Match Report
Salisbury returns to Nitto ATP Finals title match with first-time finalist Skupski
Brits face Heliovaara/Patten in championship match
November 15, 2025
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski in motion on Saturday in Turin.
By Sam Jacot
Joe Salisbury moved to inside one win of capturing his third Nitto ATP Finals trophy on Saturday when he teamed with Neal Skupski to beat Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool 6-7(3), 6-3, 10-8.
Money and Glasspool clinched 12 months-Finish ATP Doubles No. 1 offered by PIF honours earlier this week following their standout season that featured seven titles. Nonetheless, they had been unable to bookend their yr with an look within the championship match in Turin, with Salisbury and Skupski edging a dramatic semi-final in a single hour and 31 minutes.
Salisbury has now gained his previous 14 matches on the Nitto ATP Finals, having triumphed in Turin in 2022 and 2023 with Rajeev Ram. The 33-year-old didn’t qualify for the match final yr. Skupski is into the ultimate on the season-end occasion for the primary time and he and Salisbury will face Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten within the remaining on Sunday at 3pm native time (CET).
In a good conflict, little separated the groups within the first set, with simply the one break level on supply, leaving a tie-break to determine the opener. Money and Glasspool performed the extra proactive tennis within the breaker and struck a couple of bullet returns to steer.
Nonetheless, Salisbury and Skupski gained an early break of serve in the beginning of the second set to swing momentum their means and had been rock strong on serve, profitable 94 per cent of factors on their first supply within the set. The fifth seeds then edged out a nervy tie-break to achieve the ultimate.
Salisbury and Skupski maintain a 46-21 file on the season, and are trying to find their first title of 2025 collectively this week. The Brits reached finals at Roland Garros and the US Open.
