On Tuesday, Neal Skupski will add to his already excellent week by accepting Jurgen Klopp’s longstanding invitation to play padel at Liverpool’s training facilities.

Skupski, a diehard Reds fan and one of the British Davis Cup heroes from Sunday night, is set to meet Klopp on the padel court at the club’s Kirkby headquarters and see a drill. Manager Klopp and a few other staff members are big fans of racquet sports, so they built a court for the team.

Last summer, when Skupski’s brother Ken, who also serves as his coach, and Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders were both in attendance at Wimbledon, they were invited to meet with Lijnders.

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It hasn’t been easy to arrange because of our schedules,” Skupski said, “but I truly look forward to it. In a dramatic doubles decider against France in Manchester, Dan Evans and I overcame four match points to come out on top. I’m going to spend the next week in Liverpool.

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After taking game one by a score of 2-1, Great Britain clinched first place in their group and a trip to Malaga, Spain, for the finals week in November. On Tuesday, they will learn who they will face in the quarterfinals: Italy or Serbia.