LONDON — Julian Money and Lloyd Glasspool grew to become the primary all-British pair in 89 years to win the lads’s Wimbledon doubles title by defeating Rinky Hijikata and David Pel 6-2, 7-6 (3) Saturday on Centre Court docket.
They’re the primary all-British winners of the title since Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey in 1936.
“Whenever you say it, it sounds unimaginable,” Glasspool mentioned when that yr was cited in an on-court interview.
It makes for an ideal grass-court season for the pair, who additionally received the titles at Queen’s and Eastbourne within the run-up to Wimbledon.
These performances had raised expectations on the fifth-seeded duo going into Wimbledon, and so they lived as much as the hype.
“There was numerous stress on our shoulders,” Money mentioned, “and the truth that we’ve been capable of do what everybody has been speaking about is surreal.”
It was the primary Grand Slam closing for Money and Glasspool.
Hijikata was in search of a second Grand Slam doubles title after the Australian received the 2023 Australian Open along with Jason Kubler.
Pel mentioned he and Hijikata had by no means even met earlier than arriving at Wimbledon.
“It was our first time really talking on the day the event began,” the Dutchman mentioned.
