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The Sun
14-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Brit ace, 28, reveals incredible first purchase from split of £680k Wimbledon winnings after clinching sensational title
JULIAN CASH will splash his split of £680,000 prize money on a new motorbike after Britain's latest doubles glory. The Brighton-born star and Brummie Lloyd Glasspool beat Aussie Rinky Hijikata and Holland's David Pel 6-2 7-6 to be crowned SW19 kings. 1 And Cash, 28, plans to upgrade his mode of transportation for events. He said: 'I've just been looking at motorbikes... that's all I'll say! 'I have one, I've had it for a long time and I've been using it to get to Queen's and Eastbourne and here a little bit. 'It's been good for the traffic, so I might have a look at that.' Canadian coach Louis Cayer has transformed British doubles since being hired by the LTA in 2007 and was again the mastermind for Saturday's win. Glasspool, 31, who plans to pay off his mortgage with his winnings, added: 'To have him in your corner is invaluable. 'He's coached winners and got so many titles. He knows just what to say, the energy you need to bring. 'It's all the work throughout the years, the data analysis, the things he picks up on court that just nobody else can see. He works tirelessly.' The match was moved to 1pm — instead of being after the women's final — and a big crowd was there to witness the ceremony. Cash added: 'Doubles were on Centre Court, it's full and everyone is having a great time watching. 'I wish there was more attention but all we can do is to try to make the product as good for people as possible.'


Times
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Times
Meet Canadian coach who transformed Britain into doubles force
The singles hopes may have been consigned to a sole flag bearer in both draws, but men's doubles remains a remarkable arena of national dominance. Since 2020, at least one Briton has been crowned a grand-slam champion every year, and three of the top six seeds at Wimbledon train out of the LTA headquarters in Roehampton. Henry Patten won the Australian Open in January alongside Finland's Harri Heliovaara, Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash are aiming to complete a grass-court hat-trick, having already clinched titles at Eastbourne and the Queen's Club, while Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski are both former world No1s playing their first full season together as partners. The strength in depth is unmatched — seven of the world's top 40 are British. The mastermind behind much of that success is Louis Cayer, a Canadian former Davis Cup coach and captain. In 2006, Judy Murray was so impressed watching one of Cayer's coaching sessions that she hired him to work with her son, Jamie. Such was his immediate impact, Roger Draper, the LTA's chief executive at the time, decided to bring Cayer in-house the following year to transform the national approach to doubles. 'Mr Draper asked me to bring two players into the top 100. I don't think there'd been one since 2000,' Cayer says. 'I said I think I can do better.' Murray was inevitably the face of the programme and eventually won two grand-slam titles in 2016 (the Australian Open and US Open), but the cultural change was far broader. Ross Hutchins, Colin Fleming, James Auckland and Jamie Delgado all broke into the top 100. 'That was the first batch,' Cayer says. 'Then it was, let's break No50, then No20, and then Jamie became the first No1. Then, Neal and Joe became No1s in 2022. Now we have Henry [the world No3 at present] who is knocking on the door. It can go from generation to generation because all of the players use the same system.' Patten, the defending Wimbledon champion, describes the LTA set-up, which includes a dedicated team of physios and analysts, as 'the best in the world'. 'I know lots of players are very envious, including my own doubles partner,' he says. 'I feel very honoured to have been coached by Louis for a few years now. It really is pretty easy for me because I have so many great players around me. When you see them achieving — whether it's Joe's three US Opens or Neal's Wimbledon or Jamie's multiple, multiple titles — it helps you believe you can do it.' Patten credits those accolades to Cayer's coaching. 'If I had to pick one thing out that makes him so good, it's how quickly he sees the tiniest things that make a big difference. Other fantastic coaches can maybe spot them, but it takes them a lot longer,' he says. 'If you do five minutes on the court with Louis, he instantly sees four things. His eye for the game is like nothing I've ever seen.' It was a bold move by the LTA to hire a leading coach to focus on doubles alone, and Cayer admits the dearth of tactical knowledge back in 2007 was striking. 'I don't know how to say it to not look rude, but they didn't know how to play doubles,' he says. 'I asked them, 'What does it take to be a top player?' They said, 'Well, you hold your serve and break once.' Well, in that case, why were they not in the top ten? The serve and return is not the big secret to doubles.' Cayer's philosophy instead centres on the subtleties that would elude the untrained eye, particularly when it comes to the role of the non-serving or returning player. 'The position, the movement, what they should do to create mistakes by forcing people to hit low-percentage shots or to actually intercept,' he continues. 'It's more a culture of making [the opponents] lose. We're going to move a lot and mix up our play to create uncertainty. From uncertainty comes anxiety, which creates muscle tension and players start to lose their focus a bit, they get a bit angry, they play worse. It's not just making aces and hitting return winners. The players had to embrace that mentality.' When Skupski won Wimbledon alongside the Netherlands' Wesley Koolhof in 2023, Cayer actually 'banned' him from attempting aces. 'The game plan is why we can win 52 per cent of the points,' Cayer says. 'I removed the aspect of those who are perfectionist. Roger Federer won 54 per cent of the points in all his career, so it is the marginal things to break equality.' The results have been indisputable and although Britain's doubles players may only get a sliver of the limelight, many are enjoying lucrative careers instead of falling out of the game. Glasspool turned professional in 2015, but never played a match or earned a pound at ATP level. The 31-year-old retired from singles in 2019, but has now made more than £1.6million in doubles. 'As a kid you never really realise there is a path in professional tennis through the doubles route,' he says. 'I think it's all down to the culture that has been created.'


BBC News
23-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
How British pair became kings of Queen's
In the latest edition of Second Serve, our weekly snapshot of the tours, BBC tennis reporter Jonathan Jurejko looks at the rise of Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool following their Queen's victory. An historic triumph in the quaint surroundings of Queen's Club showed how the British doubles scene remains in rude health as Wimbledon Cash and Lloyd Glasspool might not be as well known as some of their peers, but they are the in-form British pairing this 28, and Glasspool, 31, had already won two ATP Tour titles in 2025 but this one - on home turf for two players who live in south-west London - is the pair, who only teamed up last year, are the first all-British team to lift the Queen's title in the Open is another feather in the cap for the nation's doubles guru Louis Cayer, who has transformed the quality and depth of the discipline since joining the LTA in 2007."The system we play our tennis under – in terms of tactics and the way we want to play - is very much aligned. It's a philosophy," Glasspool told BBC synchronisation in their patterns and positioning was clear in their title-winning match over Michael Venus and Nikola Metic, as well as the ability of both Britons to serve big and bold in the key a successful doubles partnership often comes down to circumstance and and Glasspool have known each other for several years, but ended up together after both splitting with their previous full-time partners Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara - who paired up and won Wimbledon last year."[Ending partnerships] is always difficult but you can't forget this is a business as well," said Cash, who only started playing doubles full-time in 2022 after coming through the United States college system."You have to do what is best for yourself – it has showed it was better for both Henry and I to go our separate ways."We all still get on really well. Seeing the other Britons doing well and winning Grand Slams is definitely pushing everyone on." British number two Katie Boulter has laid bare the shocking scale of social media abuse she receives, reopening the conversation about how the issue should be tackled.A fun way to attract new fans or damaging the careers of double specialists? The announcement of several superstar pairings for the new-look US Open mixed doubles event has been generating Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, one of the best grass-court players of her generation, says she intends to retire later this year. The most significant move in the ATP rankings this week saw Jack Draper regain his spot as world number the Queen's semi-finals helped Draper move back to his career-high position and ensures he will be seeded fourth at Wimbledon next is that important? It means Draper will avoid top two seeds Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz - who have won the past six majors between them - until at least the semi-finals, should the British number one get that world number one Daniil Medvedev has moved back into the top 10 after reaching the Halle final, while Alexander Bublik - who won the title - has reclaimed a spot in the top 30. Like Draper, Italy's Jasmine Paolini has received a Wimbledon seedings boost after climbing back to fourth in the WTA who was beaten by Barbora Krejcikova in last year's SW19 final, cannot face Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff or Jessica Pegula until the semi-finals. Paolini has traded places with China's Zheng Qinwen, while Nottingham champion McCartney Kessler has secured a Wimbledon seeding by rising to keep an eye on Marketa Vondrousova at the All England Club. The 2023 Wimbledon champion has missed most of the past year after shoulder surgery, but reminded everyone of her ability by winning the Berlin Open. Cash and Glasspool were not the only British doubles success at the Nicholls won her first WTA title with Czech partner Tereza Mihalikova when the pair shocked French Open champions Paolini and Sara Errani in 30, is the nation's leading women's doubles player after forging a strong partnership with Mihalikova and has climbed to a career-high ranking of the singles, Draper reached the Queen's last four despite suffering with tonsillitis, while Fearnley climbed up to 51st in the rankings after a run to the quarter-finals. With Wimbledon now only a week away, many of the world's leading players are continuing their preparations at tour-level events in the UK, Germany and Spain. British number one Emma Raducanu and reigning Wimbledon champion Krejcikova headline the WTA event in Eastbourne, while the men's event features American world number five Taylor Fritz, plus Britons Fearnley and Cameron stars Pegula, Paolini and Iga Swiatek are playing the WTA event in Bad Homburg, while Ben Shelton - who cracked the top 10 last week - is top seed at the ATP tournament in those who have not got direct entry to Wimbledon, there is an opportunity to secure a place in the singles draws as qualifying takes place this week at Roehampton. Got any questions? Got any burning tennis questions you'd like us to answer?Submit them below and our Ask Me Anything team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and can also sign up to get the latest tennis news from BBC Sport delivered straight to your mobile phone.