.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA staff commemorate Roadway to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Stage suit in between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff U.S.A. provided explanatory Davis Mug statement.
USA songs starters Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each scored triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage set dip into Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the united state to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Cup debut, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion U.S.A. are going to play for the Davis Cup headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as two other countries still to be figured out.
" Yeah it is actually heading to be actually exciting. I presume every one of the Americans are actually incredibly exciting, whoever's heading to be there," Nakashima claimed. "Our experts possess a terrific team of men that any individual can easily contend at the highest degree.
" It is actually certainly an amazing opportunity for United States tennis, and also whoever is actually visiting have the ability to participate in there it's going to be an exciting week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's staff, which captured Team C along with victories over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The USA won 8 of the 9 suits it played in Zhuhai along with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with an ideal 3-0 record. Nakashima has gained 12 of his last 15 suits and is delivering a sustained jazzed-up level that makes him a "nightmare" to participate in, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's definitely a problem to beat. He's kinda the fella that, he has a design of play where his degree the majority of the amount of time, he's mosting likely to beat everyone he's expected to defeat," Opelka mentioned. "That's what he's therefore good at. Playing him theoretically, he is actually going to receive it done considering that he's therefore steady and he doesn't possess lots of flaws in his game.
" He is actually clutch. He doesn't dismantle in any way. So he's type of an ordeal to play and it is actually excellent, it offers our team an ideally a much better position in the upcoming group, to maybe stay clear of playing Italy first round.".
The USA applied for the quarterfinals even with competing without its own 5 Top 20 celebrities-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 opening win over Chile on Tuesday in which all three matches were actually chosen in significant third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan are going to have some hard roster options to bring in before the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually type of pick your poisonous substance," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging staff. Spain's definitely a ludicrous staff. Italy's outrageous.
" Therefore just about anything to attempt to offer the A crew-- Tommy, Fritz and also Adversary, Shelton as well as Korda-- the best try that they can possess.".
Team C: U.S.A. (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (indoor hard court) Zhuhai, China.
USA 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 (USA), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).