.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the United States group celebrate Street to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage suit between Germany as well as the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Picture through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff U.S.A. delivered explanatory Davis Mug statement.
USA singles starters Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each racked up triumphes leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup triumph over Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage dip into Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the U.S. to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Cup launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ United States will certainly bet the Davis Cup title in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also pair of other countries still to be calculated.
" Yeah it's going to be actually stimulating. I presume each one of the Americans are incredibly interesting, whoever's going to be there," Nakashima said. "Our experts possess a terrific team of guys that any individual can easily compete at the highest degree.
" It is actually certainly a fantastic opportunity for United States ping pong, and also whoever's visiting be able to participate in certainly there it is actually heading to be a stimulating full week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's staff, which caught Group C with victories over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The USA won 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge with a perfect 3-0 file. Nakashima has actually won 12 of his last 15 matches as well as is actually delivering a sustained high performance level that makes him a "ordeal" to play, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's undoubtedly an ordeal to beat. He's kinda the individual that, he possesses a design of play where his level many of the amount of time, he's mosting likely to trump every person he is actually meant to defeat," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he is actually therefore proficient at. Playing him abstractly, he's going to acquire it carried out because he is actually therefore regular and he doesn't have numerous defects in his game.
" He's link. He does not dismantle whatsoever. So he is actually kind of an ordeal to play and it is actually excellent, it offers our company an ideally a much better setting in the following group, to perhaps steer clear of playing Italy first round.".
The United States received the quarterfinals regardless of completing without its 5 Top twenty superstars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 position gain Chile on Tuesday in which all three fits were made a decision in significant third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan will have some difficult lineup options to create ahead of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually kind of choice your toxin," Opelka claimed. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult group. Spain's obviously a ludicrous team. Italy's ridiculous.
" So everything to try to give the A team-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Enemy, Shelton and also Korda-- the greatest go that they can possess.".
Group C: U.S.A. (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (indoor hard courthouse) Zhuhai, China.
U.S.A. 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (USA) d. Henri Squire (GER), 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3.
Brandon Nakashima (USA) 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 ).