When you think of Wimbledon, you think of pristine grass, all-white attire, strawberries and cream, and Pimm’s. Not sticky carpets and cheesy pop music. But British duo Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool opted for the latter when they celebrated their historic Wimbledon win this summer.
For the first time in 89 years, an all-British team won the men’s doubles title at the All England Club, as Cash and Glasspool lifted their maiden Grand Slam title on home soil, beating unseeded pair Rinky Hijikata and David Pel 6-2 7-6(3) in the final. Their historic Wimbledon title came in the middle of a staggering 22-match winning streak, which also saw the Brits lift trophies in Queen’s, Eastbourne, and Toronto.
A maiden Grand Slam triumph is certainly something to celebrate, especially for a British team winning in SW19. And Cash and Glasspool went all out. While Andy Murray celebrated his own Wimbledon win in a Mayfair nightclub, the doubles world No. 1s stayed south of the river, heading to the infamous Infernos nightclub in Clapham.
Neither Cash nor Glasspool had ever won a Grand Slam title before this year, but they were the heavy favourites going into the Wimbledon final. They came in as the No. 5 seeds, having won back-to-back titles on the grass already, while Hijikata and Pel had just teamed up for the first time.
But when Cash sealed victory with an overhead smash at the net, he struggled to come to terms with the fact that he’d just won Wimbledon. Reflecting on his incredible run, the 29-year-old exclusively told Express Sport: “Delayed is a good way of putting it. It’s very bizarre because I think it’s tough to win a Slam if you’re thinking too much about winning it.
“Like, one of the things I think we did well throughout the whole year was kind of keeping our head down and just taking each match for what it was, if we were the favourite or not. I think that’s something we did really well, and that was exactly the same through Wimbledon. So it kind of felt like we should have a match the next day. It was just odd, we just had our heads down and then kind of before we knew it, somehow two weeks had gone by and we were there with the trophies. So it was definitely delayed and bizarre for sure.”
Every tennis player dreams of winning Wimbledon, but for Cash and Glasspool, victory was extra sweet because of the company they had. Around 40 of their loved ones turned up to the All England Club on the Saturday afternoon for their final, some sitting in their box, and some even watching from Henman Hill.
“Wimbledon itself, it’s obviously the tournament as a kid, you dream of just playing and winning it is a whole different thing, but just having our friends and family there. I mean, we both said, when we were asked, when did that kind of sink in? For us, it was both just seeing that reaction on our family’s face and seeing their joy and stuff, because it is quite an odd thing,” Cash said.
This year, the men’s doubles final was played before the women’s singles final on the second Saturday of the tournament. It meant Cash and Glasspool had more time to celebrate and take in their win, but the hours flew by. First, they had post-match doping testing – both blood and urine. Then the media commitments followed. By the time they saw their loved ones, almost four hours had passed.
And Cash – running on champagne and the adrenaline of winning Wimbledon – had to take a one-hour detour to his flat to grab some clothes before he could really start celebrating at the Dog and Fox in Wimbledon Village – the hottest spot during the two-week tournament. It was “very annoying” at the time, but “probably the most precious hour” he had.
Cash, Glasspool and their friends and family stayed in the pub until closing time at midnight. Then they had to scramble to think of a plan before having a lightbulb moment, and thinking of Infernos in Clapham. “There was loads of people who still wanted to go out. And we were kind of like, ‘This is London, where are we gonna go?’ Like, we’re not dressed like that nice. Clubs in London don’t love groups of guys or things like that,” the Wimbledon champion recalled.
“So we were a little bit stuck and someone suggested Infernos. In all fairness, we were like, ‘Well, if someone’s gonna let us in, it’s probably them’. So went to Infernos and they were amazing as well. They let everyone in for free, and gave us the whole VIP thing at the back to kind of just be by ourselves. I remember my dad saying, ‘Why was everyone saying this place is, like, kind of a trashy nightclub?’ I was like, ‘Dad, you stood in the VIP. You haven’t bought a drink all night. Like, they’ve cleaned the carpet here, this isn’t the normal Infernos!’ But, yeah, everyone had a good time, and they were great to us.”
After spending the night dancing to throwback anthems in the VIP section, Cash got just an hour of sleep before he returned to the All England Club, where he met members of the Royal Family while battling a bit of a hangover – and even told them about his night in Infernos. He continued: “I genuinely slept about an hour and a half, and we went straight back in for media the next day. And then we met royalty not long after getting there and I was just praying I didn’t stink of alcohol!
“But they were really, really nice and actually, they asked about the tennis and everything, but they were almost more interested in the celebrations and stuff, which was quite nice and definitely put us both at ease that they were basically saying they would have done full send as well and fully understood why we were looking a little bit tired. They didn’t confirm or deny [that they had heard of Infernos]. I’m going to assume that they haven’t, that they’ve never been there and they don’t know what it is, but who knows?”
Cash and Glasspool’s incredible season continued. They picked up seven titles in 2025 and ended the year as the No. 1 team, but the Wimbledon win was, naturally, their favourite. “I have conversations now, I suppose, that I just wouldn’t have had before. It definitely has open doors for sure. I don’t think it’s like, if you won singles from, let’s say, you weren’t expected to, I think that would definitely be more life-changing. But it’s certainly been certainly a huge positive shift in many areas,” Cash said.