.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the United States group celebrate Road to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Group Stage suit in between Germany and the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff United States supplied explanatory Davis Cup statement.
USA songs starters Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each racked up victories leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Cup triumph over Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage set dip into Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he dominating Opelka opened beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the U.S. to a 1-0 lead.
Proceeding his unbeaten Davis Cup launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion United States will bet the Davis Mug title in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as pair of various other countries still to be identified.
" Yeah it's visiting be impressive. I assume every one of the Americans are actually incredibly fantastic, whoever is actually visiting exist," Nakashima claimed. "We have a fantastic group of guys that any person can complete at the highest degree.
" It's undoubtedly a stimulating opportunity for United States ping pong, and whoever is actually going to have the ability to play certainly there it is actually visiting be a stimulating full week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's crew, which grabbed Team C with success over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The USA gained eight of the nine suits it played in Zhuhai with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge along with an excellent 3-0 file. Nakashima has succeeded 12 of his final 15 matches and is delivering a continual high performance degree that creates him a "headache" to participate in, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's certainly a nightmare to defeat. He is actually kinda the fella that, he possesses a type of play where his level many of the time, he is actually visiting defeat everyone he is actually intended to trump," Opelka said. "That's what he's thus efficient. Playing him abstractly, he's going to obtain it carried out due to the fact that he's therefore steady as well as he does not possess a lot of problems in his video game.
" He is actually link. He doesn't disassemble at all. So he is actually sort of a problem to participate in and it's great, it offers our team a hopefully a better placement in the upcoming group, to perhaps prevent playing Italy preliminary.".
The USA qualified for the quarterfinals despite competing without its five Top twenty celebrities-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 opening sway Chile on Tuesday through which all three complements were determined in significant third-set sudden deaths.
Captain Bryan will have some hard roster selections to bring in in advance of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually sort of pick your poison," Opelka claimed. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult staff. Spain's certainly a ludicrous team. Italy's insane.
" So anything to try to give the A group-- Tommy, Fritz and also Enemy, Shelton and Korda-- the most effective shot that they may have.".
Team C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (interior difficult courthouse) Zhuhai, China.
United States 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 (U.S.A.), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).