Davis Cup Finals Group Stage
Nakashima’s good week helps USA high group in Zhuhai
32-time champion can be seeded for November’s Davis Cup knockouts
September 14, 2024
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USA’s Brandon Nakashima defeats Germany’s Maximilian Marterer on Saturday in Zhuhai.
By ATP Workers
Brandon Nakashima continued his 2024 resurgence in type on Saturday in Zhuhai.
The 23-year-old accomplished an ideal week of singles motion for the USA within the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph towards Maximilian Marterer. Together with his 86-minute win, Nakashima helped his nation earn a 2-1 victory towards Marterer’s Germany, concurrently making certain the USA a first-place end in Group C and a seeding at November’s knockout stage.
Job completed
United States defeat Germany 2-1 to high group C in commanding trend!#DavisCup pic.twitter.com/3kk4na2cOk
— Davis Cup (@DavisCup) September 14, 2024
“Every individual on this group brings nice worth,” mentioned Nakashima, who dropped only one set throughout his three wins this week. “All of us prefer to deliver out the most effective in one another and to actually get pleasure from each second on the market on the court docket and off the court docket as nicely. I’m actually proud of everybody’s efficiency this week and to all of the employees and all of the gamers, I actually admire all their arduous work.
“I believe we’ve got a great probability towards any group there [in Malaga]. There’s a bunch of gifted Individuals enjoying rather well proper now. Whoever goes to be on the group will give us a terrific shot towards another group on the market, so it’s positively an thrilling time for American tennis and I’m actually trying ahead to it.”
After a troublesome 2023, the 2022 Subsequent Gen ATP Finals offered by PIF champion Nakashima started this yr because the World No. 134. He has rediscovered his type in current months, nonetheless, and was competing for USA this week at a career-high No. 40 within the PIF ATP Rankings.
Reilly Opelka set USA on its approach on Saturday in China with a 6-7(4), 7-6(9), 6-3 triumph towards Henri Squire within the opening singles rubber. The 32-time Davis Cup champion was unable to make it a hat-trick of 3-0 wins in Group C, nonetheless, after Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz downed Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram 6-1, 7-6(4) within the doubles rubber.
“We knew we have been going to the following stage in Malaga, however we used [the chance to achieve] a greater seeding as our motivation to try to win as we speak,” mentioned Opelka.
Regardless of defeat on Saturday, Germany will be part of USA within the Davis Cup Ultimate 8 because of victories earlier this week towards Slovakia and Chile. The knockout stage of the 2024 version of the groups’ occasion will happen in Malaga, Spain from 19-24 November.
