.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald as well as Bob Bryan of the United States group commemorate Road to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Phase suit in between Germany as well as the USA at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Picture through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Crew USA provided explanatory Davis Cup claim.
USA singles beginners Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each racked up victories leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Mug Team stage play at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened up defeating 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 dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion United States will definitely play for the Davis Cup title in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also two various other countries still to be calculated.
" Yeah it is actually heading to be impressive. I assume each of the Americans are super thrilling, whoever is actually visiting be there," Nakashima pointed out. "Our team possess a terrific group of individuals that anybody may compete at the highest degree.
" It is actually most definitely an impressive time for United States tennis, as well as whoever is actually mosting likely to have the capacity to participate in there certainly it is actually mosting likely to be actually an amazing week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's workers, which captured Team C with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The United States gained eight of the nine matches it played in Zhuhai with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the cost with a best 3-0 document. Nakashima has gained 12 of his final 15 suits and is providing a continual quality level that creates him a "problem" to play, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's undoubtedly a headache to defeat. He's kinda the man that, he possesses a design of play where his degree many of the amount of time, he's visiting beat every person he's meant to beat," Opelka stated. "That's what he's thus proficient at. Playing him theoretically, he is actually going to receive it performed due to the fact that he's so consistent as well as he doesn't have many imperfections in his game.
" He is actually link. He doesn't take down in all. So he is actually kind of a headache to play and it's wonderful, it provides our team an ideally a far better position in the next group, to perhaps avoid playing Italy preliminary.".
The USA got the quarterfinals despite competing without its five Leading 20 stars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton-- posting pressure-packed 3-0 position draw Chile on Tuesday in which all three suits were actually determined in dramatic third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will have some difficult roster choices to bring in ahead of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It's sort of selection your poisonous substance," Opelka stated. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging group. Spain's obviously a foolish crew. Italy's outrageous.
" Therefore just about anything to attempt to offer the A team-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Foe, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most ideal go that they can easily possess.".
Team C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (inside tough 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 (United States), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).