Gb To Have Atp Finals Champion As Duo Hunt History

Great Britain's Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski will pursuit a portion of tennis history successful Sunday's ATP Finals doubles trophy lucifer - but a chap Briton crossed nan nett will beryllium retired to extremity them.

It has been said that nan last will beryllium nan past outing arsenic a squad for Salisbury and Skupski, earlier they move connected to caller partners for 2026, and connected that ground it presents an perfect chance for them to portion ways connected a high.

No British squad person ever won nan doubles title astatine nan season-end event, though Salisbury has doubly been a champion alongside American Rajeev Ram.

The hold could extremity successful Turin, though British compatriot Henry Patten and his Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara should supply reliable opposition.

At nan very least, 1 British subordinate will beryllium capable to observe aft Sunday's showpiece.

Salisbury and Skupski hit Wimbledon champions Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash - different British pairing - to scope nan final, prevailing successful a lucifer decided by good margins.

It went Salisbury and Skupski's measurement by a 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 10-8 scoreline arsenic serves dominated.

Former British number 1 Laura Robson, now moving for Sky Sports, mentioned to Salisbury, 33, and Skupski, 35, successful a post-match question and reply that nan brace were splitting.

It would mean ending an confederation that lasted for conscionable 1 season, successful which they were runners-up astatine nan French Open and US Open.

Asked if that facet would supply substance for nan final, erstwhile they will look opponents they hit successful nan round-robin shape connected Wednesday, Skupski said: "It's conscionable different match.

"It's been a agelong season. It's going to beryllium a reliable lucifer against them boys.

"We're really looking guardant to it. We're going to person to bring arsenic overmuch power arsenic possible, moreover though it's nan past tourney of nan year.

"We'll spell retired there, springiness it retired champion changeable and spot what happens."

Cash and Glasspool, nan world's top-ranked doubles team, saved nan only break constituent either squad had successful nan opening set.

An early break successful nan 2nd group allowed Salisbury and Skupski to haul themselves level and unit a lucifer tie-break, successful which nan important infinitesimal came erstwhile Glasspool netted an overhead to springiness up a mini-break.

Two lucifer points were saved from 9-6 down by nan apical seeds, but Skupski landed a beardown first service connected nan adjacent opportunity and watched happily arsenic nan return landed wide.

Earlier, Patten and Heliovaara hit nan all-Italian brace of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 6-4 6-3 successful nan first semi-final.

Victory continued a successful twelvemonth for nan erstwhile Wimbledon champions, who won nan Australian Open successful January for their 2nd Grand Slam title together and person added titles successful Beijing and Paris.

Patten has already made this a memorable travel to Turin, becoming engaged to woman Ellie past Sunday.

Both teams of finalists person secured important winnings already this week, pinch unbeaten Skupski and Salisbury group to stock a full cookware of astir £730,000 should they assistance nan trophy.

Patten and Heliovaara - having mislaid erstwhile successful nan round-robin shape - would cod astir £660,000 if they return nan title.