.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald as well as Bob Bryan of the United States team celebrate Street to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Phase match in between Germany and the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photograph through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
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United state singles beginners Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each racked up victories leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug triumph over Germany in the Davis Cup Team 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 USA to a 1-0 lead.
Continuing his unbeaten Davis Cup debut, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the victory.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion United States will certainly bet the Davis Cup title in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and two other nations still to be figured out.
" Yeah it's heading to be actually interesting. I assume each of the Americans are actually very impressive, whoever's visiting exist," Nakashima said. "Our team have a terrific group of guys that any person can easily contend at the highest degree.
" It's absolutely an exciting opportunity for United States tennis, as well as whoever's visiting have the ability to participate in certainly there it's going to be an impressive week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 full week for Leader 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 globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the charge along with an excellent 3-0 report. Nakashima has actually won 12 of his final 15 matches as well as is supplying a sustained jazzed-up amount that creates him a "headache" to participate in, Opelka mentioned today.
" Brandon's definitely a problem to defeat. He's kinda the person that, he possesses a style of play where his amount most of the amount of time, he's going to trump every person he is actually expected to trump," Opelka stated. "That's what he's so efficient at. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to obtain it carried out since he's therefore steady and also he doesn't possess many flaws in his game.
" He is actually link. He does not dismantle at all. So he's type of a problem to participate in as well as it's excellent, it provides our team a hopefully a far better position in the upcoming group, to perhaps steer clear of participating in Italy preliminary.".
The United States applied for the quarterfinals despite contending without its own 5 Leading 20 superstars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 opening get Chile on Tuesday in which all 3 complements were actually determined in impressive third-set sudden deaths.
Leader Bryan will certainly have some hard roster options to bring in in advance of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It's sort of choice your poisonous substance," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging crew. Spain's certainly a foolish staff. Italy's ridiculous.
" So anything to make an effort to provide the A group-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Enemy, Shelton and also Korda-- the most effective chance that they can easily possess.".
Team C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Center (inside challenging court) Zhuhai, China.
U.S.A. 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 (USA), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).