The Bulgarian is enjoying a renaissance season, but he is fresh off an abductor tear and faces a tricky opponent.

Triple Olympian Lleyton Hewitt will captain the men's team while Sam Stosur, Australia's only five-time tennis Olympian, will lead the women's team.

The Aussie won his first clay-court match at an ATP Tour event by beating No.5 seed Christopher Eubanks 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) in the Houston first round.

An American is guaranteed to go home with the trophy at the ATP 250 event after Friday's quarterfinal results.

Elena Rybakina, Holger Rune and Grigor Dimitrov were also among the competitors to reach the semifinals Friday.

The Hungarian improved to 10-8 lifetime in five-setters Monday with his 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4 victory.

The two-time US Open singles champion will be back in the main draw at age 43, while the Dane returns to Grand Slam tennis.

Teenagers Clervie Ngounoue and Alex Michelsen were also among the recipients announced Wednesday by the USTA.

The Australian pair defeated Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski, 6-4, 7-6 (4), to complete their fairytale run that included saving a match point in the third round.

Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata may not be the easiest names to mash together—but the Australian Open doubles finalists will draw the line at “Team Kinky”.