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The Independent
3 days ago
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- The Independent
History-makers Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool make plans for Wimbledon windfall
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Lloyd Glasspool has a wedding to pay for and Julian Cash is eyeing a new motorbike after the British duo made Wimbledon history by winning the men's doubles title. Cash, 28, and 31-year-old Glasspool beat Australian Rinky Hijikata and David Pel of the Netherlands 6-2 7-6 (3) in the final on Centre Court. In doing so they became the first all-British pairing to win the title since Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey lifted the trophy in 1936. The pair will split prize money of £680,000 between them, with Glasspool set to tie the knot with fiancee Sophia Maslin before next year's Championships. On court Glasspool thanked his future wife for 'lying in bed', and afterwards he explained: 'I want to make sure I've had my sleep. 'She's obviously got businesses to run, so she can't be waking up at 9.30am on Mondays or Tuesdays. 'So yeah, I'm appreciative that she will just stay in bed and kind of work quietly and let me sleep.' Cash, meanwhile, is weighing up a new set of wheels having been using his old bike to get to Wimbledon as well as Queen's and Eastbourne, where the duo also won titles. 'I've just been looking,' he said. 'I have one. I've had it for a long time, and I've been using it to get to Queen's, Eastbourne, and here a little bit. 'It's been good for the traffic, so I might have a look at that.' In the men's wheelchair doubles final, Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid lost their title. The six-time winners and top seeds were upset 7-6 (1) 7-5 on Court One by Martin De La Puente from Spain and Dutchman Ruben Spaargaren. 'It's an incredible feeling to be out here on an iconic court like this,' said Hewett, 27. 'We've got our hands on the trophy a couple of times before, but win or lose it's always a special feeling playing on home turf.' Scotland's Reid, 33, added: 'Obviously we are really disappointed. It wasn't our best performance today but we have to say congratulations to Martin and Ruben.' Britain's Oliver Bonding, 18, and American partner Jagger Leach – the son of former women's champion Lindsay Davenport – lost the boys' doubles final in a match tie-break against Oskari Paldanius and Alan Wazny.
New York Times
3 days ago
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- New York Times
Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool become first all-British Wimbledon men's doubles champions in 89 years
Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool won the Wimbledon men's doubles final Saturday, making them the first all-British team to win the event since 1936. In doing so, Cash, 28, and Glasspool, 31, won their maiden Grand Slam title as they dispatched Rinky Hijikata and David Pel in straight sets. The British pair had never reached a final of a Grand Slam ahead of their Wimbledon run, where they were ranked as No 5 seeds. Advertisement Cash and Glasspool became the first men's doubles team to take the title at the All England Club since Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey beat Charles Hare and Frank Wilde in five sets 89 years ago. Cash and Glasspool had already made history, becoming the first all-British men's pair to reach the final of the tournament in 65 years. 'I mean it's something we spoke about going into the year,' Cash said. 'We had two goals. One was to make it to Turin, another was to win a Slam. A lot of people probably wouldn't have believed us. Our team backed us all the way. To do it here, I mean it couldn't mean more. To do it on the most special court in the world? Incredible.' The Brits seized upon a sloppy service game from Pel to clinch an immediate break to love in the opening exchanges, and when the 34-year-old Dutchman's serve rolled around again, Cash and Glasspool exerted real pressure, gaining a double-break advantage for 4-1 after missing their first two break-point opportunities, holding to a comfortable set lead. Pel began the second set on serve and despite giving away a break-point opening with a double fault, rallied to overturn the scare and hold for his first time in the match, smashing twice before Hijikata showed great touch with a low volley to avoid falling behind early once again. Though Pel's serve was broken for a third time, the Brits carved two break points and, when Hijikata's overhead smash went rogue, a victory for the home favourites seemed on the horizon. Cash and Glasspool perhaps showed their first sign of nerves when they were broken for the first time for 4-4, and were forced all the way to a tie-break. But after trading two mini-breaks apiece, the British pair gained a decisive two-point advantage, aided by a Pel double-fault, and served out their first of three championship points. Advertisement The Wimbledon victory represents a continuation of some strong recent form for Cash and Glasspool. Their title at the All England Club is a third on British soil this season, having clinched doubles titles at Queen's and Eastbourne during a run of 14 straight victories. They also finished runners-up at 's-Hertogenbosch, where they were defeated by Australian pair Matthew Ebden and Jordan Thompson. Cash and Glasspool made relatively easy work of their difficult run to the Wimbledon final. They overcame the second-seeded duo of Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten in the quarter-finals, during which they dropped their only set of the tournament, while also beating the fourth-seeded team of Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos.
The Guardian
3 days ago
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- The Guardian
Wimbledon: Cash and Glasspool net first all-British men's doubles title in 89 years
The British pair Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool made Wimbledon history by winning the men's doubles title. Cash, 28, and 31-year-old Glasspool beat the Australian Rinky Hijikata and David Pel of the Netherlands 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the final on Centre Court. Jonny Marray, Neal Skupski and Henry Patten 12 months ago have all been home winners at Wimbledon in the past 15 years, but all with foreign partners. Cash and Glasspool are the first all-British pairing to win the title since Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey lifted the trophy in 1936 – the year Fred Perry won his last men's singles title. 'When you say that it sounds incredible,' said Glasspool. 'It's been one Brit [winner] the last couple of years, now we've given you two Brits.' Cash and Glasspool have dominated on the grass this summer and, following titles at Queen's and in Eastbourne, have now won 14 straight matches. 'We've played a crazy amount of tennis on grass, there was a lot of pressure on our shoulders,' added Cash. 'It means the world. Our team backed us all the way. To do it here is incredible.' In the men's wheelchair doubles final, Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid lost their title. The six-time winners and top seeds were upset 7-6 (1) 7-5 on Court One by Martin De La Puente from Spain and the Dutchman Ruben Spaargaren. 'It's an incredible feeling to be out here on an iconic court like this,' said Hewett, 27. 'We've got our hands on the trophy a couple of times before, but win or lose it's always a special feeling playing on home turf.' Scotland's Reid, 33, added: 'Obviously we are really disappointed. It wasn't our best performance today but we have to say congratulations to Martin and Ruben.' Yara El-Shaboury's report from Wimbledon to follow shortly
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool make Wimbledon history as first all-British men's doubles winners of the open era
Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool made Wimbledon history on Saturday, becoming the first all-British duo to win the men's doubles since 1936 - 89 years ago. The earned a 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) victory over their Australian and Dutch counterparts - Rinky Hijikata and David Pel - marking their maiden Grand Slam title. The British duo got off to a blistering start on Centre Court - breaking early and sealing a 6-2 win in the first set. Their opponents fought back in the second set, pushing it to 6‑6 and earning a tie-break. Although Hijikata was defiant through the tie-break, levelling it at 3-3 at one point, the Brits pulled away to seal the win. Cash and Glasspool's success at SW19 caps off a dominant summer on grass, the pair having also won in Eastbourne and at Queen's.
BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
GB pair Cash and Glasspool reach men's doubles final
Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool became the first all-British pairing to reach the men's doubles final at Wimbledon in the Open era with victory over fourth seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio served a remarkable 11 aces to their opponents' none to win 6-3 6-4 on a hot day on Court 28, and 31-year-old Glasspool are the first all-British pair to reach the final since Mike Davies and Bobby Wilson in comes after they made history last month as the first all-British partnership to win the men's doubles title at Queen's in the Open era - which started in 1968 when professionals were allowed to take part in Grand Slam followed that up with victory at Eastbourne and had already knocked out defending Wimbledon champions Henry Patten and Harri will meet David Pel of the Netherlands and Australia's Rinky Hijikata in the final on seeds Cash and Glasspool, who are chasing their first Grand Slam trophy as a pairing, were efficient across the two sets and converted their two break points to seal have enjoyed success in the men's doubles in recent years with Patten winning the title alongside Finnish partner Heliovaara last year and Neal Skupski doing so with Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof the year before.
