.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the USA staff celebrate Roadway to Malaga in the ultimate the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase match in between Germany and the USA at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team USA provided declarative Davis Mug statement.
USA single people starters Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each scored success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage set dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Center in Zhuhai, China.
he dominating Opelka opened up defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the united state to a 1-0 top.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Cup launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champ United States will bet the Davis Cup headline in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also two various other countries still to be found out.
" Yeah it is actually mosting likely to be actually interesting. I think each one of the Americans are actually tremendously fantastic, whoever is actually going to be there," Nakashima stated. "Our company possess a great team of guys that anyone may contend at the highest level.
" It is actually undoubtedly a fantastic opportunity for United States ping pong, and also whoever is actually going to manage to play there it's visiting be actually an impressive full week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's crew, which caught Team C along with victories over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The United States won eight of the nine suits it played in Zhuhai with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with a perfect 3-0 record. Nakashima has won 12 of his final 15 suits as well as is supplying a continual quality amount that makes him a "problem" to play, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's absolutely a problem to defeat. He's kinda the man that, he possesses a design of play where his amount most of the time, he's mosting likely to beat everyone he is actually intended to trump," Opelka said. "That's what he's so good at. Playing him abstractly, he's going to acquire it performed given that he is actually thus constant and he does not have many problems in his game.
" He's clutch. He does not disassemble in all. So he's kind of a problem to participate in and it is actually terrific, it provides us an ideally a much better posture in the next team, to possibly stay clear of playing Italy preliminary.".
The United States qualified for the quarterfinals despite contending without its 5 Best twenty superstars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 opening draw Chile on Tuesday through which all three complements were actually determined in remarkable third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will possess some difficult lineup choices to bring in in advance of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually kind of selection your poison," Opelka stated. "Australia's a super-deep, difficult staff. Spain's certainly a preposterous staff. Italy's crazy.
" So everything to make an effort to provide the A crew-- Tommy, Fritz and also Enemy, Shelton and also Korda-- the most ideal try that they can have.".
Group C: U.S.A. (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (in the house 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 (U.S.A.) 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 ).