.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the United States crew celebrate Street to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Phase match between Germany and the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff United States supplied declarative Davis Cup claim.
United state songs starters Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the USA to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Mug launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion USA are going to play for the Davis Cup title in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also two various other countries still to be figured out.
" Yeah it is actually visiting be actually exciting. I presume each of the Americans are actually extremely stimulating, whoever is actually mosting likely to exist," Nakashima stated. "Our company possess an excellent team of guys that any individual can easily complete at the highest level.
" It is actually absolutely an amazing time for American tennis, as well as whoever is actually going to have the capacity to play there it's visiting be a thrilling week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's workers, which recorded Group C with victories over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The USA won eight of the 9 suits it played in Zhuhai with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee along with an ideal 3-0 record. Nakashima has won 12 of his final 15 matches as well as is delivering a sustained quality amount that makes him a "problem" to participate in, Opelka pointed out today.
" Brandon's certainly a headache to defeat. He is actually kinda the individual that, he possesses a type of play where his degree most of the time, he's mosting likely to beat everyone he's meant to trump," Opelka said. "That's what he is actually therefore efficient at. Playing him theoretically, he's going to acquire it carried out since he is actually so constant and also he doesn't have lots of defects in his game.
" He is actually clutch. He doesn't disassemble in any way. So he's type of a problem to play and it is actually wonderful, it offers our team a perhaps a much better position in the next team, to perhaps stay clear of playing Italy preliminary.".
The USA qualified for the quarterfinals regardless of competing without its 5 Leading 20 celebrities-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 position win over Chile on Tuesday through which all three matches were made a decision in remarkable third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan will possess some hard roster choices to bring in in advance of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually kind of choice your toxin," Opelka claimed. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult crew. Spain's undoubtedly an outrageous staff. Italy's outrageous.
" So anything to try to offer the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz and also Foe, Shelton and Korda-- the greatest chance that they can possess.".
Group C: United States (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (inside difficult courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
U.S.A. 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (U.S.A.) 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 (U.S.A.), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).