.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the USA team commemorate Road to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase match between Germany and also the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team U.S.A. provided declarative Davis Cup claim.
USA songs beginners Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each racked up triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Team stage set play at Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he dominating Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the U.S. to a 1-0 lead.
Continuing his undefeated Davis Cup debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the success.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ United States will certainly play for the Davis Cup label in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as 2 various other countries still to become determined.
" Yeah it is actually heading to be fantastic. I assume every one of the Americans are actually very fantastic, whoever's heading to be there," Nakashima stated. "We possess a wonderful team of men that any individual can easily complete at the highest level.
" It's definitely an impressive opportunity for United States tennis, and whoever is actually going to have the capacity to participate in there it's mosting likely to be actually an impressive week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's crew, which caught Group C with success over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The United States gained eight of the nine matches it played in Zhuhai along with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee along with an excellent 3-0 report. Nakashima has won 12 of his final 15 matches and also is actually providing a continual quality level that creates him a "ordeal" to play, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's absolutely a problem to defeat. He is actually kinda the person that, he has a style of play where his amount most of the moment, he is actually heading to defeat everyone he is actually intended to trump," Opelka claimed. "That's what he's therefore proficient at. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to obtain it done due to the fact that he's so steady as well as he doesn't have numerous defects in his game.
" He is actually clutch. He doesn't dismantle at all. So he's kind of an ordeal to participate in and also it is actually excellent, it offers our team an ideally a better position in the next team, to possibly avoid playing Italy preliminary.".
The USA got the quarterfinals even with contending without its own five Leading 20 stars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 opening sway Chile on Tuesday in which all 3 suits were actually determined in significant third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will definitely have some difficult roster choices to create in advance of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It's sort of pick your toxin," Opelka stated. "Australia's a super-deep, tough team. Spain's undoubtedly a ridiculous group. Italy's crazy.
" So anything to attempt to offer the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz and also Enemy, Shelton as well as Korda-- the greatest try that they can easily possess.".
Group C: USA (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (in the house difficult courthouse) 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 (United States) d. Maximilian Marterer (GER), 6-4, 6-2.
Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz (GER) d. Austin Krajicek/Rajeev Ram (USA), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).