"It took my best tennis to beat Denis," the American said Saturday. "It's the most fun I've had playing a tennis tournament."

Asked whether they'd dress up as John McEnroe or John Isner for the October holiday, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Grigor Dimitrov and Jamie Murray were all united in their answers.

Home favorite Rublev posted a 6-4, 6-4 win over Ilya Ivashka of Belarus, while the Canadian rallied from a set down to beat Pablo Andujar.

Andy Murray’s bid to reach quarterfinals in consecutive weeks has ended with a mistake-filled 7-5, 6-4 loss to No. 2 seed Casper Ruud at the San Diego Open

The Canadian will look to disappoint the San Diego crowd against the Southern Californian.

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.

"Every day it's like we are kind of improving and we're putting a small brick in our wall," he said of his relationship with Tomljanovic.

The top seed bowed out to world No. 249 Vit Kopriva while Ruud, seeded No. 3, surged into a seventh clay-court quarterfinal of 2021.

Those previously on a waiting list for tickets will receive first priority at gaining entry. Wimbledon semifinalists Denis Shapovalov and Hubert Hurkacz, along with defending champion Nick Kyrgios, are among the players expected to join the Spaniard.