.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 celebrate Street to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Phase match between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Picture through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team U.S.A. provided declarative Davis Cup declaration.
USA singles starters Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Cup Team stage play at Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the U.S. to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his unbeaten Davis Cup debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion United States will bet the Davis Mug label in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also pair of other countries still to be calculated.
" Yeah it's heading to be thrilling. I presume all of the Americans are very impressive, whoever's heading to be there," Nakashima mentioned. "We possess an excellent team of fellas that any person can complete at the highest level.
" It's definitely a thrilling time for United States ping pong, and also whoever's heading to be able to play there certainly it's going to be actually a thrilling week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's staff, which recorded Group C along with victories over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The USA won eight of the 9 suits it played in Zhuhai along with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge with a best 3-0 report. Nakashima has won 12 of his last 15 matches and is supplying a continual quality degree that creates him a "problem" to play, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's certainly an ordeal to trump. He is actually kinda the guy that, he has a type of play where his level a lot of the moment, he is actually going to defeat everyone he is actually expected to trump," Opelka said. "That's what he is actually therefore efficient. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to acquire it performed given that he's thus constant and he does not have several imperfections in his game.
" He is actually link. He doesn't disassemble at all. So he's sort of a nightmare to participate in and also it is actually wonderful, it gives our team a perhaps a much better placement in the following team, to perhaps stay away from participating in Italy first round.".
The USA applied for the quarterfinals even with completing without its five Best twenty stars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 opening sway Chile on Tuesday through which all three suits were determined in dramatic third-set sudden deaths.
Captain Bryan are going to possess some tough roster options to bring in in front of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually type of selection your toxin," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, hard crew. Spain's certainly an absurd crew. Italy's outrageous.
" Thus anything to try to give the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Adversary, Shelton as well as Korda-- the greatest chance that they can have.".
Group C: USA (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (interior challenging court) Zhuhai, China.
United States 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (USA) 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 ).