.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the United States staff commemorate Street to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase suit in between Germany and also the USA at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Picture through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team USA provided explanatory Davis Mug declaration.
USA single people starters Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each racked up victories leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Team stage play at Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he towering 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 launching, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the success.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ USA will play for the Davis Mug headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also 2 other countries still to become found out.
" Yeah it is actually going to be actually impressive. I presume each one of the Americans are actually super fantastic, whoever is actually going to be there," Nakashima mentioned. "Our team have a fantastic team of fellas that any person can easily complete at the highest degree.
" It's most definitely a stimulating time for American ping pong, as well as whoever is actually going to be able to participate in there certainly it's mosting likely to be a fantastic full week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's crew, which captured Group C along with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The United States gained eight of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai along with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee along with an excellent 3-0 record. Nakashima has succeeded 12 of his last 15 suits and is actually delivering a continual jazzed-up degree that creates him a "headache" to participate in, Opelka pointed out today.
" Brandon's absolutely a nightmare to defeat. He is actually kinda the man that, he has a design of play where his level the majority of the time, he is actually visiting beat everybody he is actually expected to trump," Opelka stated. "That's what he is actually therefore good at. Playing him theoretically, he is actually going to acquire it carried out because he is actually thus steady and he doesn't possess many defects in his video game.
" He's link. He doesn't dismantle in any way. So he's sort of a nightmare to play and also it's great, it provides our company a hopefully a much better posture in the next group, to perhaps stay clear of playing Italy first round.".
The USA qualified for the quarterfinals despite contending without its own five Leading twenty celebrities-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 opening sway Chile on Tuesday through which all three suits were decided in remarkable third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will definitely have some hard lineup options to make ahead of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually sort of selection your poison," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging group. Spain's undoubtedly a foolish staff. Italy's crazy.
" Thus everything to try to provide the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz and also Adversary, Shelton and also Korda-- the best go that they can have.".
Team C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (inside hard courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
United States 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 ).