.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA team celebrate Road to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Phase suit in between Germany and also the USA at Hengqin International Ping Pong Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff USA delivered declarative Davis Cup claim.
USA single people starters Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each scored success leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Cup Team stage play at Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the USA to a 1-0 lead.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Cup debut, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion USA will definitely play for the Davis Mug title in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as two other nations still to become found out.
" Yeah it's visiting be fantastic. I believe each one of the Americans are actually tremendously thrilling, whoever is actually mosting likely to be there," Nakashima mentioned. "Our team possess a terrific group of people that anybody can complete at the highest degree.
" It is actually absolutely an amazing opportunity for American tennis, and whoever is actually mosting likely to have the ability to play certainly there it is actually visiting be an exciting week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's staff, which grabbed Group C with victories over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The USA won 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai along with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with an ideal 3-0 document. Nakashima has actually won 12 of his last 15 matches and is actually providing a continual quality amount that makes him a "nightmare" to play, Opelka said today.
" Brandon's certainly a headache to beat. He is actually kinda the man that, he has a design of play where his amount most of the time, he's mosting likely to defeat every person he's supposed to trump," Opelka stated. "That's what he is actually therefore efficient. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to obtain it carried out given that he's thus constant and also he doesn't have many flaws in his activity.
" He's link. He doesn't disassemble at all. So he is actually sort of an ordeal to participate in and also it's great, it provides our team a hopefully a far better placement in the next team, to maybe steer clear of playing Italy preliminary.".
The USA got approved for the quarterfinals in spite of competing without its 5 Leading 20 stars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 opening win over Chile on Tuesday in which all three fits were determined in significant third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will certainly possess some difficult roster selections to create before the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually type of selection your poisonous substance," Opelka stated. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult group. Spain's obviously a ludicrous staff. Italy's ridiculous.
" Therefore anything to make an effort to provide the A group-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Opponent, Shelton and Korda-- the most ideal go that they can easily possess.".
Group C: USA (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (in the house tough courthouse) Zhuhai, China.
United States 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 (United States), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).