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.
The victory shot Glasspool up to third in the ATP men’s doubles rankings, while Cash rose to fourth.
When asked about their historic feat after the match, Glasspool could not hide his happiness.
He said: ‘When you say it it sounds incredible. I didn’t think too much about it. We’ve given you one Brit the last few years but now we’ve given you two Brits.’
Afterwards, Cash explained that the duo finally winning a Grand Slam was epic enough, but to do so in front of their home crowd at Wimbledon made it even more special.
‘It’s [winning at Wimbledon] something we spoke about going into the year,’ he 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.’
