Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool crowned champions in Lyon
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Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool won their fourth title of the season at the Grand Prix Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes ATP 250 event in Lyon.
In a final battle between the top two seeds, the British duo fought back to beat home favourites Theo Arribage and Albano Olivetti 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 in one hour and 19 minutes.
After losing the opening set, Cash and Glasspool got the crucial break at 4-3 in the second to send the title-decider into a match tie-break.
The Brits couldn’t have asked for a better start, racing out to a 5-1 lead before setting up three match point opportunities at 9-6.
On the third time of asking, the No.1 ranked team from 2025 got over the line to lift their second trophy in their last three events.
Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool path to the Lyon title
- Final: bt. Theo Arribage (FRA) & Albano Olivetti (FRA) (2) 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
- Semi-final: bt. Ariel Behar (URU) & Josh Paris (GBR) 7-6(5), 7-6(2)
- Quarter-final: bt. Andrew Paulson (CZE) & Nino Serdarusic (CRO) 6-3, 6-4
- First round: bt. Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX) & Reese Stalder (USA) 7-6(6), 6-4
This latest victory in Lyon adds to their titles Barcelona, Washington and Beijing so far this season as the former Wimbledon champions continue to challenge for a place at the Nitto ATP Finals.
Cash and Glasspool are currently 10th in the Doubles Race, but sit just 175 ranking points off the qualifying spots.
Britain's Henry Patten and Neal Skupski have already secured their spots in Turin with their respective partners.
