.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the United States group commemorate Roadway to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Phase suit between Germany as well as the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Picture through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Crew USA delivered declarative Davis Cup statement.
USA single people starters Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage play at Hengqin International Ping Pong Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the USA to a 1-0 top.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Mug debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the victory.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ United States are going to play for the Davis Cup title in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and 2 various other countries still to become identified.
" Yeah it's visiting be actually thrilling. I believe each one of the Americans are incredibly exciting, whoever's going to be there," Nakashima claimed. "Our company have a terrific team of fellas that any individual may contend at the highest degree.
" It is actually certainly an exciting time for United States tennis, and also whoever's heading to be able to play there certainly it is actually heading to be an impressive full week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's team, which captured Team C along with success over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The USA gained 8 of the 9 suits it played in Zhuhai with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with an ideal 3-0 file. Nakashima has actually succeeded 12 of his last 15 suits and is actually providing a sustained jazzed-up level that makes him a "problem" to participate in, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's certainly a headache to beat. He's kinda the fella that, he has a design of play where his amount most of the amount of time, he's heading to beat everybody he's supposed to beat," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he is actually therefore good at. Playing him on paper, he's going to acquire it carried out because he is actually thus constant and he doesn't possess numerous flaws in his game.
" He is actually clutch. He does not dismantle in all. So he's type of a headache to play and also it is actually fantastic, it offers our company an ideally a far better position in the following group, to possibly steer clear of participating in Italy first round.".
The United States received the quarterfinals despite competing without its 5 Leading 20 celebrities-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton-- posting pressure-packed 3-0 position get Chile on Tuesday in which all 3 matches were actually chosen in significant third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan will definitely possess some hard lineup choices to bring in in advance of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It's sort of choice your toxin," Opelka claimed. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult group. Spain's undoubtedly a preposterous group. Italy's crazy.
" So everything to attempt to provide the A group-- Tommy, Fritz and Enemy, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most effective try that they may have.".
Group C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (interior hard court) 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 (USA), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).