Overview
- Casper Ruud beat Reilly Opelka 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) to put Europe on the board.
- Jakub Mensik edged Alex Michelsen 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 10-8 using a match tiebreak to double the lead.
- João Fonseca delivered Team World's point with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Flavio Cobolli.
- Carlos Alcaraz partnered Mensik to defeat Taylor Fritz and Michelsen 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 in the closing doubles.
- Alexander Zverev is expected to debut Saturday as the competition shifts to two-point matches under captains Yannick Noah for Europe and Andre Agassi for Team World.