Great Britain secured a decisive victory over Ecuador, ensuring their place in the Davis Cup Finals set for November.

Following singles wins by Arthur Fery and Toby Samuel on Saturday at London’s Copper Box, the doubles pair of Henry Patten and Neal Skupski finished the tie early with a commanding 6-3, 6-4 win against Gonzalo Escobar and Diego Hidalgo.

With this win, Britain joins three-time defending champions Italy, along with Canada, Czechia, South Korea, and Austria in the eight-team event in Bologna.

This marks the first time since 2023 that Leon Smith’s team has reached the quarter-finals, having been eliminated by Novak Djokovic’s Serbia in Malaga.

As a non-seed, Britain could face formidable teams like Italy or Spain, presenting a tougher challenge than the one posed by Ecuador.

The South American team aimed to replicate their historic win at Wimbledon in 2000 but was ultimately outclassed by the British duo. Britain boasts a strong reputation in men’s doubles, and an upset would have occurred had world No. 1 Patten and new US Open champion Skupski faltered.

Having only played together once before, the pair quickly found their rhythm, breaking serve at the first opportunity. A controversial ruling by umpire Marijana Veljovic allowed Britain to gain a crucial point early in the second set. Despite some tension, Skupski's return winner led to another break, allowing Patten to serve out the match.

“We’re very, very happy to get it done in the first match,” Patten expressed. “I think we played a good one.”