By Glenys Furness
- Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool made the final in Miami
- Brits were sixth seeds
- Top seeds completed the sunshine double
MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA – Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool were the sixth seeds in Miami and made the doubles final. Only the top seeds stopped the Brits claiming the title.
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Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool entered the Miami masters and were the sixth seeds. The Brits faced a wildcard pair of Robert Cash & James Tracy in the first round. The Americans stayed with the Brits at the start, as neither pair could secure the break of serve. Eventually, a tiebreak ensued. In the breaker, the Brits dominated and eased through to take the lead. The second set saw the seeds strolling. The Americans just could not stay with the pace. Cash & Glasspool didn’t drop a single game to move into the next round 7-6(2), 6-0.
The second round saw the Brits against Pedro Martinez & Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. The Spanish/French pair stayed with the seeds in the first set and looked to be forcing a tiebreak. However, right at the end of the set Cash & Glasspool managed to break and take the lead. The second set saw Martinez & Mpetshi Perricard again stay close at the start. Once again, though, the Brits broke serve and moved into the next round 7-5, 6-4.
In the quarter-final Cash & Glasspool were against Yuki Bhambri & Nuno Borges. The non seeds pushed the Brits hard and forced a tiebreak in the first set. In the breaker, the seeds dominated and eased through to take the lead. The second set, though, saw Bhambri & Borges fight back and broke serve to level up the match. In the ensuing match tiebreak, the Brits edged through and into the semi final 7-6(1), 3-6, 10-8.
The semi-final saw the Brits against second seeds Henry Patten & Harri Heliovaara. Fittingly both sets were very close. Neither side got the vital break of serve and each set went to a tiebreak. The first set tiebreak was very close and eventually, it was Cash & Glasspool that edged into the lead. The second set tiebreak was again close. The sixth seeds managed to edge out the second seeds and book a spot in the next round 7-6(7), 7-6(5).
In the final the Brits were against the top seeds, and Indian Wells winners, Marcelo Arevalo-Gonzalez & Mate Pavic. The first set was extremely close as neither side got the vital break of serve, so it headed to a tiebreak. In the breaker it was the top seeds that eased through and took the lead. The second set was a little easier for the top seeds, they managed to break serve and hold on for the win 7-6(3), 6-3.
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Doubles Round Up
Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski were defeated by Guido Andreozzi & Theo Arribage in the first round of Miami 4-6, 7-5, 10-6.
Jamie Murray with Adam Pavlasek were defeated by Yuki Bhambri & Nuno Borges in the second round of Miami 7-6(4), 6-2.
Olivia Nicholls with Tereza Mihalikova were defeated by Ekaterina Alexandrova & Peyton Stearns in the second round of Miami 6-4, 6-3.
Harriet Dart with Monica Niculescu were defeated by Maya Joint & Ena Shibahara in the first round in Puerto Vallarta 7-6(5), 6-2.
Emily Appleton with Quinn Gleason were defeated by Hanna Chang & Christina McHale in the semi-final in Puerto Vallarta 0-6, 6-3, 10-8.
Maia Lumsden with Magali Kempen were defeated by Pranthana Thomabre & Wushuang Zheng in the first round in Antalya 6-2, 6-2.
Tara Moore with Peangtam Plipuech were defeated by Dalma Galfi & Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round in Antalya 7-6(5), 6-2.
Eden Silva with Kimberley Zimmermann were defeated by Amina Anshba & Elena Pridankina in the first round in Antalya 6-3, 6-0.
Luke Johnson with Lucas Miedler were defeated by Geoffrey Blancaneaux & Albano Olivetti in the semi-final in Naples 6-2, 6-1.
Joshua Paris with Daniel Cukierman were defeated by Karol Drzewiecki & Piotr Matuszewski in the first round in Girona 4-6, 7-6(4), 10-6.
David Stevenson with Johannes Ingildsen were defeated by Romain Arneodo & Andreas Mies in the quarter-final in Girona6-3, 7-6(7).
James Markiewicz with Jannik Opitz were defeated by Adan Freire De Silva & Cyril Vandermeersch in the first round in Saint-Dizier 6-1, 6-3.
Ben Jones & James Story were defeated by Dan Added & Jan Jermar in the semi-final in Saint-Dizier 5-7, 6-3, 10-7.
Tom Hands & Harry Wendelken were defeated by Dan Added & Jan Jermar in the final in Saint-Dizier 0-0 (RET).
Adam Jones & Toby Martin were defeated by Jayson Blando & Michael Blando in the first round in Calabasas 4-6, 6-4, 15-13.
Finn Murgett with Noah Schachter were defeated by Charles Broom & Dan Martin in the first round in Calabasas 6-1, 6-3.
Charles Broom with Dan Martin were defeated by Elijah Strode & Isiah Strode in the quarter-final in Calabasas 6-4, 7-6(6).
Aidan McHugh with Sathi Reddy Chirala were defeated by Blu Baker & Andrew Fenty in the first round in Santo Domingo 6-2, 6-1.
Blu Baker with Andrew Fenty were defeated by Garrett Johns & Ivan Marrero Curbelo in the quarter-final in Santo Domingo 7-6(5), 4-6, 10-6.
Amani Banks & Ranah Stoiber were defeated by Holly Hutchinson & Ella McDonald in the semi-final in Santo Domingo 7-6(6), 6-4.
Holly Hutchinson & Ella Mc Donald defeated Carmen Corley & Maribella Zamarripa in the final in Santo Domingo 6-1, 6-5.
Jizel Matos Sequeira Fernandes with Jacqueline Nylander Altelius were defeated by Elena Ruxandra Bertea & Angelina Wirges in the quarter-final in Heraklion 6-0, 6-2.
Oliver Bonding & Stuart Parker were defeated by Billy Suarez & Richard Zusman in the semi-final in Heraklion 7-5, 7-5.
Roy Keegan & Marcus McLaren were defeated by Matthew Donald & Dimitris Sakellaridis in the quarter-final in Monastir 6-2, 6-2.
Alicia Barnett with Elixane Lechemia were defeated by Lino Glushko & Gabriela Knutson in the quarter-final in Murska Sobota 6-3, 6-1.
Madeleine Brooks & Freya Christie were defeated by I-Hsuan Cho & Yi Tisen Cho in the semi-final in Murska Sobota 7-5, 3-6, 10-7.
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