.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 celebrate Roadway to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Stage suit between Germany and also the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff United States provided declarative Davis Cup declaration.
United state songs beginners Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each racked up triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Cup Team stage dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Center in Zhuhai, China.
he dominating Opelka opened beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the USA to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Cup launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the success.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion USA will certainly play for the Davis Mug label in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and two various other countries still to become determined.
" Yeah it's heading to be actually thrilling. I assume all of the Americans are actually very thrilling, whoever's going to exist," Nakashima mentioned. "Our team have a terrific team of fellas that anybody can easily compete at the highest degree.
" It is actually most definitely a thrilling opportunity for American ping pong, and also whoever's visiting have the capacity to participate in certainly there it is actually mosting likely to be actually an interesting full week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's workers, which grabbed Team C along with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The United States succeeded 8 of the 9 suits it played in Zhuhai with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee along with a best 3-0 document. Nakashima has actually won 12 of his last 15 matches as well as is supplying a continual quality degree that creates him a "headache" to participate in, Opelka said today.
" Brandon's certainly a problem to defeat. He is actually kinda the individual that, he has a type of play where his degree the majority of the time, he is actually visiting defeat everybody he is actually expected to defeat," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he's therefore good at. Playing him theoretically, he is actually going to obtain it done due to the fact that he is actually thus consistent as well as he does not have lots of problems in his game.
" He is actually clutch. He does not take down in all. So he's sort of a problem to participate in as well as it is actually great, it gives our company a perhaps a far better placement in the upcoming group, to possibly stay clear of playing Italy preliminary.".
The USA applied for the quarterfinals in spite of completing without its 5 Top 20 superstars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 position gain Chile on Tuesday through which all three suits were made a decision in impressive third-set sudden deaths.
Captain Bryan are going to possess some difficult roster options to bring in ahead of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually type of pick your poison," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult group. Spain's definitely a ludicrous staff. Italy's crazy.
" Thus anything to try to offer the A crew-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Foe, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most effective go that they can easily possess.".
Group C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (indoor tough courthouse) Zhuhai, China.
USA 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (United States) 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 (United States), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).