.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald as well as Bob Bryan of the USA staff celebrate Roadway to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Group Stage suit in between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff United States delivered explanatory Davis Mug statement.
United state songs starters Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each scored success leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Cup triumph over Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage set play at Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the U.S. to a 1-0 lead.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Cup debut, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champ United States will definitely play for the Davis Cup label in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as 2 various other nations still to be determined.
" Yeah it is actually heading to be impressive. I assume all of the Americans are very impressive, whoever is actually going to exist," Nakashima pointed out. "We possess a wonderful team of individuals that any individual may contend at the highest degree.
" It's undoubtedly an impressive time for American ping pong, as well as whoever is actually visiting manage to participate in there it is actually going to be actually a stimulating full week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's team, which grabbed Team C along with victories over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The United States gained 8 of the nine suits it played in Zhuhai with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge with a best 3-0 record. Nakashima has actually succeeded 12 of his final 15 suits and is supplying a sustained high performance level that creates him a "ordeal" to participate in, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's undoubtedly a nightmare to defeat. He is actually kinda the individual that, he has a style of play where his amount a lot of the amount of time, he is actually visiting beat everybody he is actually meant to defeat," Opelka stated. "That's what he is actually so good at. Playing him theoretically, he's going to receive it carried out since he is actually thus regular and also he doesn't have lots of problems in his activity.
" He is actually clutch. He doesn't dismantle in all. So he is actually type of a nightmare to participate in as well as it's wonderful, it gives our team an ideally a better setting in the next group, to maybe avoid participating in Italy first round.".
The United States qualified for the quarterfinals in spite of competing without its own 5 Leading 20 superstars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 position get Chile on Tuesday through which all three fits were decided in remarkable third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will have some tough roster choices to create in advance of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It's type of pick your poisonous substance," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, hard team. Spain's certainly an absurd team. Italy's ridiculous.
" So anything to attempt to provide the A team-- Tommy, Fritz and Adversary, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most effective try that they can easily possess.".
Team C: United States (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (inside tough court) Zhuhai, China.
United States 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (USA) 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 ).