GB’s Cash & Glasspool stunned at Australian Open

At the Australian Open, Australian wildcards James McCabe and Li Tu shocked the top seeds of the world to lose to British stars Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.

The reigning Wimbledon champions Cash and Glasspool lost 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 to become the first all-British pair to top the year-end men’s doubles rankings.

The defending champions, fellow Briton Henry Patten and Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara, are the only remaining men’s doubles players in a men’s doubles draw that has already lost five of the top 10 pairings.

German fifth-seeded Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz, who were semi-finalists last year, both left on Friday.

Their bids ended early, along with those of Italy’s seventh seeds, Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli, eighth seeds Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Hugo Nys, and ninth seeds Francisco Cabral and Lucas Miedler, who are also runners-up to 2025.

However, sixth seeds Christian Harrison and Briton Neal Skupski safely advanced to the third round against Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar from Spain, winning by 6-3, 6-2.