.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the USA crew celebrate Road to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Phase suit in between Germany and also the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team USA delivered declarative Davis Cup statement.
U.S. singles starters Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each scored triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage set play at Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the united state to a 1-0 top.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Mug debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion USA will certainly play for the Davis Mug headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also two other nations still to become found out.
" Yeah it's going to be stimulating. I think each of the Americans are actually super interesting, whoever's mosting likely to exist," Nakashima claimed. "Our team have a terrific group of people that anyone can compete at the highest degree.
" It is actually definitely an amazing opportunity for American tennis, and also whoever's mosting likely to be able to play there it's mosting likely to be actually a thrilling week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's staff, which caught Group C along with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The USA succeeded eight of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge along with an excellent 3-0 record. Nakashima has succeeded 12 of his final 15 suits and also is actually supplying a sustained high performance degree that creates him a "nightmare" to participate in, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's absolutely a headache to trump. He is actually kinda the man that, he possesses a type of play where his level many of the moment, he's heading to defeat everybody he's expected to trump," Opelka claimed. "That's what he is actually so efficient at. Playing him on paper, he's going to acquire it performed because he is actually so regular as well as he doesn't have many imperfections in his video game.
" He is actually clutch. He doesn't dismantle in any way. So he is actually kind of a problem to play and it is actually fantastic, it gives us an ideally a better placement in the next group, to maybe prevent participating in Italy preliminary.".
The USA applied for the quarterfinals regardless of contending without its five Top twenty celebrities-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 position draw Chile on Tuesday in which all 3 suits were actually decided in dramatic third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan will definitely possess some hard roster selections to make in advance of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It's kind of selection your poisonous substance," Opelka pointed out. "Australia's a super-deep, tough staff. Spain's obviously a ludicrous team. Italy's outrageous.
" So just about anything to make an effort to give the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz and Opponent, Shelton and Korda-- the best shot that they can possess.".
Group C: U.S.A. (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (interior challenging court) 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 ).