.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the United States staff commemorate Road to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Group Phase match in between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Group USA delivered explanatory Davis Mug claim.
U.S. songs beginners Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each racked up triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Cup triumph over Germany in the Davis Mug Team stage set play at Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he looming Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to lay the USA to a 1-0 lead.
Proceeding his undefeated Davis Cup launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the victory.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion U.S.A. are going to bet the Davis Mug label in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also 2 other nations still to become identified.
" Yeah it is actually mosting likely to be actually thrilling. I assume each of the Americans are actually very fantastic, whoever is actually heading to exist," Nakashima said. "Our company have a fantastic group of individuals that any individual can easily compete at the highest level.
" It is actually definitely an interesting opportunity for United States ping pong, as well as whoever's visiting be able to play certainly there it is actually visiting be actually an interesting full week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's staff, which recorded Group C along with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia and also Germany.
The United States succeeded eight of the nine matches it played in Zhuhai along with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with an ideal 3-0 document. Nakashima has actually gained 12 of his final 15 suits and is delivering a sustained high performance level that creates him a "ordeal" to participate in, Opelka claimed today.
" Brandon's undoubtedly a nightmare to defeat. He is actually kinda the man that, he possesses a type of play where his degree many of the amount of time, he is actually heading to defeat every person he's supposed to trump," Opelka pointed out. "That's what he is actually so efficient. Playing him theoretically, he is actually going to obtain it done given that he is actually so regular as well as he does not possess lots of problems in his activity.
" He's clutch. He does not disassemble at all. So he's sort of a headache to participate in and it is actually terrific, it gives our company a with any luck a better setting in the next group, to perhaps steer clear of participating in Italy preliminary.".
The United States qualified for the quarterfinals even with contending without its own five Best twenty stars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 opening win over Chile on Tuesday through which all three fits were determined in impressive third-set sudden deaths.
Captain Bryan will have some tough lineup choices to bring in 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 team. Spain's certainly a preposterous team. Italy's crazy.
" So everything to attempt to provide the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz and Enemy, Shelton and Korda-- the most ideal try that they may possess.".
Team C: U.S.A. (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (interior hard courthouse) 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 ).