitely an impressive opportunity for American tennis, and also whoever is actually mosting likely to be able to play there certainly it's going to be actually a thrilling full week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's workers, which captured Team C with success over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The USA gained 8 of the nine suits it played in Zhuhai with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the cost with a best 3-0 file. Nakashima has gained 12 of his last 15 suits and also is supplying a sustained high performance degree that creates him a "problem" to participate in, Opelka mentioned today.
" Brandon's definitely a problem to defeat. He's kinda the person that, he possesses a design of play where his amount a lot of the amount of time, he is actually mosting likely to trump everyone he's intended to beat," Opelka claimed. "That's what he is actually therefore proficient at. Playing him abstractly, he's going to obtain it carried out given that he is actually therefore steady as well as he doesn't possess lots of flaws in his video game.
" He's link. He doesn't dismantle in any way. So he's type of a problem to play and it's great, it gives our company an ideally a far better position in the following group, to possibly avoid participating in Italy preliminary.".
The United States received the quarterfinals regardless of completing without its own 5 Top 20 celebrities-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 position gain Chile on Tuesday in which all 3 matches were actually determined in dramatic third-set sudden deaths.
Captain Bryan will certainly have some hard roster choices to bring in ahead of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually kind of pick your poisonous substance," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult crew. Spain's definitely a foolish group. Italy's outrageous.
" Thus everything to attempt to give the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz and Foe, Shelton and also Korda-- the best try that they may possess.".
Group C: U.S.A. (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (indoor challenging courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
United States 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (United States) 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 ).