.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA staff celebrate Roadway to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Phase suit between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff United States supplied explanatory Davis Mug claim.
USA single people beginners Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each racked up triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Cup triumph over Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage set dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the U.S. to a 1-0 top.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Cup debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Cup champ United States are going to play for the Davis Mug label in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also two various other countries still to be determined.
" Yeah it is actually mosting likely to be actually stimulating. I believe every one of the Americans are super thrilling, whoever is actually going to exist," Nakashima stated. "Our company possess a great team of men that anyone can easily complete at the highest level.
" It's most definitely an impressive opportunity for American ping pong, as well as whoever's visiting be able to play there certainly it is actually mosting likely to be an exciting full week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's staff, which recorded Team C with victories over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The United States won eight of the nine suits it played in Zhuhai along with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge along with a best 3-0 record. Nakashima has actually won 12 of his last 15 matches and also is actually supplying a sustained high performance amount that creates him a "headache" to play, Opelka mentioned today.
" Brandon's definitely a nightmare to beat. He's kinda the fella that, he possesses a design of play where his amount many of the amount of time, he is actually going to defeat everyone he is actually intended to beat," Opelka pointed out. "That's what he's thus good at. Playing him theoretically, he is actually going to obtain it performed due to the fact that he is actually thus regular as well as he doesn't possess lots of defects in his video game.
" He's clutch. He does not disassemble in all. So he's sort of a nightmare to play and also it is actually great, it provides us a hopefully a much better placement in the upcoming group, to perhaps prevent playing Italy first round.".
The United States qualified for the quarterfinals regardless of contending without its own five Top 20 celebrities-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- posting pressure-packed 3-0 opening sway Chile on Tuesday through which all three matches were actually decided in remarkable third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan will possess some difficult roster selections to create in front of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually sort of pick your toxin," Opelka pointed out. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult crew. Spain's clearly a ludicrous staff. Italy's ridiculous.
" Therefore anything to try to provide the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz and Adversary, Shelton as well as Korda-- the most effective try that they can possess.".
Group C: United States (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (inside difficult court) Zhuhai, China.
U.S.A. 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (USA) 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 ).