.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald as well as Bob Bryan of the United States group celebrate Road to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Phase match in between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team USA delivered declarative Davis Cup declaration.
United state singles starters Reilly Opelka and 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 towering Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the U.S. to a 1-0 top.
Continuing his undefeated Davis Mug launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champ United States will bet the Davis Mug label in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and pair of various other nations still to be calculated.
" Yeah it is actually heading to be actually fantastic. I presume each of the Americans are actually tremendously fantastic, whoever's visiting be there," Nakashima mentioned. "Our experts have a wonderful team of people that anybody can easily complete at the highest level.
" It is actually most definitely a fantastic time for American tennis, and whoever is actually visiting have the capacity to play certainly there it's heading to be actually an exciting week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's staff, which captured Team C along with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The United States succeeded 8 of the nine matches it played in Zhuhai along with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee along with a best 3-0 document. Nakashima has succeeded 12 of his last 15 suits and is delivering a continual high performance amount that creates him a "headache" to participate in, Opelka mentioned today.
" Brandon's most definitely a nightmare to beat. He's kinda the man that, he possesses a style of play where his level a lot of the amount of time, he is actually mosting likely to beat everyone he is actually supposed to beat," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he's thus good at. Playing him theoretically, he is actually going to receive it done since he is actually thus constant and he does not have many defects in his video game.
" He's clutch. He doesn't dismantle in any way. So he's type of an ordeal to play and also it is actually wonderful, it provides our company a with any luck a much better posture in the upcoming team, to maybe avoid playing Italy first round.".
The USA obtained the quarterfinals even with completing without its own five Best 20 stars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 opening gain Chile on Tuesday in which all three fits were decided in remarkable third-set sudden deaths.
Captain Bryan will possess some hard lineup choices to create in front of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually kind of selection your poisonous substance," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, tough group. Spain's definitely a preposterous group. Italy's insane.
" Therefore anything to try to offer the A group-- Tommy, Fritz and also Adversary, Shelton as well as Korda-- the very best go that they may possess.".
Group C: USA (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (indoor tough 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 (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 ).