.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA staff commemorate Street to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Group Phase suit between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Group United States supplied explanatory Davis Cup statement.
USA single people beginners Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each racked up victories leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage play at Hengqin International Ping Pong Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the united state to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Mug debut, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ U.S.A. will definitely play for the Davis Mug headline in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as 2 various other nations still to become determined.
" Yeah it is actually mosting likely to be impressive. I think each one of the Americans are actually super fantastic, whoever is actually heading to be there," Nakashima pointed out. "Our team possess a terrific team of people that any person can easily compete at the highest degree.
" It's absolutely an interesting opportunity for American ping pong, as well as whoever is actually mosting likely to manage to participate in there it is actually heading to be actually an exciting week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's staff, which caught Group C with success over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The USA gained eight of the nine suits it played in Zhuhai along with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with a perfect 3-0 record. Nakashima has succeeded 12 of his last 15 suits and is actually delivering a sustained high performance amount that makes him a "nightmare" to play, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's absolutely a problem to trump. He is actually kinda the fella that, he has a style of play where his level many of the amount of time, he's heading to beat everybody he's meant to beat," Opelka said. "That's what he is actually thus efficient. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to obtain it carried out since he's thus consistent and he does not have several problems in his game.
" He is actually link. He does not take apart whatsoever. So he is actually type of a headache to play as well as it's fantastic, it gives our company an ideally a much better position in the next team, to possibly stay clear of playing Italy first round.".
The United States received the quarterfinals despite completing without its own five Leading twenty superstars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 position win over Chile on Tuesday through which all three complements were actually decided in remarkable third-set sudden deaths.
Leader Bryan will definitely possess some challenging roster options to create before the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually type of selection your poison," Opelka pointed out. "Australia's a super-deep, hard crew. Spain's clearly an absurd crew. Italy's crazy.
" Therefore just about anything to make an effort to provide the A team-- Tommy, Fritz and Foe, Shelton and Korda-- the most ideal go that they may have.".
Team C: USA (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (in the house hard courthouse) 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 (USA) 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 ).