CHINA OPEN

October 6, 2026

Lloyd Glasspool

Julian Cash

Press Conference

GLASSPOOL-CASH/Pel-Arends

6-3, 3-6, 10-6

THE MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the press conference of our doubles champions, Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash.

We'll start with questions.

Q. First off, your thoughts on today's match. What do you think made the difference there, especially in the match tiebreak?

JULIAN CASH: Yeah, I mean, it was a really good match. They played really well. We snuck a break early, which always helps, especially in a final, kind of settle the nerves. They were playing a high level throughout the first set.

I think we kind of stuck to our tactics and were able to get across the line. I think we were just persistent in what we were doing. Didn't let the second set faze us, got us across the line.

Q. For doubles pairings, how much of your success on the court comes from chemistry both working together professionally and maybe outside playing tennis?

LLOYD GLASSPOOL: It's a business at the end of the day, right? I think chemistry is massively important. You have to know you've got each other's back, know each other well. It's kind of like being in another relationship almost.

We manage it pretty well. We try and spend not too much time together off the court because we're constantly in each other's pockets around the site.

Yeah, it's definitely important. I think a team beats two good individuals, and you see that a lot when it singles v. doubles. It's a massively important component of the game.

Q. In terms of potentially qualifying for the Finals, as this section of the season kicks off, how much extra motivation does that provide? Does it help you stay locked in in the dog days of the season to give yourselves something to play for?

JULIAN CASH: Yeah, I think we're both pretty hungry individuals anyway. I don't think we would need that, but it's definitely an incentive.

I think, yeah, look, it's kind of the thing in your mind at the start of every season. We've had some lower points this season, but we've played some good tennis as well. It's still our third title. We know we have the level. We both have the belief that, yeah, realistically we're only a week or two away from qualifying.

It's definitely in the forefront of our minds and we're going to push till the end to try and make it there.

Q. Building up quite a nice trophy cabinet. Comments on something like that?

LLOYD GLASSPOOL: I think that's something you look back on at the end of your career, isn't it? We take it for granted a little bit now.

You just find a place to put them in your house. Most likely not on show. Then once the career is done, I think you look back and think, Wow, this is pretty cool. Something to show the kids, the grandkids, trophy from Wimbledon, ta-da ta-da. It's nice.

I think we've played really well in the majority of finals we've been in. I'd rather do that than not play well at that stage, right?

Q. For each of you, how would you sum up your week in Beijing - not just the China Open? Have you had an opportunity to explore and enjoy the city or has it been a workweek?

JULIAN CASH: It's been a weird week for sure. We got here relatively early, kind of ready to play, then we didn't start till the Friday.

Yeah, I don't know, it felt like a lot of nothing at the start, then kind of everything got crammed into a few days, especially with the night match against Zverev. These last not even 72 hours have been a little bit of a blur.

This year we haven't explored much. Last year we were able to get out. Unfortunately, Lloyd got hurt in our first round. We stayed here for a couple days before heading to Shanghai. We got to see the Wall, got to explore a bit, which was a lot of fun. It's a fun city to be in.

Q. Before the final, Julian actually interacted with the junior players. For the men in China, doubles and the singles, we see fewer people in the doubles for the China team. Do you have any advice to the junior players or the players in China? How do we make a breakthrough in China's doubles?

JULIAN CASH: Yeah, I think British tennis is obviously very good in the doubles. We kind of nurture that I think from a young age. Yeah, we kind of nurture that from a young age.

I think the court surfaces we play on, people with big serves, people that volley well, those skills are engrained in us from a young age.

I think we've also been very fortunate, our governing body investing in doubles. It now kind of feeds itself. I don't know, we had five or six guys in the top 10 at some point last season. Lloyd was No. 1 last year. Then it went to Neal. Now it's Henry. It kind of feeds itself. I think I also instills a lot of belief.

I remember when I first practiced with Joe, I just filled in as a hitter. I was playing singles and doubles. Had a nice chat with him. Kind of saw some of the drills. Those little moments, kind of being able to experience that stuff, understand what playing professional doubles actually means, that moment specifically for me was kind of a bit of an eye opener.

Yeah, I think as soon as you can get someone to break through, you see it in singles as well, that can breed so many good things afterwards. I think that's where we're fortunate in the UK. It doesn't come by chance. It takes a lot of hard work and unfortunately takes a lot of investment, for sure.

But I think, like, making it a priority, making kids understand that it is a path they can go down if their game suits that style of play especially, they can kind of nurture those skills from a young age.

A lot of people neglect it, maybe try to fall back on it at some point, and then it's too late. I think the earlier you can start those skills, people understanding there's a career path, which obviously we're fighting at the moment to hopefully continue for people, but knowing there is a career path to go down I think is, yeah, really important.