.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the United States group celebrate Road to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Stage suit in between Germany and the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Picture through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team U.S.A. delivered declarative Davis Cup statement.
United state singles beginners Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each racked up victories leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Team stage dip into Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened 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 success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champ U.S.A. will certainly play for the Davis Mug headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and two other countries still to become figured out.
" Yeah it's visiting be actually fantastic. I think all of the Americans are super fantastic, whoever is actually heading to be there," Nakashima mentioned. "Our company have a terrific group of people that any individual can compete at the highest level.
" It's certainly a thrilling time for American tennis, and also whoever is actually visiting be able to play there certainly it is actually going to be an exciting full week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's team, which captured Team C along with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States succeeded 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge with an excellent 3-0 report. Nakashima has won 12 of his last 15 matches and also is actually supplying a sustained high performance amount that makes him a "problem" to play, Opelka said today.
" Brandon's certainly a headache to trump. He's kinda the fella that, he possesses a design of play where his degree the majority of the time, he is actually heading to trump every person he is actually intended to defeat," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he's so proficient at. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to receive it done since he is actually thus constant and he does not possess many defects in his activity.
" He's link. He does not dismantle in all. So he is actually sort of a headache to participate in and it is actually terrific, it offers our team a perhaps a better position in the following team, to perhaps stay away from playing Italy preliminary.".
The USA received the quarterfinals in spite of competing without its own 5 Best 20 celebrities-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 position draw Chile on Tuesday in which all 3 suits were actually made a decision in dramatic third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will definitely possess some tough roster selections to create ahead of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually sort of selection your toxin," Opelka claimed. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult team. Spain's undoubtedly a foolish group. Italy's crazy.
" Therefore anything to make an effort to offer the A group-- Tommy, Fritz and also Foe, Shelton as well as Korda-- the very best try that they can easily possess.".
Team C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (in the house hard courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
USA 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 ).