Salisbury/Skupski mark their intent with group sweep at Nitto ATP Finals

  • Posted: Nov 14, 2025

Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski offered another compelling reminder of why they believe they are the team to beat at the 2025 Nitto ATP Finals on Friday evening in Turin.

The fifth seeds completed a flawless 3-0 sweep of the John McEnroe Group with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over already-eliminated Americans Christian Harrison and Evan King. Making their team debut at the prestigious season finale, Salisbury and Skupski remain the only unbeaten pair in the field entering semi-final Saturday.

Their 72-minute win also extended Salisbury’s personal streak at the Nitto ATP Finals to 13 matches, following back-to-back titles with Rajeev Ram in 2022-23. The Britons are now level with Harrison and King at 2-2 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series.

“Joe seems to never lose in a group-stage match,” Salisbury said with a smile. “It’s going really well, we’re happy to get three wins. We’ve been through some difficult times this week, but we’ve managed to keep going.”

Although Salisbury and Skupski have yet to lift a trophy this season, they have reached five finals — including at Roland Garros and the US Open — and will take plenty of confidence into Saturday’s all-British semi-final against top seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool. They have surrendered just one set on their way to the last four.

“I think we just give it our all in every match,” Salisbury added. “We know it’s going to be tough with all the best teams here, but there’s something about this place that I feel good here and enjoy playing on this court.”

Harrison and King were hoping to become the first all-American duo to earn a win at this event since Mike Bryan and Jack Sock captured the title in 2018. But they were outmatched by Salisbury and Skupski, whose sharp volleying and dominant serving prevented them from facing a single break point, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

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