.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA crew celebrate Road to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Stage 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.
Group U.S.A. provided explanatory Davis Cup claim.
USA single people beginners Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each scored victories leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage set play at Hengqin International Ping Pong Facility in Zhuhai, China.
he towering 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 divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the victory.
The 32-time Davis Mug champ United States are going to play for the Davis Mug headline in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, alongside Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and pair of other countries still to be calculated.
" Yeah it's going to be actually thrilling. I think all of the Americans are actually extremely impressive, whoever is actually going to be there," Nakashima pointed out. "We possess a fantastic team of people that any individual may contend at the highest level.
" It's definitely an exciting time for United States ping pong, and whoever's going to be able to participate in there certainly it is actually going to be actually a stimulating week.".
Today's dead heat covered a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's staff, which grabbed Group C with success over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The USA won eight of the 9 suits it played in Zhuhai along with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the cost with an ideal 3-0 report. Nakashima has succeeded 12 of his last 15 matches as well as is actually supplying a sustained high performance degree that makes him a "problem" to play, Opelka stated today.
" Brandon's most definitely a headache to defeat. He's kinda the fella that, he has a design of play where his degree the majority of the time, he is actually visiting beat every person he's supposed to beat," Opelka said. "That's what he is actually so proficient at. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to acquire it done considering that he's so consistent as well as he doesn't have several flaws in his activity.
" He's link. He doesn't dismantle in any way. So he's type of a nightmare to participate in and also it's fantastic, it offers us a with any luck a better posture in the following team, to perhaps stay away from playing Italy preliminary.".
The USA applied for the quarterfinals even with completing without its 5 Best twenty superstars-- United States Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe as well as Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 opening gain Chile on Tuesday through which all 3 suits were actually chosen in impressive third-set tiebreakers.
Captain Bryan will have some hard roster choices to bring in in front of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It's sort of selection your poisonous substance," Opelka said. "Australia's a super-deep, tough staff. Spain's definitely a preposterous team. Italy's crazy.
" So everything to attempt to give the A team-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Opponent, Shelton and Korda-- the very best go that they can easily possess.".
Group C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (indoor tough courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
United States 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (United States) 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 ).