.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald as well as Bob Bryan of the USA team commemorate Road to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Stage suit in between Germany and the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff USA supplied declarative Davis Cup declaration.
United state singles beginners Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each scored victories leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage set dip into Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the U.S. to a 1-0 lead.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Mug debut, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion U.S.A. will certainly bet the Davis Cup headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also 2 other nations still to be established.
" Yeah it is actually heading to be amazing. I presume each one of the Americans are actually incredibly interesting, whoever's visiting exist," Nakashima stated. "Our experts possess an excellent team of men that any individual may contend at the highest level.
" It is actually absolutely a stimulating opportunity for United States tennis, as well as whoever's going to manage to participate in there it's visiting be actually a stimulating full week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's workers, which grabbed Team C along with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The USA gained 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai along with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the cost with a best 3-0 report. Nakashima has actually gained 12 of his final 15 suits and also is actually supplying a sustained high performance level that creates him a "nightmare" to play, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's certainly an ordeal to trump. He is actually kinda the man that, he has a type of play where his degree many of the time, he is actually mosting likely to trump everyone he is actually expected to defeat," Opelka stated. "That's what he is actually therefore efficient. Playing him on paper, he's going to get it carried out considering that he is actually therefore constant as well as he doesn't possess a lot of problems in his activity.
" He is actually clutch. He does not disassemble at all. So he is actually kind of a headache to play as well as it's wonderful, it provides our company an ideally a much better posture in the next team, to possibly steer clear of playing Italy first round.".
The USA got approved for the quarterfinals even with competing without its own five Best 20 stars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton-- posting pressure-packed 3-0 position win over Chile on Tuesday in which all three complements were made a decision in impressive third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will definitely have some difficult lineup options to bring in in front of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually sort of selection your poisonous substance," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult crew. Spain's undoubtedly a foolish crew. Italy's insane.
" Thus just about anything to make an effort to give the A group-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Foe, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most ideal try that they can possess.".
Group C: U.S.A. (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (interior hard courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
United States 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (U.S.A.) 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 ).