.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 commemorate Road to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Stage suit in between Germany and also the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff United States supplied explanatory Davis Cup declaration.
U.S. singles beginners Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each scored triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Team stage set dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he dominating Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the USA to a 1-0 top.
Continuing his undefeated Davis Mug launching, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champ U.S.A. will certainly play for the Davis Cup title in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as pair of other countries still to become found out.
" Yeah it is actually mosting likely to be stimulating. I presume every one of the Americans are actually incredibly amazing, whoever's heading to exist," Nakashima claimed. "Our experts possess a wonderful group of fellas that anyone can complete at the highest level.
" It's absolutely an interesting opportunity for American tennis, and whoever is actually mosting likely to manage to play there it's going to be a thrilling week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's staff, which grabbed Group C with victories over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The United States gained eight of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai along with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the cost with a perfect 3-0 record. Nakashima has actually succeeded 12 of his last 15 matches and also is actually delivering a sustained high performance level that makes him a "nightmare" to play, Opelka pointed out today.
" Brandon's most definitely an ordeal to beat. He's kinda the person that, he possesses a style of play where his level the majority of the moment, he's visiting trump everybody he is actually intended to beat," Opelka claimed. "That's what he is actually so good at. Playing him on paper, he's going to obtain it carried out due to the fact that he is actually therefore steady and he does not possess a lot of defects in his video game.
" He is actually link. He doesn't disassemble in all. So he is actually kind of a headache to play as well as it is actually wonderful, it gives our company a perhaps a far better setting in the following team, to perhaps prevent playing Italy first round.".
The United States got the quarterfinals even with competing without its own 5 Leading 20 celebrities-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 position draw Chile on Tuesday through which all three matches were actually chosen in dramatic third-set sudden deaths.
Leader Bryan will definitely have some difficult lineup choices to make in front of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually sort of choice your poison," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging staff. Spain's certainly a ridiculous group. Italy's crazy.
" So just about anything to try to give the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz and Adversary, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most ideal chance that they may possess.".
Team C: U.S.A. (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (inside hard court) 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 (U.S.A.) 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 ).