He’s a Wimbledon champion and part of the year-end No. 1 doubles team, but don’t be surprised to see Julian Cash at the Amex Stadium, cheering Brighton and Hove Albion on. The 29-year-old made history with his partner, Lloyd Glasspool, this summer. They became the first all-British duo to win the men’s doubles title at Wimbledon in 89 years – and the first in the Open Era.
The title triumph may not have turned Cash and Glasspool into household names like singles stars Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu, but it’s still opened plenty of doors. For Brighton-born Cash, that includes a better relationship with his beloved football club. Since lifting the trophy at SW19, the current world No. 2 in doubles has been down to the training ground to meet the squad, and even got invited to the Boardroom.
“They’ve been amazing. They’re very welcoming,” Cash exclusively told Express Sport, speaking during his off-season – weeks after he and Glasspool lifted the year-end No. 1 doubles trophy.
“They invited me into basically where the club owner – both clubs sit in there. I went to Tottenham v Brighton, the owner of Tottenham and CEO and all of that are in there on one table and then on the other table is the same for the Brighton staff. The CEO of the Premier League, people like that. And then a couple of guests, and I was one of the guests that day.
“So I was invited to watch that game, which was pretty special, some amazing food, yeah, mixed with some incredible people, but they’ve been fantastic. I went and met a bunch of the players at the training ground. Fabian, the manager, is super, super nice. I’m supposed to play padel against him at some point, which should be fun.”
The Wimbledon doubles champion is, unsurprisingly, a big fan of captain Lewis Dunk. But Georginio Rutter also caught his eye at the training ground.
“I thought his energy was amazing, watching him at the training ground, he was definitely the life of the team. I watched quite an early practice. It was in their off-season, so I’m sure they’re probably knackered, you know, like not their favourite time to be training and all that stuff, and he was the guy kind of bringing that energy and had the music on, was laughing, joking,” Cash said.
“He was great, loved his personality, and then also Dunky. Been watching him since it feels like, basically my whole life. And I respect that he stayed at the club. Obviously, he’s had chances to move and stuff like that, and I massively respect that he’s stayed at a club like that. Because a lot of people will use it as a stepping stone and he’s stuck with the club.”
Cash has established himself as one half of the world’s best doubles team, an incredible feat given that his first full season as a doubles player was in 2022. But reality TV fans may also recognise Cash, as he’s dating Made in Chelsea star Yasmine Zweegers.
She’s been spotted in the Cash and Glasspool team box as the 2025 season has gone on, cheering them on to the Vienna Open title and heading to Turin to watch the Brits claim the year-end No. 1 team ranking. And Cash says Zweegers’ career makes it easy when it comes to the gruelling tennis schedule.
“There’s obviously similarities in our world, but also they’re very different. I think we both enjoyed kind of getting to know each other’s world a little bit better, and I think, from that side, we complement each other quite well. When she travels with me, she doesn’t feel like she can’t work, or, like she’s just there for me,” he explained.
“She’s always able to do things that benefit her, which I think is actually quite important. Like the travel is ruthless and if you’re just there to support someone, I think that can be tough. So I think, yeah, it’s great, and I love that she is able to travel with me. I think it’s important.”
Cash also puts a lot of effort into his relationship with doubles partner Glasspool. It’s no surprise to hear that they’ll be staying together for the 2026 season. But the doubles carousel can be brutal, with players splitting up and joining forces with their rivals, and Cash tries to avoid the drama.
He added: “It’s a funny world, for sure. I think people are generally, certainly in recent years, very quick to jump ship. And it’s so tricky. I think it’s very hard to build a great partnership. There’s so much that goes into that. I mean, me and Lloyd put so much effort into not just the tennis, but also our relationship and making sure we communicate well. We’re positive with each other, all that kind of stuff, and that over a whole year, when there’s a whole range of emotions all the time, isn’t easy. It takes a lot of effort.
“And so I just think people don’t necessarily appreciate that enough. And they’re very quick, maybe a bad few months and they just jump ship. But I even look at our year, we did, on paper, amazing, but there’s so many matches we could have lost. And you only have to take out, like, a couple of the wins, which is where obviously the big points are in the finals, and we might be 15 in the world. Which, if that was next year, you might say, ‘Oof, they’ve had a poor year’. But actually, you might not have played much worse.
“There’s always luck involved. Margins are so small, if someone else plays well, literally at the right time or on the right point, it might be out of your hands. So I do think people chop and change a little bit too much, but it’s one of those things, people are desperate to be at the top and I think most people would do anything to be there.”
People might be desperate to be at the top, but right now, Cash and Glasspool occupy that spot. And after claiming their first Grand Slam title in 2025, the British duo will be aiming even higher next year.