Despite an energetic start to the second half and a couple of impressive saves from Shakhtar keeper Dmytro Riznyk, neither team could make a breakthrough.
Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev were defeated in straight sets in their doubles clash against Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton of Team World.
Gukesh picked up a dramatic endgame win over Yi to secure a 2.5-1.5 victory for India after R Praggnanandhaa, P Harikrishna and Arjun all played out draws.
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Kylian Mbappe has denounced the report as "fake news".