.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the USA group commemorate Road to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Stage match in between Germany and the United States at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff U.S.A. delivered explanatory Davis Cup declaration.
U.S. singles beginners Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each scored success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Mug Team stage play at Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the U.S. to a 1-0 lead.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Cup debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ U.S.A. are going to bet the Davis Cup label in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and two other nations still to be found out.
" Yeah it's going to be thrilling. I assume all of the Americans are very fantastic, whoever is actually visiting exist," Nakashima said. "Our company have a wonderful group of people that any person may contend at the highest degree.
" It is actually absolutely a thrilling opportunity for American ping pong, as well as whoever is actually mosting likely to manage to participate in certainly there it is actually visiting be actually a stimulating full week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's workers, which recorded Team C along with victories over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The United States succeeded eight of the nine matches it played in Zhuhai with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the cost with a best 3-0 document. Nakashima has actually won 12 of his final 15 matches and is actually supplying a sustained jazzed-up level that creates him a "problem" to play, Opelka said today.
" Brandon's certainly a problem to defeat. He is actually kinda the person that, he possesses a style of play where his amount a lot of the amount of time, he is actually visiting beat everybody he's expected to defeat," Opelka stated. "That's what he is actually therefore efficient. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to receive it performed considering that he is actually so consistent and he doesn't possess many problems in his video game.
" He's clutch. He doesn't take down in all. So he is actually type of a nightmare to participate in and it's fantastic, it offers our team a hopefully a much better position in the upcoming group, to perhaps prevent playing Italy first round.".
The USA got the quarterfinals in spite of completing without its own five Leading twenty stars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 position win over Chile on Tuesday in which all three fits were actually chosen in dramatic third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will possess some difficult lineup options to bring in in advance of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually sort of choice your poisonous substance," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, hard team. Spain's clearly an absurd crew. Italy's ridiculous.
" Therefore just about anything to attempt to offer the A group-- Tommy, Fritz and also Foe, Shelton as well as Korda-- the best go that they can possess.".
Group C: U.S.A. (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (indoor tough court) 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 (U.S.A.) d. Maximilian Marterer (GER), 6-4, 6-2.
Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz (GER) d. Austin Krajicek/Rajeev Ram (USA), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).