claimed three of the past four titles<\/a>. The overall series still tilts in Europe\u2019s favor, 5-3, yet the momentum clearly belongs to Team World as the rivalry heads back to London\u2019s O2 Arena next year.<\/p>\nAlcaraz and Ruud Give Europe Early Hope<\/h4>\n
The final day began with Europe carrying a daunting task: they needed to win every match to retain the trophy. Encouragingly, Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud provided a bright start by defeating the American duo of Reilly Opelka and Alex Michelsen. Although the first set was tense and decided in a tiebreak, the momentum swung heavily toward the Europeans thereafter. With sharp returning and aggressive play, they ran away with the second set, sealing the contest 7-6, 6-1 and giving Europe a glimmer of hope.<\/p>\n
De Minaur Stops Mensik to Put Team World on the Brink<\/h4>\n
Jakub Mensik faced Alex de Minaur in the next match. The Aussie carried over his good form from Day 2 and won comfortably, 6-3, 6-4. On paper, the matchup mirrored his clash with Alexander Zverev earlier in the weekend. Mensik\u2019s serve and backhand were his main weapons. And on the slow indoor hard court, de Minaur\u2019s plan to make the match physical and mix in the backhand slice proved too much once again. That result placed Team World within touching distance of the title, needing just one more win to close out the weekend.<\/p>\n