.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the United States staff celebrate Roadway to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Group Stage match between Germany as well as the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team United States supplied declarative Davis Mug claim.
United state singles starters Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Cup Team stage dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the USA to a 1-0 top.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Cup launching, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ United States will definitely play for the Davis Cup label in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and pair of various other countries still to become figured out.
" Yeah it is actually visiting be exciting. I presume each of the Americans are actually incredibly fantastic, whoever is actually visiting exist," Nakashima pointed out. "Our company possess a fantastic team of people that anyone can complete at the highest level.
" It is actually most definitely an impressive opportunity for United States ping pong, as well as whoever's mosting likely to manage to participate in certainly there it is actually going to be an amazing full week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's staff, which caught Group C along with success over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The USA succeeded 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with a perfect 3-0 file. Nakashima has actually gained 12 of his final 15 matches and is actually supplying a sustained jazzed-up level that creates him a "nightmare" to play, Opelka said today.
" Brandon's definitely a problem to trump. He is actually kinda the guy that, he has a design of play where his level a lot of the amount of time, he's mosting likely to trump every person he is actually intended to beat," Opelka pointed out. "That's what he is actually therefore efficient. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to get it done since he is actually so consistent as well as he does not have numerous flaws in his game.
" He's clutch. He does not disassemble in any way. So he's kind of a problem to participate in and also it's excellent, it provides our company a with any luck a far better setting in the upcoming group, to maybe stay away from participating in Italy preliminary.".
The United States got the quarterfinals despite completing without its own five Best twenty superstars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 opening sway Chile on Tuesday through which all 3 fits were decided in significant third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan will certainly have some tough roster choices to make ahead of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually kind of pick your toxin," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, tough group. Spain's definitely an outrageous group. Italy's ridiculous.
" Thus anything to try to offer the A group-- Tommy, Fritz and Foe, Shelton and Korda-- the most ideal go that they can easily have.".
Team C: USA (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (inside hard courtroom) 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 (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 ).