Cash/Glasspool save MP to take Tokyo title
p a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/julian-cash/ci96/overview'Julian Cash/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lloyd-glasspool/gd08/overview'Lloyd Glasspool/a dug deep to clinch a maiden ATP Tour title early in their fledgling partnership Tuesday at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/tokyo/329/overview'Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships/a. /p
p The two Britons overcame a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ariel-behar/bd52/overview'Ariel Behar/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/robert-galloway/g09v/overview'Robert Galloway/a 6-4, 4-6, 12-10 to lift the trophy in just their second event together. Cash and Glasspool were on the brink of defeat when match point down at 9/10 in the Match Tie-break, but they reeled off three points in a row from there to seal a 78-minute triumph at the ATP 500 in Tokyo. /p
p “It has been a good start to the partnership," said Glasspool at the trophy ceremony. "Amazing to get a title in the second week for us and I hope it can continue in this direction.” /p
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p Both teams produced rock-solid serving performances inside Ariake Coliseum, where each finished the match having won 82 per cent (37/45) of points behind first deliveries, according to Infosys ATP Stats. Yet Cash and Glasspool, who last week reached the Hangzhou quarter-finals in their first tournament together, held their nerve late to become the second all-British pair to triumph in Tokyo after a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/overview'Andy Murray/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jamie-murray/mc81/overview'Jamie Murray/a in 2011. /p
p “Thanks Lloyd for pairing up this week," said Cash. "Really good to get a title and hopefully we can keep the momentum and keep pushing forwards.” /p
p It is the biggest title of Cashrsquo;s career and his third tour-level title overall after the 28-year-old lifted two ATP 250 crowns alongside his Tokyo championship-match opponent Galloway earlier this year. Glasspool is now a five-time ATP Tour champion after winning his second ATP 500 title (Hamburg 2022 w/Heliovaara). /p
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pstrong Heliovaara/Patten rally for Beijing final spot /strongbr /
At the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/beijing/747/overview'China Open/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/harri-heliovaara/h808/overview'Harri Heliovaara/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/henry-patten/p0g6/overview'Henry Patten/a recovered from a slow start to notch an impressive semi-final victory against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jamie-murray/mc81/overview'Jamie Murray/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/john-peers/pc96/overview'John Peers/a. /p
p The third-seeded pair, which lifted its maiden major title at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a in July, prevailed 7-5, 6-1 to seal a final spot on debut at the ATP 500 in Beijing. Heliovaara and Patten had trailed 2-5 in the opening set but went onto convert five of 10 break points they earned in their 79-minute win. /p
p Currently seventh in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings as they chase a spot at the season-ending a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a, Heliovaara and Patten will take on top seeds a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/simone-bolelli/ba98/overview'Simone Bolelli/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrea-vavassori/va08/overview'Andrea Vavassori/a in Wednesdayrsquo;s final. The Italian pair, which is third in the Live Doubles Teams Rankings, defeated a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/wesley-koolhof/kc41/overview'Wesley Koolhof/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nikola-mektic/mf09/overview'Nikola Mektic/a 7-6(1), 6-2 to reach its fifth tour-level title match of 2024. /p
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