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Salisbury/Skupski mark their intent with group sweep at Nitto ATP Finals
Fifth seeds are solely staff but to drop a match heading into Turin semi-finals
November 14, 2025
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Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury end with good 3-0 document within the John McEnroe Group in Turin.
By Jerome Coombe
Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski provided one other compelling reminder of why they imagine they’re the staff to beat on the 2025 Nitto ATP Finals on Friday night in Turin.
The fifth seeds accomplished a flawless 3-0 sweep of the John McEnroe Group with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over already-eliminated Individuals Christian Harrison and Evan King. Making their staff debut on the prestigious season finale, Salisbury and Skupski stay the one unbeaten pair within the area getting into semi-final Saturday.
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Their 72-minute win additionally prolonged Salisbury’s private streak on the Nitto ATP Finals to 13 matches, following back-to-back titles with Rajeev Ram in 2022-23. The Britons are actually degree with Harrison and King at 2-2 of their Lexus ATP Head2Head collection.
“Joe appears to by no means lose in a group-stage match,” Salisbury stated with a smile. “It’s going rather well, we’re glad to get three wins. We’ve been by way of some troublesome instances this week, however we’ve managed to maintain going.”
Though Salisbury and Skupski have but to elevate a trophy this season, they’ve reached 5 finals — together with at Roland Garros and the US Open — and can take loads of confidence into Saturday’s all-British semi-final in opposition to high seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool. They’ve surrendered only one set on their technique to the final 4.
“I feel we simply give it our all in each match,” Salisbury added. “We all know it’s going to be powerful with all one of the best groups right here, however there’s one thing about this place that I really feel good right here and revel in taking part in on this court docket.”
Harrison and King had been hoping to grow to be the primary all-American duo to earn a win at this occasion since Mike Bryan and Jack Sock captured the title in 2018. However they had been outmatched by Salisbury and Skupski, whose sharp volleying and dominant serving prevented them from dealing with a single break level, in keeping with Infosys ATP Stats.
