Tennis

Team U.S.A. Advances to Davis Mug Final 8

.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and also Bob Bryan of the USA group celebrate Road to Malaga in the last the 2024 Davis Mug Finals Team Phase match between Germany and the United States at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image through Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Team U.S.A. supplied declarative Davis Mug declaration.
U.S. songs beginners Reilly Opelka as well as Brandon Nakashima each racked up success leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Cup overcome Germany in the Davis Cup Group stage set play at Hengqin International Ping Pong Center in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened defeating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the united state to a 1-0 top.


Proceeding his undefeated Davis Mug debut, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to seal the success.
The 32-time Davis Cup champion United States are going to bet the Davis Mug label in Malaga, Spain, Nov 19-24, along with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy as well as pair of various other countries still to be determined.
" Yeah it is actually heading to be stimulating. I believe every one of the Americans are actually very amazing, whoever's mosting likely to exist," Nakashima pointed out. "Our company possess an excellent group of guys that anyone may compete at the highest degree.
" It's absolutely a thrilling opportunity for American tennis, and whoever's heading to have the ability to participate in certainly there it is actually visiting be actually an amazing full week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's team, which captured Group C along with success over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The USA won eight of the nine matches it played in Zhuhai along with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the fee along with an ideal 3-0 report. Nakashima has actually won 12 of his final 15 matches and is actually providing a sustained jazzed-up amount that creates him a "ordeal" to play, Opelka mentioned today.


" Brandon's definitely an ordeal to beat. He is actually kinda the man that, he has a design of play where his degree the majority of the moment, he is actually going to trump everyone he's intended to beat," Opelka pointed out. "That's what he is actually thus efficient at. Playing him abstractly, he is actually going to receive it carried out because he's therefore regular as well as he doesn't have a lot of defects in his game.
" He is actually clutch. He does not dismantle in any way. So he is actually kind of an ordeal to play and it is actually terrific, it gives our team a with any luck a much better placement in the upcoming group, to perhaps steer clear of participating in Italy first round.".
The United States applied for the quarterfinals even with completing without its own 5 Leading 20 superstars-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- uploading pressure-packed 3-0 opening sway Chile on Tuesday through which all 3 suits were actually determined in remarkable third-set tiebreakers.
Leader Bryan will certainly possess some hard lineup options to create in advance of the Davis Cup Final 8.
" It's sort of choice your poisonous substance," Opelka pointed out. "Australia's a super-deep, challenging staff. Spain's undoubtedly a ridiculous crew. Italy's insane.
" Therefore everything to make an effort to give the A staff-- Tommy, Fritz and Foe, Shelton and also Korda-- the greatest shot that they may possess.".
Group C: U.S.A. (Champion), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Tennis Facility (in the house challenging courthouse) Zhuhai, China.
United States 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (USA) 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 (United States), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).