.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA team commemorate Road to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase suit in between Germany and the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Picture by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Group USA supplied explanatory Davis Cup statement.
U.S. single people starters Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each racked up victories leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage dip into Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the united state to a 1-0 top.
Continuing his undefeated Davis Cup launching, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champ USA will bet the Davis Cup headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also pair of other nations still to be found out.
" Yeah it's mosting likely to be impressive. I assume each of the Americans are actually incredibly stimulating, whoever is actually mosting likely to be there," Nakashima claimed. "Our experts possess a terrific group of individuals that anyone may complete at the highest level.
" It is actually certainly an amazing opportunity for American tennis, and whoever is actually mosting likely to manage to play there it is actually visiting be a fantastic week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's crew, which captured Team C along with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States won eight of the nine matches it played in Zhuhai along with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee along with a perfect 3-0 file. Nakashima has won 12 of his last 15 matches and is providing a sustained quality amount that makes him a "nightmare" to play, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's definitely a problem to trump. He's kinda the fella that, he possesses a design of play where his level a lot of the moment, he's visiting beat every person he's intended to trump," Opelka pointed out. "That's what he is actually so efficient at. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to acquire it carried out due to the fact that he is actually therefore steady as well as he does not possess many defects in his activity.
" He's link. He does not take down at all. So he's sort of a headache to play and also it's wonderful, it provides our company an ideally a much better posture in the next team, to perhaps steer clear of participating in Italy preliminary.".
The United States qualified for the quarterfinals in spite of completing without its own 5 Leading 20 celebrities-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 opening draw Chile on Tuesday in which all three suits were actually decided in dramatic third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan will certainly have some difficult roster selections to create in front of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually type of selection your toxin," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult group. Spain's obviously a foolish staff. Italy's crazy.
" Therefore everything to make an effort to provide the A crew-- Tommy, Fritz and also Enemy, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most ideal chance that they can easily possess.".
Team C: USA (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (indoor hard courtroom) 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 (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 ).