.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the United States crew celebrate Road to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase suit in 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.
Staff United States provided declarative Davis Mug claim.
United state singles starters Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage set dip into Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the united state to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his unbeaten Davis Cup launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the victory.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion U.S.A. will bet the Davis Cup label in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as pair of other nations still to become determined.
" Yeah it's heading to be actually fantastic. I believe each one of the Americans are actually tremendously thrilling, whoever is actually heading to exist," Nakashima claimed. "Our team possess an excellent group of men that anyone can easily complete at the highest level.
" It is actually absolutely an interesting opportunity for American tennis, and also whoever's heading to have the ability to play certainly there it's heading to be actually an exciting week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's workers, which recorded Group C with victories over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The USA gained 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai along with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with an ideal 3-0 record. Nakashima has won 12 of his final 15 matches and also is delivering a continual jazzed-up degree that makes him a "problem" to participate in, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's most definitely a headache to defeat. He is actually kinda the person that, he possesses a design of play where his amount most of the time, he's heading to defeat everyone he's supposed to beat," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he's thus good at. Playing him on paper, he's going to receive it carried out because he is actually so steady and he does not possess lots of problems in his activity.
" He's link. He does not dismantle whatsoever. So he's sort of an ordeal to play as well as it is actually excellent, it offers us an ideally a better setting in the next team, to maybe prevent participating in Italy first round.".
The USA got approved for the quarterfinals even with competing without its own 5 Best twenty stars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 opening win over Chile on Tuesday in which all 3 fits were actually decided in remarkable third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan will have some challenging roster options to make in front of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It's type of pick your poison," Opelka pointed out. "Australia's a super-deep, hard group. Spain's definitely a preposterous crew. Italy's insane.
" Thus anything to make an effort to offer the A team-- Tommy, Fritz and also Adversary, Shelton and also Korda-- the best shot that they can possess.".
Group C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (in the house hard courthouse) Zhuhai, China.
U.S.A. 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (USA) 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 (United States), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).