.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the USA staff commemorate Roadway to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage suit between Germany as well as the USA at Hengqin International Ping Pong Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Group USA delivered explanatory Davis Cup declaration.
USA singles starters Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each scored success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the USA to a 1-0 top.
Continuing his undefeated Davis Mug debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the victory.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ United States are going to play for the Davis Cup headline in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also 2 various other nations still to be determined.
" Yeah it's heading to be fantastic. I assume every one of the Americans are actually incredibly fantastic, whoever is actually mosting likely to be there," Nakashima stated. "Our experts have a great group of people that anybody may compete at the highest level.
" It's most definitely an amazing opportunity for American tennis, as well as whoever's heading to have the ability to participate in there it is actually visiting be actually an impressive full week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's workers, which caught Group C with success over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States succeeded 8 of the nine matches it played in Zhuhai along with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with an ideal 3-0 report. Nakashima has actually won 12 of his final 15 matches as well as is actually delivering a continual quality degree that makes him a "headache" to play, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's undoubtedly an ordeal to defeat. He is actually kinda the fella that, he possesses a design of play where his degree the majority of the amount of time, he's heading to trump everybody he's intended to defeat," Opelka stated. "That's what he's thus efficient. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to acquire it done due to the fact that he is actually thus regular as well as he doesn't have numerous imperfections in his game.
" He is actually link. He doesn't dismantle whatsoever. So he's sort of a problem to participate in and it is actually excellent, it provides our team an ideally a much better placement in the next group, to perhaps stay clear of participating in Italy preliminary.".
The USA qualified for the quarterfinals regardless of competing without its own 5 Leading twenty stars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton-- posting pressure-packed 3-0 position get Chile on Tuesday through which all three complements were chosen in impressive third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will definitely have some tough lineup options to make in advance of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It's kind of selection your poison," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging staff. Spain's undoubtedly a preposterous staff. Italy's ridiculous.
" Therefore anything to make an effort to give the A crew-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Opponent, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most effective shot that they may possess.".
Group C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (inside tough courthouse) Zhuhai, China.
USA 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (USA) d. Henri Squire (GER), 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3.
Brandon Nakashima (United States) 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 ).