Julian Cash Wins First ATP Doubles Title at Delray Beach After Thrilling Final

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Julian Cash Breaks Through at Delray Beach Open

It took four tries, but Julian Cash finally grabbed his long-awaited ATP Tour doubles trophy — and he picked quite the stage to do it. At the 2024 Delray Beach Open, Cash teamed up with the experienced American Robert Galloway. Together, they took on the tournament’s top seeds, Santiago Gonzalez and Neal Skupski, in a final full of swings, rain interruptions, and pressure-packed points. Cash and Galloway dropped the first set 5-7. They lost their serve four times and looked in trouble against the favorites, who had the crowd’s expectations and their own top ranking to protect.

Yet, the tide turned late in the second set. Cash and Galloway managed to convert four out of six break points. They edged the set 7-5, forcing the match into a do-or-die match tiebreak. From there, their energy skyrocketed — they outplayed their rivals 10-2 to lock up the championship. The rain delays didn’t make things easier, but they handled the stops and starts better than their seasoned opponents. For Cash, the pressure felt heavier than usual. After coming up short in three previous ATP finals, he admitted there was extra weight on his shoulders: “I had three finals and came up short, so obviously [that] adds a little bit of pressure to the next one.”

A Partnership on the Rise and a Career Milestone

Cash and Galloway first linked up in 2023, showing flashes of potential by reaching the Atlanta Open semi-finals. But Delray Beach was their real breakthrough. That trophy wasn’t a one-off, either. The duo quickly built on their success, winning titles in Bordeaux and Surbiton. Their chemistry on court — Galloway’s net play paired with Cash’s lefty baseline firepower — started grabbing attention on the tour. Galloway, in a modest nod to their achievement, said, “It’s been an unbelievable week... to take advantage of our first one is great.”

But the story didn’t end there for Cash. After establishing himself alongside Galloway, Cash formed a new partnership with fellow Brit Lloyd Glasspool. That move paid off in a big way. Cash and Glasspool clinched the Japan Open and Brisbane International doubles titles. Their biggest triumph came at Wimbledon, where they captured the men’s doubles trophy — making history as the first all-British team to win there in 89 years. That run propelled Cash to a new career-high of World No. 12 in doubles rankings by 2025, an incredible leap for a player who not long ago was known mostly for his college successes and steady Challenger-level grind.

Cash’s journey is a fresh reminder that sticking with it, even after a string of disappointments, can pay off in spectacular style. Delray Beach was only the beginning, opening doors for what looks to be a long stay among the world’s best doubles players. For British tennis fans and anyone rooting for underdogs, Julian Cash’s breakthrough makes for one of the most uplifting stories on the circuit.