.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the United States group celebrate Road to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage suit between Germany and also the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team United States delivered declarative Davis Mug claim.
U.S. singles beginners Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each scored success leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Cup triumph over Germany in the Davis Mug Team stage set dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he dominating Opelka opened beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the USA to a 1-0 top.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Cup debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion U.S.A. will definitely bet the Davis Cup label in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and 2 other countries still to be calculated.
" Yeah it is actually visiting be thrilling. I presume each of the Americans are actually very thrilling, whoever is actually mosting likely to exist," Nakashima pointed out. "Our team have an excellent group of guys that anyone can easily contend at the highest level.
" It is actually absolutely an impressive opportunity for United States ping pong, and also whoever's visiting have the capacity to play there it is actually going to be actually a thrilling full week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's staff, which caught Team C along with success over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States succeeded 8 of the nine matches it played in Zhuhai along with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with an excellent 3-0 record. Nakashima has won 12 of his last 15 matches and also is providing a continual high performance amount that creates him a "nightmare" to participate in, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's absolutely a headache to defeat. He is actually kinda the fella that, he has a type of play where his amount many of the time, he is actually mosting likely to beat everyone he is actually supposed to beat," Opelka said. "That's what he is actually therefore good at. Playing him theoretically, he's going to acquire it carried out considering that he's thus steady and he doesn't have several problems in his activity.
" He's link. He doesn't dismantle at all. So he's sort of a nightmare to participate in and it's wonderful, it offers our team a perhaps a much better position in the next group, to maybe stay away from participating in Italy preliminary.".
The USA applied for the quarterfinals even with contending without its own five Leading 20 stars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 opening gain Chile on Tuesday through which all three fits were actually decided in dramatic third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will definitely have some tough roster options to bring in in advance of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually sort of selection your poisonous substance," Opelka stated. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging team. Spain's certainly a foolish group. Italy's insane.
" Thus everything to try to give the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Enemy, Shelton and Korda-- the most ideal try that they can have.".
Group C: USA (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (indoor hard courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
USA 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 (USA), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).