.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA crew commemorate Road to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase match in between Germany and also the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Picture through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff USA delivered explanatory Davis Mug statement.
USA single people beginners Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each scored success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage play at Hengqin International Tennis Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to stake the united state to a 1-0 lead.
Proceeding his unbeaten Davis Cup debut, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal off the victory.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ U.S.A. will certainly play for the Davis Mug label in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also 2 various other countries still to be calculated.
" Yeah it's visiting be actually thrilling. I presume every one of the Americans are tremendously interesting, whoever's going to exist," Nakashima pointed out. "Our company have a fantastic group of people that anyone may complete at the highest degree.
" It is actually undoubtedly an amazing time for United States ping pong, and also whoever's heading to have the ability to participate in certainly there it's mosting likely to be actually a stimulating full week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's workers, which recorded Team C along with success over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The United States succeeded eight of the nine suits it played in Zhuhai along with world No. 40 Nakashima leading the cost along with a perfect 3-0 report. Nakashima has won 12 of his final 15 suits and is providing a continual quality amount that makes him a "headache" to participate in, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's definitely a nightmare to beat. He is actually kinda the fella that, he possesses a style of play where his level a lot of the moment, he is actually mosting likely to trump every person he is actually intended to defeat," Opelka said. "That's what he's therefore good at. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to get it performed because he is actually therefore steady and he does not have numerous imperfections in his video game.
" He's link. He does not take apart whatsoever. So he's sort of a nightmare to participate in as well as it's fantastic, it provides our company a hopefully a better placement in the next team, to possibly steer clear of playing Italy preliminary.".
The USA got the quarterfinals in spite of contending without its own five Leading twenty superstars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- publishing pressure-packed 3-0 position sway Chile on Tuesday in which all three matches were actually made a decision in remarkable third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan will definitely have some difficult roster options to bring in before the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually kind of choice your toxin," Opelka pointed out. "Australia's a super-deep, hard staff. Spain's undoubtedly a ludicrous staff. Italy's insane.
" Thus anything to try to give the A team-- Tommy, Fritz and also Enemy, Shelton and Korda-- the very best shot that they may have.".
Group C: U.S.A. (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (in the house hard courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
U.S.A. 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 (United States), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).