.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA staff celebrate Street to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase match in between Germany and the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff U.S.A. delivered declarative Davis Mug statement.
U.S. singles beginners Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each racked up triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage play at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center in Zhuhai, China.
he dominating Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the USA to a 1-0 lead.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Cup launching, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion USA will play for the Davis Cup headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also 2 other nations still to be calculated.
" Yeah it's heading to be actually impressive. I think each of the Americans are very exciting, whoever is actually visiting exist," Nakashima stated. "Our team have a wonderful team of fellas that anyone can compete at the highest level.
" It is actually most definitely a fantastic time for American ping pong, and also whoever is actually mosting likely to manage to play certainly there it is actually going to be a thrilling week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's crew, which caught Group C along with victories over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The USA gained eight of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the cost along with an ideal 3-0 report. Nakashima has won 12 of his last 15 suits and is actually supplying a continual high performance amount that creates him a "problem" to play, Opelka said today.
" Brandon's certainly a nightmare to trump. He's kinda the fella that, he has a style of play where his amount the majority of the moment, he's visiting trump everyone he is actually meant to beat," Opelka said. "That's what he's therefore good at. Playing him on paper, he's going to acquire it carried out due to the fact that he's thus regular as well as he does not possess a lot of flaws in his video game.
" He is actually link. He does not take apart in all. So he's kind of a problem to play as well as it's excellent, it provides our team an ideally a better position in the following group, to perhaps steer clear of participating in Italy preliminary.".
The United States got approved for the quarterfinals even with completing without its 5 Leading 20 celebrities-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 opening get Chile on Tuesday through which all 3 suits were actually decided in significant third-set sudden deaths.
Leader Bryan will definitely have some tough lineup selections to create in advance of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It's kind of selection your poisonous substance," Opelka stated. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging staff. Spain's definitely a foolish staff. Italy's outrageous.
" So anything to try to offer the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Adversary, Shelton and Korda-- the best shot that they can easily have.".
Team C: United States (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (inside challenging courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
U.S.A. 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (United States) 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 ).