.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 Street to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase match in between Germany and also the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Crew United States provided declarative Davis Mug statement.
U.S. singles starters Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each scored triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Center in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the united state to a 1-0 top.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Mug debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion U.S.A. will certainly play for the Davis Mug label in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also two various other countries still to be calculated.
" Yeah it's going to be actually impressive. I think every one of the Americans are extremely thrilling, whoever's heading to exist," Nakashima said. "Our team have an excellent group of fellas that anybody may compete at the highest level.
" It is actually absolutely a thrilling opportunity for American tennis, and also whoever is actually visiting have the ability to participate in there it's mosting likely to be a thrilling week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's workers, which captured Team C along with success over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The USA gained 8 of the nine matches it played in Zhuhai with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge with a best 3-0 record. Nakashima has actually succeeded 12 of his final 15 suits as well as is delivering a continual jazzed-up degree that makes him a "nightmare" to participate in, Opelka said today.
" Brandon's absolutely a headache to trump. He's kinda the fella that, he possesses a type of play where his degree many of the amount of time, he's visiting trump everyone he is actually supposed to trump," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he is actually thus efficient at. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to acquire it performed considering that he's therefore consistent as well as he doesn't have a lot of imperfections in his game.
" He is actually link. He does not disassemble whatsoever. So he's kind of a problem to participate in and it is actually great, it provides our company an ideally a better setting in the upcoming team, to maybe prevent participating in Italy preliminary.".
The USA qualified for the quarterfinals in spite of completing without its five Top twenty celebrities-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 opening win over Chile on Tuesday in which all three matches were decided in impressive third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan will certainly have some difficult lineup selections to bring in in advance of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually sort of selection your toxin," Opelka claimed. "Australia's a super-deep, hard crew. Spain's definitely a foolish team. Italy's insane.
" So just about anything to try to offer the A crew-- Tommy, Fritz and also Adversary, Shelton as well as Korda-- the very best shot that they can easily possess.".
Group C: U.S.A. (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (interior hard courthouse) 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 (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 ).