Overview

• Europe closed the opening day 3–1 after wins by Casper Ruud over Reilly Opelka, Jakub Mensik over Alex Michelsen, and the Alcaraz/Mensik duo over Taylor Fritz/Michelsen, while Flavio Cobolli fell to João Fonseca 6-4, 6-3.
• The exhibition follows a rising-points format—one point Friday, two Saturday, three Sunday—with the trophy going to the first team to 13 points and a deciding doubles if tied 12–12.
• The event runs through September 21 at the Chase Center in San Francisco and is carried live on Eurosport, available on DAZN and Timvision, and streaming on Discovery+.
• Carlos Alcaraz enters as the new world No. 1 and US Open champion, partnered successfully in doubles with Mensik, and drew added attention after a pre-event golf meetup and in-arena presence with tournament founder Roger Federer.
• Rosters feature Alcaraz, Zverev, Rune, Ruud, Mensik and Cobolli for Europe against Fritz, de Minaur, Cerúndolo, Michelsen, Fonseca and Opelka for World, with Yannick Noah and Andre Agassi as captains and Jannik Sinner absent by prior choice to skip exhibitions that clash with his ATP schedule.