.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald as well as Bob Bryan of the United States group celebrate Roadway to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase suit in between Germany and the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff U.S.A. delivered declarative Davis Mug claim.
USA single people starters Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each scored triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage set play at Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he dominating Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the USA to a 1-0 lead.
Continuing his undefeated Davis Cup debut, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ U.S.A. will definitely play for the Davis Cup title in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also pair of other nations still to become found out.
" Yeah it's visiting be fantastic. I assume each one of the Americans are actually very interesting, whoever is actually heading to be there," Nakashima stated. "We possess a wonderful team of fellas that anyone may complete at the highest level.
" It's certainly a thrilling opportunity for United States tennis, and also whoever is actually mosting likely to have the ability to play there it is actually mosting likely to be actually an interesting full week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's staff, which captured Team C along with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The USA succeeded eight of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai along with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the cost along with an excellent 3-0 report. Nakashima has actually won 12 of his last 15 matches and also is supplying a continual jazzed-up level that makes him a "headache" to play, Opelka pointed out today.
" Brandon's most definitely a headache to trump. He's kinda the fella that, he possesses a type of play where his amount most of the time, he is actually heading to defeat every person he is actually intended to beat," Opelka claimed. "That's what he's therefore good at. Playing him theoretically, he is actually going to obtain it performed due to the fact that he is actually therefore regular and also he doesn't have a lot of defects in his video game.
" He's link. He doesn't take down in any way. So he is actually sort of an ordeal to participate in as well as it is actually fantastic, it offers our company a with any luck a much better setting in the upcoming group, to perhaps avoid participating in Italy first round.".
The USA qualified for the quarterfinals despite completing without its own five Leading 20 superstars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 opening get Chile on Tuesday through which all three complements were chosen in significant third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan are going to possess some hard lineup selections to create in advance of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually kind of choice your poison," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult team. Spain's clearly a ludicrous group. Italy's ridiculous.
" So everything to try to provide the A crew-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Foe, Shelton as well as Korda-- the very best chance that they may have.".
Team C: U.S.A. (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (in the house hard courthouse) Zhuhai, China.
United States 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 (United States), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).