.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the USA group celebrate Road to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase match between Germany and also the United States at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Crew United States delivered explanatory Davis Cup declaration.
U.S. single people starters Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each racked up triumphes leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage play at Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the united state to a 1-0 top.
Continuing his undefeated Davis Cup launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ U.S.A. will play for the Davis Mug title in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as pair of various other nations still to become figured out.
" Yeah it is actually heading to be exciting. I assume all of the Americans are tremendously impressive, whoever's visiting exist," Nakashima mentioned. "Our team possess a great group of individuals that anybody may contend at the highest level.
" It's most definitely a fantastic opportunity for American ping pong, and also whoever is actually mosting likely to have the capacity to participate in certainly there it's going to be actually a thrilling full week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's staff, which caught Group C with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States gained 8 of the nine suits it played in Zhuhai along with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with an excellent 3-0 report. Nakashima has won 12 of his final 15 matches as well as is providing a continual high performance level that makes him a "nightmare" to participate in, Opelka pointed out today.
" Brandon's definitely a headache to beat. He's kinda the fella that, he has a design of play where his degree most of the moment, he's visiting beat every person he is actually expected to defeat," Opelka stated. "That's what he is actually thus efficient. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to get it carried out given that he's thus constant and also he does not have several flaws in his game.
" He is actually clutch. He does not disassemble at all. So he is actually type of an ordeal to play and also it is actually excellent, it gives us a with any luck a much better placement in the next group, to possibly avoid participating in Italy preliminary.".
The United States obtained the quarterfinals even with competing without its own 5 Leading twenty celebrities-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 position win over Chile on Tuesday in which all three complements were actually made a decision in dramatic third-set sudden deaths.
Leader Bryan are going to possess some hard roster selections to bring in before the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It's sort of pick your poison," Opelka claimed. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging crew. Spain's undoubtedly an outrageous staff. Italy's crazy.
" Thus just about anything to make an effort to provide the A group-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Foe, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most ideal try that they may have.".
Group C: U.S.A. (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (interior difficult courthouse) Zhuhai, China.
U.S.A. 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (United States) 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 (U.S.A.), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).