.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA crew commemorate Street to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Group Stage suit in between Germany and the United States at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team United States supplied explanatory Davis Cup statement.
United state songs starters Reilly Opelka and also Brandon Nakashima each racked up triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage set dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Center in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened defeating 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 launching, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion United States will bet the Davis Cup title in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and 2 other countries still to become figured out.
" Yeah it's going to be actually exciting. I presume each one of the Americans are actually very fantastic, whoever's mosting likely to be there," Nakashima said. "Our experts possess a wonderful team of men that any individual can contend at the highest degree.
" It is actually most definitely an interesting time for American ping pong, and also whoever is actually heading to manage to play there it's going to be actually an amazing week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 week for Captain Bob Bryan's workers, which grabbed Team C along with success over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The United States gained 8 of the 9 matches it played in Zhuhai with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge along with a best 3-0 document. Nakashima has gained 12 of his last 15 matches and is supplying a continual high performance level that creates him a "nightmare" to participate in, Opelka pointed out today.
" Brandon's undoubtedly an ordeal to beat. He is actually kinda the person that, he has a style of play where his level the majority of the moment, he is actually heading to trump everybody he's supposed to trump," Opelka said. "That's what he's therefore efficient at. Playing him on paper, he's going to get it performed since he is actually thus constant as well as he doesn't have several problems in his game.
" He's link. He doesn't take down whatsoever. So he is actually sort of an ordeal to play and it is actually fantastic, it offers our company a with any luck a better setting in the following team, to possibly prevent participating in Italy preliminary.".
The USA applied for the quarterfinals even with competing without its own 5 Best 20 superstars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 opening gain Chile on Tuesday in which all 3 fits were actually decided in remarkable third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan are going to possess some hard roster choices to create in front of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It's type of choice your toxin," Opelka pointed out. "Australia's a super-deep, hard team. Spain's clearly a ridiculous crew. Italy's crazy.
" Thus just about anything to make an effort to provide the A crew-- Tommy, Fritz and Opponent, Shelton and Korda-- the most effective shot that they may possess.".
Team C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (indoor hard court) Zhuhai, China.
USA 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 (USA), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).