.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the United States group commemorate Roadway to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase match in between Germany as well as the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Picture by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team United States delivered explanatory Davis Cup statement.
USA songs beginners Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each racked up triumphes leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage set dip into 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 undefeated Davis Cup launching, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Cup champ U.S.A. will definitely bet the Davis Mug headline in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also pair of various other countries still to become calculated.
" Yeah it's heading to be actually fantastic. I presume all of the Americans are actually tremendously interesting, whoever's visiting exist," Nakashima mentioned. "Our company possess a fantastic group of fellas that any individual can contend at the highest level.
" It is actually absolutely a thrilling opportunity for United States ping pong, as well as whoever is actually mosting likely to be able to play there certainly it is actually heading to be actually a thrilling full week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's crew, which recorded Team C with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States won eight of the 9 suits it played in Zhuhai with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge along with an excellent 3-0 file. Nakashima has actually succeeded 12 of his last 15 matches as well as is delivering a continual jazzed-up degree that creates him a "nightmare" to play, Opelka mentioned today.
" Brandon's most definitely a headache to beat. He's kinda the person that, he possesses a type of play where his degree many of the time, he's heading to beat everyone he's expected to defeat," Opelka claimed. "That's what he is actually therefore proficient at. Playing him abstractly, he's going to get it done since he's therefore regular and also he doesn't possess a lot of imperfections in his video game.
" He's link. He does not disassemble in any way. So he is actually kind of a problem to participate in and also it is actually wonderful, it offers our company an ideally a much better placement in the next group, to maybe stay away from participating in Italy preliminary.".
The USA qualified for the quarterfinals in spite of competing without its own 5 Leading 20 celebrities-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 opening sway Chile on Tuesday in which all 3 complements were determined in significant third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will have some difficult roster selections to make ahead of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually type of choice your poisonous substance," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, hard crew. Spain's certainly a ridiculous group. Italy's outrageous.
" Therefore just about anything to make an effort to give the A crew-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Foe, Shelton and Korda-- the most effective chance that they may have.".
Team C: USA (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (interior difficult 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 (USA), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).