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Aussie wild cards McCabe/Tu upset top seeds Cash/Glasspool at Australian Open
Four seeded teams fall in second round on Friday
January 23, 2026
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Li Tu and James McCabe defeat top seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool at the Australian Open.
By ATP Staff
Home wild cards James McCabe and Li Tu sprang a second-round shock at the Australian Open on Friday, defeating top seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool 7-6(5), 6-4.
The British pair, which claimed Year-End ATP Doubles No. 1 presented by PIF honours last year, was one of four seeded teams to exit the men’s doubles tournament on Friday.
Sixth seeds Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski, who formed a new partnership at the beginning of the season, made it safely through to the third round by defeating Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar 6-3, 6-2. Americans Robert Cash and JJ Tracy also advanced with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Marcelo Demoliner and Jean-Julien Rojer.
View all the doubles results from Friday here.
Singles stars Tallon Griekspoor and Botic van de Zandschulp defeated Matthew Ebden and Rajeev Ram 6-3, 6-3 and will next meet Harrison and Skupski. Van de Zandschulp will continue his singles quest on Saturday against Novak Djokovic, with their Lexus ATP Head2Head series tied at 1-1.
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