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First-Time Winner Spotlight: Neal Skupski

Neal Skupski has started his 2018 much like he finished 2017. At the end of last season, he teamed with brother Ken Skupski to make the ATP Challenger Tour final in Eckental, Germany, and triumph in Bratislava, Slovakia. The brothers then captured the trophy two weeks ago at another Challenger in Quimper, France. But this past week, Neal achieved his greatest result to date, joining Ken again to win his first tour-level title at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier. Skupski spoke to ATPWorldTour.com upon his arrival at the New York Open, where he is competing alongside 91-time tour-level titlist Daniel Nestor. How does it feel to be an ATP World Tour champion? It’s unbelievable. It’s obviously a dream...

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Skupski Brothers Capture First Team Title

British brothers Ken Skupski and Neal Skupski captured their first ATP World Tour team title at the Open Sud de France after beating Ben Mclachlan and Hugo Nys 7-6(2), 6-4 on Sunday. Competing in their second final as a team after reaching the 2013 VTB Kremlin Cup final, the Skupskis won 80 per cent of points behind their first serve against the fourth-seeded duo to win the championship match in 75 minutes. "This is a dream come true for us,” Ken Skupski told ATPWorldTour.com. “We've worked very hard over the years that we have played together. To finally win an ATP World Tour title together, we are extremely happy for us, but also for the family. It is a privilege...

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