.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald as well as Bob Bryan of the United States team celebrate Road to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Stage suit between Germany and the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team USA delivered declarative Davis Cup declaration.
USA singles beginners Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each racked up triumphes leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup triumph over Germany in the Davis Cup Team stage play at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center in Zhuhai, China.
he dominating Opelka opened beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the united state to a 1-0 lead.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Mug launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champ USA are going to play for the Davis Cup label in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also 2 various other nations still to be found out.
" Yeah it is actually going to be actually thrilling. I think each one of the Americans are extremely exciting, whoever is actually mosting likely to be there," Nakashima pointed out. "Our experts possess a fantastic group of individuals that anyone can compete at the highest level.
" It is actually most definitely a fantastic time for United States tennis, and whoever is actually mosting likely to have the capacity to participate in certainly there it's going to be an exciting full week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's staff, which recorded Team C along with victories over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The United States won 8 of the 9 suits it played in Zhuhai with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the cost along with a best 3-0 document. Nakashima has succeeded 12 of his last 15 suits and is delivering a sustained high performance degree that creates him a "ordeal" to participate in, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's undoubtedly a headache to beat. He is actually kinda the fella that, he possesses a design of play where his degree the majority of the moment, he is actually visiting defeat everybody he's supposed to trump," Opelka stated. "That's what he's thus efficient at. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to receive it done given that he's therefore steady as well as he doesn't possess numerous defects in his video game.
" He is actually clutch. He does not disassemble in any way. So he is actually type of a nightmare to participate in and also it's terrific, it provides our company a with any luck a better position in the following team, to maybe stay away from playing Italy first round.".
The United States got the quarterfinals despite completing without its 5 Best 20 stars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- posting pressure-packed 3-0 opening get Chile on Tuesday in which all three matches were made a decision in dramatic third-set sudden deaths.
Leader Bryan will certainly have some difficult lineup choices to make ahead of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It's type of pick your poisonous substance," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging team. Spain's certainly a foolish group. Italy's crazy.
" So just about anything to try to offer the A group-- Tommy, Fritz and Foe, Shelton as well as Korda-- the greatest chance that they may have.".
Team C: U.S.A. (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (interior difficult court) 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 (U.S.A.) 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 ).