Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski continued to underline their intent at the ATP Finals on Wednesday, when they secured another clinical victory to move to the brink of semifinal qualification in the men's doubles section.
The British duo delivered a superb performance to defeat second seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten 7-6(7), 3-6, 10-7 after one hour, 43 minutes in their second round-robin clash. Salisbury required a medical timeout during the first set but — with strong support of Skupski — maintained his sharp reactions late in the Match Tie-break to extend his winning streak at the prestigious season finale to 12 matches, having won consecutive titles with Rajeev Ram in 2022-23.
With their victory, Salisbury and Skupski improved to 2-0 in the John McEnroe Group. They can qualify for the semifinals later on Wednesday if Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic defeat Christian Harrison and Evan King.
