.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 staff commemorate Road to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Phase suit in between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Crew USA supplied explanatory Davis Cup statement.
United state singles starters Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup triumph over Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage set play at Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he dominating Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the U.S. to a 1-0 lead.
Proceeding his unbeaten Davis Mug launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the success.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ U.S.A. will certainly play for the Davis Mug label in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as two other nations still to become identified.
" Yeah it is actually heading to be thrilling. I presume every one of the Americans are actually tremendously thrilling, whoever's heading to be there," Nakashima claimed. "We have a fantastic group of fellas that anyone may contend at the highest degree.
" It's absolutely an amazing time for American ping pong, and whoever's heading to have the ability to participate in there it is actually visiting be an exciting week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's crew, which captured Group C with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The USA gained eight of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge with a perfect 3-0 document. Nakashima has succeeded 12 of his final 15 matches and also is providing a sustained high performance degree that creates him a "nightmare" to play, Opelka said today.
" Brandon's undoubtedly an ordeal to beat. He's kinda the guy that, he possesses a type of play where his amount a lot of the amount of time, he's visiting beat every person he is actually meant to beat," Opelka claimed. "That's what he is actually therefore proficient at. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to receive it carried out considering that he's thus constant and he does not have several problems in his game.
" He's link. He does not dismantle at all. So he's sort of an ordeal to play as well as it's excellent, it gives our team an ideally a better posture in the next group, to perhaps stay away from participating in Italy first round.".
The USA got approved for the quarterfinals despite completing without its five Best twenty superstars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- posting pressure-packed 3-0 position win over Chile on Tuesday in which all three suits were made a decision in dramatic third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan are going to possess some tough lineup options to create in advance of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually kind of selection your poison," Opelka claimed. "Australia's a super-deep, hard staff. Spain's certainly a ludicrous team. Italy's insane.
" So anything to make an effort to provide the A crew-- Tommy, Fritz and Adversary, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most effective shot that they can possess.".
Team C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (inside challenging courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
United States 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (United States) 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 ).