.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the United States team celebrate Roadway to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Phase match in between Germany and the United States at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff United States delivered explanatory Davis Mug statement.
U.S. singles starters Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Cup triumph over Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage dip into Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the USA to a 1-0 lead.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Cup launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champ U.S.A. will play for the Davis Mug headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and two various other countries still to become found out.
" Yeah it's heading to be actually amazing. I think each one of the Americans are actually incredibly fantastic, whoever's visiting exist," Nakashima mentioned. "Our company possess a fantastic group of people that any individual may compete at the highest degree.
" It is actually definitely a stimulating opportunity for United States tennis, as well as whoever is actually mosting likely to manage to play there it is actually going to be an impressive week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's team, which captured Team C along with success over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The USA gained 8 of the nine matches it played in Zhuhai with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee along with an ideal 3-0 document. Nakashima has actually gained 12 of his final 15 suits and also is actually delivering a sustained jazzed-up degree that creates him a "problem" to participate in, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's most definitely an ordeal to trump. He's kinda the individual that, he possesses a design of play where his amount the majority of the moment, he is actually going to defeat everybody he's supposed to beat," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he is actually thus efficient. Playing him on paper, he's going to get it done because he's so regular and also he does not possess several flaws in his video game.
" He's clutch. He does not take down in any way. So he's type of a problem to participate in and also it's great, it provides our team an ideally a far better placement in the following team, to perhaps avoid playing Italy preliminary.".
The USA received the quarterfinals despite competing without its own five Leading 20 stars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- posting pressure-packed 3-0 opening win over Chile on Tuesday through which all 3 matches were actually chosen in dramatic third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will definitely have some difficult lineup options to bring in in advance of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It's sort of choice your toxin," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging team. Spain's definitely an absurd team. Italy's ridiculous.
" Therefore anything to make an effort to provide the A team-- Tommy, Fritz and also Enemy, Shelton as well as Korda-- the very best try that they can easily possess.".
Group C: USA (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (inside challenging courtroom) 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 ).