Taylor Fritz ensured Team World started Day 2 on the same note they played all of Day One. After Fritz was down a break and 3-0 in the second, it seemed Andrey Rublev would push matters to a deciding third set. However, the American came back to win in straight sets to score the first points of the day.

After a tight first set between Casper Ruud and Tommy Paul, which went the Norwegian’s way after a hard-fought tiebreak, Ruud went on to win the second set comprehensively to put Team Europe on the scoreboard.

With both teams registering wins on the day, the stage was set for the Night Session.

Hubert Hurkacz was asked to perform double duty, having been selected for both matches in the Night Session. His first hurdle would be singles against Frances Tiafoe. As expected the match began fairly evenly, with both men trading holds of serve. One break was all that was required for Tiafoe as the American clinched a tight first set. The second set was less of a challenge for the powerful American and he wrapped up the match in a straight sets victory.

It was a similar story in the fourth and final match of the day. Hurkacz, with little time to recover from his singles loss, paired up with Frenchman Gael Monfils to take on Felix Auger-Aliassime and Ben Shelton, both back in action after their respective singles wins on Day One. With the first set being relatively close, the Team World pair left no room for European hope and shut the door on their veteran opponents. The straight sets victory meant that Team World registered three out of a possible four wins on the day.

The day’s proceedings ended with Team World firmly in the driver’s seat with ten points compared to Team Europe’s two. With three points per match on Day 3, Team Europe would need to pull off what would be a monumental turnaround with a sweep of all the matches in order to win. Team World however goes into the final day of competition with less pressure as a single win will get them to the thirteen points needed to secure a title defense.