.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the United States team celebrate Road to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Stage suit between Germany and also the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Group United States supplied declarative Davis Mug claim.
United state songs starters Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage dip into Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the USA to a 1-0 lead.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Cup launching, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the victory.
The 32-time Davis Cup champ U.S.A. will certainly play for the Davis Mug title in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and pair of various other nations still to be identified.
" Yeah it is actually mosting likely to be exciting. I think each one of the Americans are actually incredibly fantastic, whoever's heading to be there," Nakashima mentioned. "Our company have a terrific team of guys that anybody may compete at the highest level.
" It is actually most definitely an impressive opportunity for American tennis, and also whoever's going to have the capacity to participate in there it's heading to be actually an amazing full week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's staff, which caught Group C with success over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States won 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai along with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge along with a perfect 3-0 file. Nakashima has won 12 of his last 15 matches and also is actually delivering a sustained quality level that makes him a "nightmare" to participate in, Opelka pointed out today.
" Brandon's definitely a nightmare to trump. He is actually kinda the guy that, he has a design of play where his level a lot of the time, he is actually mosting likely to trump everybody he's meant to defeat," Opelka said. "That's what he is actually thus proficient at. Playing him abstractly, he's going to obtain it performed since he is actually thus regular and he does not possess lots of problems in his activity.
" He's clutch. He doesn't dismantle in any way. So he's sort of a headache to participate in and it's excellent, it provides our company a with any luck a much better posture in the upcoming team, to maybe steer clear of participating in Italy first round.".
The United States got the quarterfinals despite contending without its five Top twenty celebrities-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 opening get Chile on Tuesday through which all three complements were chosen in impressive third-set sudden deaths.
Leader Bryan will certainly possess some hard lineup choices to create before the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It's sort of pick your toxin," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult team. Spain's undoubtedly an outrageous crew. Italy's crazy.
" Thus everything to attempt to give the A team-- Tommy, Fritz and Opponent, Shelton and also Korda-- the most effective go that they may have.".
Team C: United States (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (interior hard courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
U.S.A. 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 (U.S.A.), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).