.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the United States group celebrate Street to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Stage suit between Germany as well as the USA at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team U.S.A. delivered explanatory Davis Cup declaration.
USA single people starters Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each racked up victories leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Mug 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 U.S. to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his unbeaten Davis Cup launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the success.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion U.S.A. will definitely bet the Davis Mug title in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and two other countries still to be calculated.
" Yeah it's heading to be actually interesting. I think every one of the Americans are extremely interesting, whoever is actually visiting exist," Nakashima mentioned. "Our experts have an excellent group of guys that any individual can easily complete at the highest level.
" It is actually definitely a fantastic opportunity for American tennis, and whoever's heading to be able to play there certainly it is actually heading to be actually a stimulating week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's staff, which grabbed Team C with victories over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The United States gained eight of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai along with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge with a perfect 3-0 record. Nakashima has actually won 12 of his last 15 suits as well as is delivering a continual quality level that makes him a "problem" to participate in, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's definitely a problem to beat. He is actually kinda the fella that, he has a style of play where his amount many of the amount of time, he is actually visiting trump everybody he is actually intended to defeat," Opelka stated. "That's what he's therefore efficient at. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to get it done due to the fact that he's therefore constant and he doesn't have a lot of flaws in his game.
" He is actually link. He doesn't dismantle in any way. So he is actually type of an ordeal to play as well as it is actually wonderful, it provides our team an ideally a much better posture in the next team, to perhaps steer clear of participating in Italy preliminary.".
The United States got approved for the quarterfinals regardless of competing without its five Best 20 stars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 position get Chile on Tuesday in which all three fits were determined in dramatic third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will certainly have some hard lineup options to make in advance of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually kind of choice your toxin," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, hard crew. Spain's certainly a preposterous team. Italy's ridiculous.
" So anything to try to give the A group-- Tommy, Fritz and Opponent, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most ideal chance that they can possess.".
Team C: USA (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (interior hard courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
U.S.A. 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (United States) 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 ).