Wimbledon: Cash And Glasspool Net First All-british Men’s Doubles Title In 89 Years

The British brace Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool made Wimbledon history by winning nan men’s doubles title. Cash, 28, and 31-year-old Glasspool hit nan Australian Rinky Hijikata and David Pel of nan Netherlands 6-2, 7-6 (3) successful nan last connected Centre Court.

Jonny Marray, Neal Skupski and Henry Patten 12 months agone person each been location winners astatine Wimbledon successful nan past 15 years, but each pinch overseas partners. Cash and Glasspool are nan first all-British pairing to triumph nan title since Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey lifted nan trophy successful 1936 – nan twelvemonth Fred Perry won his past men’s singles title.

Julian Cash celebrates arsenic he and Lloyd Glasspool hit Rinky Hijikata and David Pel to triumph nan men’s doubles. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

“When you opportunity that it sounds incredible,” said Glasspool. “It’s been 1 Brit [winner] nan past mates of years, now we’ve fixed you 2 Brits.”

Cash and Glasspool person dominated connected nan writer this summertime and, pursuing titles astatine Queen’s and successful Eastbourne, person now won 14 consecutive matches. “We’ve played a crazy magnitude of tennis connected grass, location was a batch of unit connected our shoulders,” added Cash. “It intends nan world. Our squad backed america each nan way. To do it present is incredible.”

In nan men’s wheelchair doubles final, Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid mislaid their title. The six-time winners and apical seeds were upset 7-6 (1) 7-5 connected Court One by Martin De La Puente from Spain and nan Dutchman Ruben Spaargaren. “It’s an unthinkable emotion to beryllium retired present connected an iconic tribunal for illustration this,” said Hewett, 27.

Charles Hare (second left) and Frank Wilde (left) congratulate Pat Hughes (right) and Raymond Tuckey (second right) connected their Wimbledon doubles last triumph successful 1936. Photograph: Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images

“We’ve sewage our hands connected nan trophy a mates of times before, but triumph aliases suffer it’s ever a typical emotion playing connected location turf.” Scotland’s Reid, 33, added: “Obviously we are really disappointed. It wasn’t our champion capacity coming but we person to opportunity congratulations to Martin and Ruben.”

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