.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 commemorate Street to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Group Stage match between Germany and the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Picture by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff U.S.A. provided explanatory Davis Mug statement.
USA single people starters Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Mug Team stage set play at Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the united state to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his unbeaten Davis Mug launching, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the success.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion U.S.A. will bet the Davis Mug title in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as pair of other nations still to be established.
" Yeah it's heading to be fantastic. I assume all of the Americans are actually super amazing, whoever is actually going to be there," Nakashima mentioned. "Our company have a wonderful group of men that any person can easily contend at the highest degree.
" It is actually absolutely an interesting opportunity for United States ping pong, and whoever is actually going to be able to participate in there certainly it's mosting likely to be an amazing week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's crew, which recorded Team C with success over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The USA gained 8 of the 9 suits it played in Zhuhai along with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge with an ideal 3-0 document. Nakashima has gained 12 of his final 15 matches as well as is actually delivering a continual high performance degree that makes him a "headache" to play, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's certainly a headache to trump. He's kinda the person that, he has a design of play where his level many of the moment, he's going to trump every person he is actually intended to beat," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he is actually so efficient. Playing him abstractly, he's going to obtain it performed considering that he's so steady and also he doesn't possess numerous flaws in his activity.
" He's clutch. He does not take down at all. So he is actually sort of a problem to play and also it is actually excellent, it gives our team a hopefully a better position in the following team, to perhaps prevent playing Italy first round.".
The United States got the quarterfinals in spite of competing without its 5 Best 20 celebrities-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 opening win over Chile on Tuesday through which all three fits were actually decided in significant third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will definitely possess some hard roster choices to create in advance of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It's type of selection your toxin," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, hard group. Spain's certainly an absurd staff. Italy's ridiculous.
" Therefore anything to try to give the A group-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Adversary, Shelton and also Korda-- the greatest go that they can easily possess.".
Group C: United States (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (indoor difficult court) Zhuhai, China.
USA 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 ).