History-makers Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool make plans for Wimbledon windfall
*
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.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Independent
4 minutes ago
- The Independent
No one can afford to buy Alexander Isak, says ex-Newcastle player John Anderson
Alexander Isak will remain a Newcastle player next season because nobody can afford to buy him. That is the view of former Magpies defender John Anderson amid frenzied speculation over the Sweden international's future on Tyneside following his absence from the club's first pre-season friendly at Celtic on Saturday. The 25-year-old striker hit the headlines once again last week when Premier League champions Liverpool indicated they would be prepared to offer £120million – around £30m shy of Newcastle's hands-off valuation – for him should he become available. However, Anderson told the PA news agency: 'Once you've got good players and you've got very, very good players, they're always going to be linked with other teams. That's always been the nature of the game and that's never, ever going to go away. 'I just don't think anybody at this moment in time can afford Isak and that's the truth of it. 'There's a lot of speculation about whether he's going to sign a new contract and have the club offered him a new contract – I don't think the boy is in any hurry to sign a new contract because he's got three years left on his present deal. 'Why would he be?' Head coach Eddie Howe revealed after the 4-0 defeat at Celtic Park that Isak had been sent home from Glasgow after a pre-season training camp in Austria because he was never going to play any part in the game as he manages his return from a groin injury. Howe did not want him sitting in the stands as the rumours gathered pace, despite his club's insistence that he is simply not for sale. Anderson said: 'It's a high-profile game, the champions of Scotland against a side that's qualified for the Champions League, but I think all the speculation would have been about Isak sitting in the stand rather than being focused on the game.' The former Republic of Ireland defender, who now covers the Magpies' games as a co-commentator for BBC Radio Newcastle, has witnessed Isak's meteoric rise since his £63m arrival from Real Sociedad during the summer of 2022 and knows how vital his retention is. He said: 'Oh God, he's huge. It's okay getting whatever you get for him, but how do you replace a player like that? That's the bottom line. 'You've got all the money in the world, yes, but can you get a player in who can do what he does?' Anderson played alongside Kevin Keegan and Peter Beardsley at St James' Park and watched Alan Shearer scored a record 206 goals for the club and he believes Isak is a special talent. He said: 'Shearer was a great out-and-out goalscorer, but this boy has got everything. Not only does he score goals, but he creates goals, he makes space for other people, he frightens the life out of defenders with his movement. 'And at the age that he's at, he's still got his prime years ahead of him. He's only going to get better.'
BBC News
4 minutes ago
- BBC News
Former world champion Taylor announces retirement
Former undisputed world champion Josh Taylor has announced he is to retire from boxing with immediate 34-year-old Scot underwent eye surgery in February last year and, in the wake of his defeat by Ekow Essuman in May, has been advised by specialists that to continue boxing would put his eyesight at Tartan Tornado is one of Scotland's greatest ever boxers, having won Commonwealth Games gold at Glasgow 2014 and embarked on an extraordinary run in the professional ranks that led to him becoming world champion in just his 15th fight, unified champion in his 16th and undisputed light-welterweight champion in only his 18th was the first - and remains the only - male fighter from the UK to capture all four belts in a single division. More to follow.
The Sun
4 minutes ago
- The Sun
Daniel Dubois was late for Usyk fight thanks to dad's party and accreditation blunder that saw him WALK to Wembley
WITH less than 90 minutes to go before the first bell sounded, Daniel Dubois had only just arrived at Wembley for his fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Dubois was first captured entering the stadium at 8.20pm, giving him less than an hour and a half until he was due to make his ringwalk. 4 4 Immediately, fans raised concerns with the IBF heavyweight champion cutting it fine ahead of the biggest fight of his life. The late arrival remained a mystery in the aftermath of Usyk's stunning fifth-round knockout. But according to The Times, a party at the Dubois household and administrative travel error was to blame for the delay. His imposing dad and mentor Stan is said to have hosted a party at their Essex mansion on the afternoon of the fight. But Dubois - an introverted character - apparently did not know even all of the guests well and at one point left at for a drive. From the party, their departure was supposedly delayed after Stan requested extra people carriers to bring his entourage to Wembley. He then drove Dubois to the venue himself, which caused further issues as only designated vehicles had been accredited entry. The boxer and his dad then astonishingly had to then WALK to the stadium entrance on foot from the car park. Usyk vs Dubois round by round as brutal knockout cements Ukrainian's place in history OLEKSANDR USYK cemented his name in the list of all-time boxing greats as he became a three-time undisputed champion with a fifth round knockout win over Daniel Dubois. Usyk dropped Dubois multiple times as he put any doubts about his first win over the Brit to bed by cementing the repeat and avoiding the revenge. Here, SunSport's Jack Figg gives his round-by-round verdict... ROUND ONE Usyk looks light on his toes, swaying side to side, Dubois plants his feet and walks forward. Stiff jab from Usyk appears to almost wake Dubois up and the Brit responds with a one-two. Usyk searches to the body with a left, blocks a right hand from Dubois and ends the round with a menacing combo. Usyk 10 Dubois 9 ROUND TWO Dubois lunges in with a right hand, Usyk expertly takes half a step back and responds with a counter left. Another right misses from Dubois and he takes a left cross which has him on shaky legs. Already Usyk is finding his rhythm, making Dubois miss and certainly making him pay. Usyk 10 Dubois 9 (Usyk 20 Dubois 18) ROUND THREE Usyk staggers back after a right hand from Dubois - maybe more off balance than hurt. Dubois charges forward with a left hook, right hand but Usyk covers up well. Huge left hook lands on the button from Usyk, sweat sprays off Dubois face. Usyk 10 Dubois 9 (Usyk 30 Dubois 27) ROUND FOUR Right uppercut lands on Usyk's belt-line in a genuine case of dejavu from low-blow gate in their first fight. Dubois traps Usyk in the corner, lands a right but the Ukrainian legend slips off before any troubling damage can be done. Left hand lands for Usyk but Dubois grabs on and closes the distance, smart defence to cap off his best round so far. Usyk 9 Dubois 10 (Usyk 39 Dubois 37) ROUND FIVE Right hook followed by a left hand lands for Usyk has Dubois teetering backwards. Dubois comes forward, charging at Usyk and the two trade off in the corner but DOWN GOES DUBOIS after a counter right hook. He makes it to his feet but is dropped with another left hook and the fight is over! Dubois fails to beat the count and Usyk is once again undisputed heavyweight world champion. Usyk wins by KO When the pair did finally arrive, footage surfaced online of Dubois' entourage being refused entry by security. It is claimed Stan essentially told them that Dubois - one half of the night's headline act - would not proceed without them. Oleksandr Usyk has press conference in stitches as he NAMES the left hook that floored Daniel Dubois at Wembley The ringside seating area had close to 50 chairs saved for guests of Stan Dubois. But despite the chaotic build-up to the undisputed title bout - it is unlikely to have affected the result of the fight. Usyk - now a three-time undisputed champ across two weights - dropped Dubois with a right hook in before a chopping left closed the show. He now has two victories of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Dubois. Usyk has warned he has just one bout left in his iconic career but could not commit to who he will sign off against. He even teased unwanted trilogies with Fury and Joshua or a gimmick rematch against Derek Chisora - who he beat in 2020 - as options. But Joseph Parker is set to be ordered by the WBO as Usyk's next mandatory challenger. For Dubois, he is set to take some time out of the ring as his promoter Frank Warren backed him to bounce back. 'You just run out of things to say' – Usyk is a modern day great and one of the best boxers we have ever seen OLEKSANDR USYK is a modern day great and one of the best boxers we have ever seen. The Ukrainian battered a gallant but completely outclassed Daniel Dubois in their Wembley rematch to become a three-time undisputed champion. Two of those came at heavyweight after he had already cleaned up the cruiserweight division. You just run out of things to say about Usyk. Everything that he does just impresses you more and more and more. Warren said: "He has got to learn from it. He is only 27. "I look at Frank Bruno for example, three times he fought for a world title and he got it on the fourth attempt. "Daniel has won a world title so hopefully he will come back, but the bottom line is it was Usyk's night and he is a special, special boxer." Warren pointed to Dubois dropping his hands - out of exhaustion - as the mistake that led to the KO. He said: "That is what Daniel needs to learn from this fight, to try and learn and develop the mental attitude that Usyk has. "Daniel didn't stick to the task, he got careless, he dropped his hands and paid the price." Warren then added: "For Daniel now, he'll have a little break, think about things and he has got to resurrect himself. "There are lots of fighters over the years who have been beaten and come back even stronger. That is what he has to do. "He can punch, he can hurt you and it's just developing other aspects of his game. He's got to come back and make a statement." 4 4
