.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the United States crew commemorate Roadway to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase match between Germany as well as the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team USA provided declarative Davis Mug statement.
U.S. singles beginners Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup triumph over Germany in the Davis Cup Team stage play at Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the USA to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his unbeaten Davis Cup launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the victory.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion U.S.A. are going to bet the Davis Mug headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as pair of various other nations still to become established.
" Yeah it is actually heading to be amazing. I think each one of the Americans are extremely exciting, whoever is actually visiting be there," Nakashima said. "Our company have a great group of individuals that anyone can easily contend at the highest level.
" It's definitely an interesting time for United States ping pong, and also whoever's mosting likely to have the ability to play there certainly it is actually going to be actually an impressive week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's crew, which grabbed Group C with success over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The United States gained 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai along with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge with an excellent 3-0 document. Nakashima has won 12 of his final 15 suits and also is providing a continual jazzed-up amount that makes him a "nightmare" to play, Opelka mentioned today.
" Brandon's absolutely an ordeal to trump. He's kinda the individual that, he possesses a type of play where his level many of the moment, he's mosting likely to defeat every person he is actually supposed to defeat," Opelka stated. "That's what he's therefore proficient at. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to get it carried out considering that he's so constant as well as he does not possess numerous problems in his video game.
" He is actually clutch. He does not dismantle at all. So he's kind of a headache to play and it's great, it provides our company an ideally a better setting in the following group, to maybe avoid playing Italy first round.".
The United States obtained the quarterfinals despite contending without its five Leading 20 superstars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 position sway Chile on Tuesday through which all three suits were made a decision in dramatic third-set sudden deaths.
Captain Bryan will certainly possess some challenging lineup selections to make ahead of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It's kind of choice your toxin," Opelka claimed. "Australia's a super-deep, tough staff. Spain's undoubtedly an absurd crew. Italy's crazy.
" Therefore anything to try to give the A crew-- Tommy, Fritz and Enemy, Shelton and Korda-- the very best chance that they may have.".
Team C: USA (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (interior hard 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 (U.S.A.), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).