GB’s Cash & Glasspool Make History with Doubles Title Triumph

Cash & Glasspool Make History as First All-British Men’s Doubles Champions at Wimbledon in 89 Years

Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool etched their names into tennis history by becoming the first all-British men’s doubles pair to win the Wimbledon title since 1936 — ending an 89-year wait.

The duo secured their maiden Grand Slam crown by defeating the unseeded Australian-Dutch team of Rinky Hijikata and David Pel 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) on a packed Centre Court.

At 28 and 31 years old respectively, Cash and Glasspool had already made history by reaching the final — the first all-British men’s doubles finalists at Wimbledon since Mike Davies and Bobby Wilson in 1960. But this victory marks the first time two Brits have been crowned men's doubles champions at any Grand Slam since Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey triumphed at Wimbledon in 1936.

“When you say it, it sounds incredible. I didn’t think too much about it at the time,” Glasspool reflected after the thrilling match. “We will never forget this day for all our lives.”

Cash added, “We had two goals this year — one was to make it to Turin [ATP Finals] and the other was to win a Slam. To do it here, it couldn’t mean more.”

The celebrations were initially subdued after Cash delivered an overhead smash to clinch the title, but soon the pair turned to their coaching box, raising their fists in triumph. They later paraded their trophies around the court, smiling broadly after capturing their third grass-court title of the season, following wins at Queen’s and Eastbourne.

British Doubles Success Continues at SW19

Cash and Glasspool’s victory adds to a remarkable recent run of British success in men’s doubles Grand Slams. Since 2012, seven different British players have won men’s doubles titles. Their Wimbledon win follows Neal Skupski’s triumph with Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof two years ago and Henry Patten’s title with Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara last year.

Notably, last month Cash and Glasspool became the first all-British team to win the men’s doubles title at Queen’s in the Open Era. They followed that with a victory at Eastbourne, boasting an impressive 17-match winning streak on grass this season with just a single loss.

“We have played a crazy amount of tennis on grass,” Cash said. “There was a lot of pressure on our shoulders. The fact we could do what everyone said we could is surreal.”

This year, they were the team to beat in the doubles draw, defeating defending champions Patten and Heliovaara in the quarterfinals and French Open champions Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the semifinals.

On Centre Court, Cash and Glasspool dominated the net rallies and showcased strong serving, wrapping up the opening set in just 27 minutes. They took an early break in the second set and held serve emphatically to move within two games of the title. Hijikata and Pel fought back to level the set, but the British pair won a crucial deuce game at 6-5 to force a tiebreak — which they sealed with their first championship point.