Liverpool’s Neal Skupski is renowned for his doubles success thanks to him winning 17 titles in his career.
This includes the Wimbledon doubles trophy in 2023 with partner Wesley Koolhof.
Skupski had an impressive 2025 season where he reached the ATP Tour finals and has started his 2026 season representing Great Britain at the United Cup in Australia.
He remained unbeaten alongside mixed doubles partner Olivia Nicholls where they beat Greek pair Despina Papamichail and Stefanos Sakellaridis.
They also advanced past the Japanese pair of Nao Hibino and Yasutaka Uchiyama in the first fixture of the round robin stage.
According to USTA Florida, playing tennis just three hours per week can reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease by 56%. Or, as one long term study shows, tennis players add 9.7 years to someone’s life.
Ken Skupski, the brother and coach of Neal helps train young players at Palmerston Tennis Club in Liverpool and spoke to Mersey Sport Live about his hopes for participation in the sport to grow.
Jerome Coombe is a reporter who works for the ATP Tour and spoke of the importance of role models in tennis.
