Sussex's Julian Cash and doubles partner Lloyd Glasspool are through to the third round at Wimbledon after battling back from a set down to continue the defence of their men's doubles title.
Cash, 29, from Burgess Hill, and Glasspool, 31, recovered from a set down to beat unseeded French pair Corentin Moutet and Arthur Reymond 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Court 12 and book their place in the third round at the All England Club.
The French duo stunned the defending champions by taking the opening set, but the British third seeds responded to level the match before securing a crucial break in the deciding set. Glasspool then served out the match to love.
The British pair are the defending champions after making history last summer by becoming the first all-British partnership to win the Wimbledon men's doubles title since 1936. They defeated Australia's Rinky Hijikata and Dutchman David Pel 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the 2025 final to claim their first Grand Slam title together.
Cash was born in Brighton, grew up in Burgess Hill and attended Bede's School in Upper Dicker before moving to the United States to play college tennis at Mississippi State University.
Speaking at Wimbledon this week, Cash said Albion head coach Fabian Hürzeler is planning to attend the Championships at some stage. Cash said the pair have stayed in touch since meeting last year and that Hürzeler had told him he hoped to come along to support him during the tournament.
Cash and Glasspool began the defence of their Wimbledon crown with a straight-sets victory in the first round and have now followed it up with another comeback win to move into the third round.
Their victory came on the same day that Cash publicly voiced concerns about the future of professional doubles tennis.
In a statement posted on his Instagram account on Friday morning under the headline "Our Tour. Our Future.", Cash joined fellow doubles players in criticising ATP proposals being discussed for 2028.
The statement says the plans would significantly reduce professional opportunities on the ATP Tour by shrinking doubles draws, concentrating prize money among fewer players and limiting opportunities for others to compete and earn a living.
It also criticises what it describes as a lack of transparency surrounding the discussions, saying there has been little communication with the players whose careers would be most affected.
The statement argues that doubles has always been an integral part of professional tennis, featuring at every Grand Slam, Olympic Games and Davis Cup, and warns the proposals would have a wider impact on coaches, physios, trainers, national federations, clubs and the next generation of players hoping to become professionals.
It concludes by urging the ATP to withdraw the proposals and engage in "meaningful and constructive dialogue" with players.
Cash and Glasspool will now continue their bid to retain the Wimbledon men's doubles title and become the first pair to successfully defend the championship since Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić achieved the feat in 2009.
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