The USA booked a place in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup in Zhuhai ATP Tour

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Dominant USA book Davis Cup quarter-final spot in Zhuhai

Germany also progressed from Group C

September 13, 2024

The USA continued to remind of the strength in depth of its talent on Friday in Zhuhai, where it defeated Slovakia 3-0 to advance to the 2024 Davis Cup Final 8.

The record 32-time Davis Cup champion heads to China without five of his players currently in the Top 20 of the PIF ATP Rankings. However, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka and Mackenzie McDonald all won singles this week to ensure a good start to their country’s Davis Cup Finals Group Stage campaign.

On Friday, McDonald defeated Lukas Klein 6-4, 6-3 and Nakashima defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-3, 6-3 to secure the USA’s spot in the Final 8. Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram then won 15 of 16 points. rally past Norbert Gombos and Klein 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 10-1 in the doubles rubber.

“It means a lot,” said Nakashima, when asked about his country reaching the quarterfinals for the second time since the Davis Cup Finals were introduced in 2019. “I know that last year the boys missed that place by a little bit. . To be able to be in this position right now, to dominate in that position, is very important for us and I’m proud of all the guys in the team.”

McDonald added: “I’m really proud of myself for doing well today and putting the team on the board. It means a lot to me. I love it in China, I feel like the fans treat me well. I love Chinese food. My maternal grandparents are from this region so yes… it is home.”

Friday’s victory for the USA at the same time guaranteed Germany its place in the Final 8. The two teams will meet on Saturday to determine who will win Group C and thus advance to the Davis Cup Finals in November, which will be held in Malaga from 19-24 November.