The U.S. has 30 players in the ATP and WTA Top 100s, triple what it had in 2010. The next task is translating those big numbers of players into bigger results at the majors.

The Bulgarian made the most of some nasty playing conditions to outclass the seven-footer on Monday afternoon in Indian Wells.

"I love it, I think it's a cool look," the American said at the BNP Paribas Open.

Team World came close to scoring wins so many times throughout the weekend, but in the end Team Europe—which included six Top 10 players—was just too strong.

John Isner and Denis Shapovalov made it 3-1 after Day 1 with a late night doubles win over Matteo Berrettini and Alexander Zverev.

In a match-up of event newcomers, Team Europe's Ruud defeated Team World's Opelka, 6-3, 7-6 (4), on Friday afternoon at TD Garden.

Without the guidance of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, this could be the time for Team World in front of a rowdy Boston crowd.

Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud and Coco Gauff also made major noise on the rankings this week.

“We've got a huge group of guys,” insists Reilly Opelka after a defeat to Lloyd Harris.

The South African has enjoyed a consistent season that already scored him wins over the likes of Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem.