Tennis

Team United States Developments to Davis Mug Final 8

.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald as well as Bob Bryan of the USA staff commemorate Street to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Stage suit in between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Group USA supplied declarative Davis Cup claim.
United state songs beginners Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each scored triumphes leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Cup triumph over Germany in the Davis Mug Team stage dip into Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the U.S. to a 1-0 lead.


Continuing his unbeaten Davis Cup launching, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion U.S.A. will certainly bet the Davis Mug label in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also two various other countries still to become determined.
" Yeah it is actually heading to be actually stimulating. I assume every one of the Americans are actually extremely impressive, whoever is actually heading to be there," Nakashima said. "Our experts have an excellent team of people that anyone can complete at the highest degree.
" It's certainly a thrilling time for American tennis, and whoever's heading to be able to play there certainly it is actually going to be a stimulating week.".
Today's tie covered a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's team, which recorded Group C with victories over Chile, Slovakia and Germany.
The USA gained eight of the nine suits it played in Zhuhai along with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee with an ideal 3-0 document. Nakashima has actually gained 12 of his last 15 suits and also is providing a continual quality amount that makes him a "ordeal" to play, Opelka mentioned today.


" Brandon's undoubtedly a headache to trump. He is actually kinda the man that, he has a design of play where his amount many of the time, he is actually mosting likely to defeat everybody he is actually supposed to defeat," Opelka pointed out. "That's what he is actually therefore good at. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to obtain it done given that he is actually so regular and also he doesn't have several defects in his video game.
" He's clutch. He doesn't disassemble in all. So he is actually sort of a nightmare to participate in and it's terrific, it offers our company a perhaps a better posture in the following group, to perhaps prevent playing Italy first round.".
The United States qualified for the quarterfinals in spite of completing without its 5 Leading 20 celebrities-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- posting pressure-packed 3-0 position get Chile on Tuesday through which all 3 complements were determined in impressive third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan will have some challenging roster options to create in front of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It is actually sort of selection your poisonous substance," Opelka pointed out. "Australia's a super-deep, hard team. Spain's certainly an absurd group. Italy's insane.
" Thus everything to try to offer the A group-- Tommy, Fritz and also Adversary, Shelton and also Korda-- the most ideal chance that they can have.".
Group C: United States (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (inside difficult courthouse) 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 (USA) d. Maximilian Marterer (GER), 6-4, 6-2.
Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz (GER) d. Austin Krajicek/Rajeev Ram (USA), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).