.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald as well as Bob Bryan of the USA crew celebrate Road to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Stage suit between Germany and also the United States at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Picture by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team U.S.A. supplied explanatory Davis Mug claim.
U.S. songs beginners Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each scored victories leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Team stage 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 stake the USA to a 1-0 top.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Mug debut, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the victory.
The 32-time Davis Cup champ United States are going to play for the Davis Mug headline in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and two other nations still to be found out.
" Yeah it is actually mosting likely to be actually interesting. I believe each one of the Americans are actually tremendously thrilling, whoever's visiting exist," Nakashima said. "Our team possess a fantastic team of guys that anybody may complete at the highest degree.
" It is actually undoubtedly an impressive opportunity for United States ping pong, and also whoever's heading to have the ability to participate in certainly there it's going to be a fantastic week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 full week for Leader Bob Bryan's crew, which caught Group C with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The USA succeeded 8 of the 9 suits it played in Zhuhai along with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee along with an ideal 3-0 document. Nakashima has actually gained 12 of his final 15 matches and is supplying a sustained jazzed-up degree that creates him a "problem" to participate in, Opelka mentioned today.
" Brandon's certainly a nightmare to defeat. He's kinda the man that, he has a style of play where his degree most of the time, he's heading to defeat everybody he's intended to defeat," Opelka said. "That's what he's thus efficient. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to get it carried out because he is actually thus regular and also he doesn't have a lot of defects in his game.
" He's clutch. He does not take apart in any way. So he is actually sort of a nightmare to play and also it's fantastic, it gives our team a perhaps a far better placement in the next team, to possibly prevent playing Italy first round.".
The United States applied for the quarterfinals despite competing without its 5 Top twenty celebrities-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 position sway Chile on Tuesday in which all three complements were decided in impressive third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will certainly possess some challenging lineup selections to create before the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It's sort of selection your poisonous substance," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, tough group. Spain's obviously a ridiculous team. Italy's ridiculous.
" Thus everything to try to offer the A group-- Tommy, Fritz and also Foe, Shelton and also Korda-- the very best try that they can possess.".
Group C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (indoor tough courthouse) 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 (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 ).