Match Report
Salisbury continues imperious Nitto ATP Finals document, groups with Skupski for opening win
Fifth seeds transfer to 1-0 within the John McEnroe group
November 10, 2025
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski in motion on Monday in Turin.
By ATP Workers
Joe Salisbury continued his standout document on the Nitto ATP Finals on Monday in Turin, the place he teamed with Neal Skupski to beat Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 6-3, 7-5 within the John McEnroe group.
Salisbury lifted the distinguished year-end trophy in 2022 and 2023 with Rajeev Ram and has now received his previous 11 matches on the occasion, having not certified final yr. Enjoying with Skupski in Turin for the primary time, the British pair saved all seven break factors they confronted. The important thing second got here within the second set at 5-5, 40/40 when the umpire referred to as a foot fault on Pavic, who hit a expensive double fault on the deciding level of the sport.
The fifth seeds closed out on serve and now lead Arevalo and Pavic 3-1 of their Lexus ATP Head2Head rivalry after additionally claiming victories in Toronto and Cincinnati this yr. Salisbury and Skupski are 1-0 within the John McEnroe group and also will face Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten and Christian Harrison and Evan King this week.
Salisbury and Skuspki teamed on a full-time foundation firstly of this season and are 43-21 on the yr, based on the ATP Infosys Win/Loss Index. They reached main finals at Roland Garros and the US Open and title matches in Toronto, Barcelona and Doha in 2025. Whereas Salisbury is a two-time champion in Turin, Skupski’s greatest consequence on the year-end occasion was a semi-final run in 2022 with Wesley Koolhof.
Arevalo and Pavic have received ATP Masters 1000 crowns collectively in Indian Wells, Miami and Rome this yr. Final season, they reached the ultimate in Turin, falling to Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz.
