Tennis

Team United States Advancements to Davis Mug Final 8

.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the United States team commemorate Street to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Team Stage suit between Germany as well as the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Center on September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff USA provided explanatory Davis Mug declaration.
U.S. songs beginners Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the United States to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Cup Team stage set 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 lay the U.S. to a 1-0 top.


Continuing his undefeated Davis Mug launching, Nakashima divided Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the triumph.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion U.S.A. are going to play for the Davis Cup headline in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as two other nations still to become found out.
" Yeah it's mosting likely to be fantastic. I think all of the Americans are tremendously stimulating, whoever's mosting likely to exist," Nakashima pointed out. "Our experts possess a terrific team of fellas that anybody can easily contend at the highest level.
" It is actually certainly a stimulating time for American tennis, and whoever's going to have the ability to participate in there certainly it's heading to be an impressive full week.".
Today's tie wrapped a 3-0 week for Leader Bob Bryan's team, which caught Group C with success over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The USA won 8 of the 9 suits it played in Zhuhai with globe No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee along with a perfect 3-0 document. Nakashima has actually succeeded 12 of his last 15 matches and also is actually supplying a continual high performance amount that makes him a "ordeal" to participate in, Opelka pointed out today.


" Brandon's definitely an ordeal to beat. He's kinda the individual that, he possesses a type of play where his degree the majority of the moment, he is actually going to beat everybody he's expected to beat," Opelka said. "That's what he's therefore good at. Playing him on paper, he is actually going to obtain it done due to the fact that he's therefore steady as well as he doesn't have a lot of problems in his video game.
" He's link. He doesn't take down at all. So he's kind of a nightmare to participate in and it's great, it gives our company a with any luck a much better posture in the next group, to perhaps steer clear of participating in Italy first round.".
The United States applied for the quarterfinals in spite of completing without its 5 Top 20 superstars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 opening gain Chile on Tuesday in which all 3 suits were actually made a decision in impressive third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan are going to possess some difficult lineup selections to bring in in front of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It is actually kind of pick your poison," Opelka mentioned. "Australia's a super-deep, hard group. Spain's obviously a foolish group. Italy's insane.
" So anything to attempt to give the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz as well as Enemy, Shelton as well as Korda-- the best go that they can easily possess.".
Team C: USA (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Center (indoor hard 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 (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 ).