.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the United States staff commemorate Road to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage match in between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team United States delivered declarative Davis Mug claim.
USA singles beginners Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each scored success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Cup Team stage dip into Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the united state to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Cup launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal the victory.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion United States will definitely play for the Davis Mug headline in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also pair of other nations still to become calculated.
" Yeah it is actually mosting likely to be actually interesting. I think every one of the Americans are tremendously interesting, whoever's heading to exist," Nakashima mentioned. "Our team have a fantastic group of fellas that anybody may contend at the highest level.
" It is actually definitely a fantastic opportunity for American tennis, as well as whoever is actually heading to be able to participate in there certainly it is actually heading to be actually an exciting full week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's crew, which grabbed Team C along with success over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The United States won eight of the nine suits it played in Zhuhai with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge with a perfect 3-0 document. Nakashima has actually succeeded 12 of his last 15 matches and is providing a continual quality amount that makes him a "nightmare" to participate in, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's certainly a headache to trump. He's kinda the fella that, he possesses a type of play where his degree many of the time, he is actually mosting likely to defeat every person he's supposed to beat," Opelka pointed out. "That's what he is actually so efficient. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to receive it carried out because he is actually therefore regular as well as he does not possess many problems in his game.
" He is actually link. He does not take apart in all. So he's kind of a problem to participate in and it is actually excellent, it provides us a hopefully a much better setting in the next team, to perhaps stay away from participating in Italy preliminary.".
The United States received the quarterfinals regardless of competing without its five Top twenty superstars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 opening gain Chile on Tuesday in which all three fits were chosen in remarkable third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan will have some challenging roster choices to make ahead of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually kind of selection your poisonous substance," Opelka pointed out. "Australia's a super-deep, hard team. Spain's definitely an absurd group. Italy's crazy.
" So everything to try to offer the A group-- Tommy, Fritz and also Enemy, Shelton and also Korda-- the very best go that they can have.".
Team C: USA (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (in the house challenging 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 (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 ).