.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the United States team celebrate Road to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Group Phase match in between Germany and the United States at Hengqin International Ping Pong Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff U.S.A. delivered declarative Davis Cup declaration.
United state singles beginners Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each scored triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage set play at Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the united state to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Cup debut, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champ United States will certainly play for the Davis Cup headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also two other nations still to become calculated.
" Yeah it is actually visiting be actually amazing. I assume each one of the Americans are extremely fantastic, whoever's visiting be there," Nakashima stated. "Our experts have a terrific team of individuals that any individual may contend at the highest level.
" It's undoubtedly an impressive time for American ping pong, as well as whoever's visiting be able to participate in there certainly it's visiting be an impressive week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's crew, which caught Team C along with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States won eight of the nine suits it played in Zhuhai along with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the cost along with an ideal 3-0 file. Nakashima has actually won 12 of his final 15 matches and is providing a sustained high performance degree that makes him a "nightmare" to play, Opelka mentioned today.
" Brandon's definitely a problem to beat. He's kinda the man that, he possesses a style of play where his level the majority of the moment, he's going to defeat every person he is actually meant to beat," Opelka stated. "That's what he is actually thus proficient at. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to get it performed considering that he is actually therefore consistent as well as he does not possess lots of defects in his game.
" He is actually link. He doesn't dismantle in any way. So he's type of a headache to play and also it is actually excellent, it provides our company an ideally a far better setting in the upcoming group, to maybe stay away from playing Italy preliminary.".
The United States got approved for the quarterfinals in spite of contending without its own five Leading 20 celebrities-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 opening gain Chile on Tuesday in which all three matches were actually chosen in remarkable third-set sudden deaths.
Leader Bryan will definitely have some difficult roster options to make in front of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It's kind of pick your poisonous substance," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult crew. Spain's clearly an absurd crew. Italy's crazy.
" Therefore just about anything to make an effort to offer the A team-- Tommy, Fritz and also Adversary, Shelton and Korda-- the most ideal go that they can have.".
Team C: United States (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (in the house hard courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
USA 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (U.S.A.) d. Henri Squire (GER), 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3.
Brandon Nakashima (U.S.A.) 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 ).