Sussex tennis player makes history with Queen's Club win
Julian Cash has made history as part of the first all-British pairing of the Open era to win the men's doubles title at the Queen's Club Championships (Image: BBC)
A tennis player from Sussex has made history as part of the first all-British pairing in the Open era to win the men's doubles title at the Queen's Club Championships.
Julian Cash, 28, alongside teammate Lloyd Glasspool, achieved this feat on Sunday with a thrilling win against Nikola Mektic and Michael Venus.
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The duo secured their victory with a score of 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 10-6, thereby clinching their third ATP Tour trophy of the current season and their fourth since their partnership began last year.
Cash, who grew up in Sussex and studied at St Bede's, began focusing on professional doubles in 2022 after coming through the US college system.
'It's been a great year so far,' he said.
'It's really nice to start the grass season strong. Hopefully we can push on to a good run at Wimbledon.'
The pair displayed a solid start in the final, clinching the first set and securing a break in the second. However, their opponents managed to push the match into a tie-break.
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Despite this, Cash and Glasspool regained control and won the deciding match tie-break on their first match point.
Glasspool, who was a runner-up at Queen's in 2022, said: "I think we've been a really strong team this year and hopefully he [Julian] can continue making these tie-breaks a lot easier when he serves and the ball doesn't come back."
The partnership formed after both players parted ways with their former teammates Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara, who later won Wimbledon last year.
Their Queen's victory follows their runner-up finish at the Libéma Open in 's-Hertogenbosch the previous week.
Cash and Glasspool are now set to compete in the Eastbourne International as part of their preparation for Wimbledon.
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