"He didn't give me any, he just laughed and said, 'You're number one, you'll be fine'. "I saw Jonny earlier and asked him if he had any tips for me going into the semi-final. Luckily, it's been myself over the last couple of years in the mixed doubles," Skupski said. "It is always nice to have a Brit at the end of the tournament at Wimbledon. Skupski has gone beyond the third round only once before in men's doubles at Wimbledon, in 2017, and there has not been a British men's doubles champion at SW19 since Jonathan Marray won alongside Danish partner Frederik Nielsen in 2012. Having won the mixed doubles in 20 with American partner Desirae Krawczyk, Skupski is bidding to become the first Briton to win a non-wheelchair Wimbledon title three consecutive years since 1937 when Dorothy Round did it. "He'll enjoy the time away with his family but I'm sure he'll have a close eye on the final on Saturday." "I'm sure he'd love to be here but he doesn't get to go on holiday very often because he's on the tour with me quite a bit," said Skupski.
Ken had been due to go on Thursday but opted to stay to be there for his brother's semi-final match but will now travel to Ibiza on Friday. Skupski's brother Ken, his former doubles partner and now coach after he retired last year, will miss the final after booking a holiday and not realising it would clash with the match. The final takes place after the women's singles final, which starts at 14:00 BST. "We want to win our first Grand Slam together and for me it would be extra special to do it here at Wimbledon." "This is the pinnacle achievement if we can get over the line," Skupski said. The top seeds have never won a Grand Slam together having teamed up 18 months ago.
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