.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald as well as Bob Bryan of the USA group celebrate Street to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Phase match between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Group USA delivered explanatory Davis Mug statement.
U.S. singles beginners Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage play at Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he dominating Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the USA to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Mug launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the success.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion United States will certainly bet the Davis Cup title in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and 2 various other countries still to become identified.
" Yeah it's mosting likely to be actually thrilling. I presume each of the Americans are super fantastic, whoever is actually mosting likely to be there," Nakashima pointed out. "Our team possess an excellent group of people that any individual may compete at the highest degree.
" It is actually certainly a thrilling time for American ping pong, as well as whoever's mosting likely to have the capacity to participate in certainly there it is actually going to be actually an amazing full week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's crew, which grabbed Team C along with victories over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States won eight of the 9 suits it played in Zhuhai along with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with a best 3-0 report. Nakashima has gained 12 of his last 15 matches and is delivering a sustained high performance degree that creates him a "headache" to play, Opelka said today.
" Brandon's absolutely a nightmare to defeat. He's kinda the guy that, he possesses a style of play where his amount many of the time, he is actually heading to defeat every person he's intended to defeat," Opelka stated. "That's what he's thus efficient. Playing him theoretically, he is actually going to get it carried out due to the fact that he's so regular and also he does not have lots of problems in his activity.
" He's link. He does not take down in any way. So he's kind of a nightmare to play and it's fantastic, it gives our company a hopefully a much better setting in the following group, to maybe stay clear of participating in Italy first round.".
The United States received the quarterfinals despite contending without its 5 Best 20 stars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 position sway Chile on Tuesday in which all three fits were decided in significant third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan are going to possess some tough roster selections to create before the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It's sort of pick your toxin," Opelka stated. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging group. Spain's undoubtedly a foolish team. Italy's insane.
" Thus just about anything to try to give the A crew-- Tommy, Fritz and Foe, Shelton as well as Korda-- the best chance that they can easily have.".
Group C: U.S.A. (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (indoor tough courtroom) 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 (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 ).