.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the USA staff celebrate Road to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Group Phase match in between Germany and also the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Group USA delivered declarative Davis Cup statement.
USA songs beginners Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each scored triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage play at Hengqin International Ping Pong Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the U.S. to a 1-0 lead.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Mug launching, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the success.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion USA will certainly play for the Davis Mug title in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and two other nations still to be established.
" Yeah it is actually mosting likely to be actually stimulating. I presume all of the Americans are actually tremendously amazing, whoever is actually going to exist," Nakashima claimed. "Our team have a great team of guys that anybody may compete at the highest level.
" It is actually undoubtedly an interesting opportunity for United States ping pong, as well as whoever's heading to manage to participate in certainly there it is actually mosting likely to be a thrilling week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's team, which grabbed Group C along with victories over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The USA won 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with a perfect 3-0 report. Nakashima has succeeded 12 of his last 15 matches as well as is providing a continual high performance degree that creates him a "problem" to play, Opelka mentioned today.
" Brandon's absolutely a problem to beat. He is actually kinda the fella that, he possesses a style of play where his degree a lot of the time, he is actually going to trump everybody he is actually intended to trump," Opelka claimed. "That's what he is actually therefore efficient at. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to obtain it performed since he's therefore regular and also he doesn't have a lot of problems in his video game.
" He's clutch. He doesn't dismantle in all. So he's kind of a problem to participate in and it's great, it provides our team a hopefully a much better posture in the following team, to perhaps prevent participating in Italy preliminary.".
The United States got approved for the quarterfinals despite competing without its own 5 Best twenty superstars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 opening sway Chile on Tuesday in which all three suits were decided in impressive third-set sudden deaths.
Leader Bryan are going to possess some hard roster choices to bring in before the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually sort of choice your toxin," Opelka claimed. "Australia's a super-deep, hard staff. Spain's definitely an outrageous crew. Italy's outrageous.
" So anything to try to provide the A team-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Foe, Shelton as well as Korda-- the best try that they may possess.".
Team C: U.S.A. (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (interior difficult court) Zhuhai, China.
United States 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (USA) d. Henri Squire (GER), 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3.
Brandon Nakashima (United States) 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 ).