.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 Roadway to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Stage suit in between Germany and the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff United States provided declarative Davis Mug statement.
U.S. single people starters Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each scored triumphes leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage set dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Center in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the U.S. to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his unbeaten Davis Cup debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion United States will play for the Davis Mug label in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as pair of various other nations still to become figured out.
" Yeah it's visiting be thrilling. I presume each one of the Americans are extremely thrilling, whoever is actually mosting likely to be there," Nakashima claimed. "Our experts possess an excellent group of guys that any individual can contend at the highest degree.
" It is actually certainly a stimulating time for United States tennis, and whoever's heading to have the ability to participate in there certainly it's mosting likely to be actually an impressive week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's team, which caught Group C with victories over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The United States won eight of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai along with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee along with an excellent 3-0 record. Nakashima has actually succeeded 12 of his last 15 matches as well as is actually delivering a sustained high performance degree that creates him a "problem" to participate in, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's most definitely a problem to defeat. He's kinda the individual that, he possesses a type of play where his degree most of the moment, he is actually mosting likely to defeat everyone he is actually meant to trump," Opelka claimed. "That's what he's thus efficient at. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to obtain it performed due to the fact that he is actually therefore regular and he doesn't have numerous imperfections in his video game.
" He is actually link. He does not disassemble in any way. So he is actually sort of a headache to participate in and it is actually great, it offers us an ideally a much better position in the upcoming group, to maybe prevent playing Italy preliminary.".
The United States applied for the quarterfinals regardless of competing without its own 5 Best 20 celebrities-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 position draw Chile on Tuesday in which all three suits were actually chosen in impressive third-set sudden deaths.
Captain Bryan will possess some tough roster options to bring in ahead of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually sort of pick your toxin," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, hard staff. Spain's undoubtedly a ridiculous group. Italy's crazy.
" Therefore anything to attempt to offer the A group-- Tommy, Fritz and Enemy, Shelton as well as Korda-- the best chance that they can possess.".
Group C: U.S.A. (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (inside hard court) Zhuhai, China.
United States 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (United States) 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 (USA), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).