A historic triumph within the quaint environment of Queen’s Membership confirmed how the British doubles scene stays in impolite well being as Wimbledon approaches.
Julian Money and Lloyd Glasspool won’t be as properly often called a few of their friends, however they’re the in-form British pairing this yr.
Money, 28, and Glasspool, 31, had already received two ATP Tour titles in 2025 however this one – on dwelling turf for 2 gamers who stay in south-west London – is the sweetest.
The pair, who solely teamed up final yr, are the primary all-British group to elevate the Queen’s title within the Open period.
The success on Sunday is one other feather within the cap for the nation’s doubles guru Louis Cayer, who has remodeled the standard and depth of the self-discipline since becoming a member of the LTA in 2007.
“The system we play our tennis beneath – when it comes to techniques and the best way we wish to play – may be very a lot aligned. It is a philosophy,” Glasspool informed BBC Sport.
The synchronisation of their patterns and positioning was clear in Money and Glasspool’s title-winning match over Michael Venus and Nikola Mektic, in addition to the flexibility of each Britons to hit massive and daring serves in the important thing moments.
Forging a profitable doubles partnership typically comes all the way down to circumstance and timing.
Money and Glasspool have recognized one another for a number of years, however they ended up collectively after each splitting with their earlier full-time companions Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara – who paired up and received Wimbledon final yr.
“[Ending partnerships] is at all times troublesome, however you’ll be able to’t neglect this can be a enterprise as properly,” stated Money, who solely began taking part in doubles full-time in 2022 after coming by the US faculty system.
“It’s important to do what’s greatest for your self – it has confirmed it was higher for each Henry and I to go our separate methods.
“All of us nonetheless get on very well. Seeing the opposite Britons doing properly and profitable Grand Slams is certainly pushing everybody on.”
