.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA crew commemorate Street to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage match in between Germany and also the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Group United States supplied declarative Davis Cup claim.
United state singles starters Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each scored victories leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Team stage set dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Center in Zhuhai, China.
he dominating Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the U.S. to a 1-0 lead.
Continuing his undefeated Davis Cup debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the victory.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ United States will play for the Davis Mug title in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and pair of various other nations still to become found out.
" Yeah it is actually going to be actually interesting. I assume every one of the Americans are super interesting, whoever's going to be there," Nakashima pointed out. "Our company have a fantastic group of guys that anyone can contend at the highest degree.
" It's undoubtedly a fantastic opportunity for United States tennis, and whoever's mosting likely to manage to play there it's heading to be actually an amazing full week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's staff, which captured Group C along with victories over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The United States gained 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with a perfect 3-0 file. Nakashima has actually succeeded 12 of his final 15 suits as well as is supplying a continual quality amount that creates him a "headache" to participate in, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's definitely an ordeal to trump. He's kinda the man that, he has a design of play where his level the majority of the moment, he's visiting trump every person he is actually intended to trump," Opelka pointed out. "That's what he's thus efficient. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to get it carried out given that he's thus regular as well as he does not possess lots of imperfections in his activity.
" He is actually link. He doesn't take down whatsoever. So he's kind of a headache to participate in and it is actually wonderful, it provides our team an ideally a far better setting in the next team, to perhaps steer clear of participating in Italy first round.".
The United States got approved for the quarterfinals even with competing without its five Leading 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 fits were chosen in significant third-set sudden deaths.
Leader Bryan will definitely have some tough lineup options to make before the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It's sort of selection your poison," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, tough group. Spain's undoubtedly a foolish staff. Italy's ridiculous.
" Thus everything to try to offer the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Adversary, Shelton and Korda-- the most effective go that they can have.".
Team C: U.S.A. (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (in the house hard courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
USA 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (U.S.A.) 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 (USA), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).