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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 13: Henry Patten of Great Britain celebrates winning Championship point with Harri Heliovaara of Finland (not pictured) against Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson of Australia in the Gentlemen's Doubles Final during day thirteen of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 13, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Tennis | Doubles Round Up | Patten runner up in ATP 500 Dubai

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By Glenys Furness

  • Henry Patten with Harri Heliovaara were runners up in Dubai
  • The Brit/Fin pair were second seeds
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Henry Patten & Harri Heliovaara entered the ATP 500 event and were second seeds. The Brit/Fin pairing made the final.

 

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Henry Patten & Harri Heliovaara entered the event in Dubai and were second seeds. In the first round the Brit/Fin were against Nicolas Mektic & Michael Venus. The Croatian/Kiwi stayed with the seeds in the first set and forced a tiebreak. In the breaker it was Mektic & Venus that edged through and took the lead. The second set saw the seeds re-group and mount a fight back. Patten & Heliovaara kept pace with the Croat/Kiwi and forced a tiebreak. In this one the Brit/Fin edged a very tight breaker and levelled up the match. In the match tiebreak the seeds got the vital break needed and took the match in three sets 6-7(5), 7-6(8), 10-6.

In the quarter-final the seeds were against Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski. The first set was relatively close but eventually Patten & Heliovaara got the break of serve and moved into the lead. The second set was much easier for the seeds, who dominated and barely put a foot wrong. The second seeds eased into the next round in straight sets 6-4, 6-1.

The semi-final saw the Brit/Fin against Robin Haase & Hendrik Jebens. The Dutch/German pair got off to the better start, staying close to the seeds and breaking them to take the first set. The second set saw Patten & Heliovaara re-group. The seeds broke early and levelled up the match. In the match tiebreak the seeds edged through to book a spot in the final 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.

In the final the second seeds were against unseeded pair Yuki Bhambri & Alexei Popyrin. Patten & Heliovaara started well, breaking early and taking the lead. The second set saw the unseeded pair fight back. Staying with the Brit/Fin and forcing a tiebreak. In the breaker it was Bhambri & Popyrin that edged a very tight tiebreak and levelled up the match. In the match tiebreak the unseeded pair edged out the seeds and lifted the trophy 3-6, 7-6(12), 10-8.

 

 

Doubles Round Up

Olivia Nicholls with Tereza Mihalikova were defeated by Zhao-Xuan Yang & Yi-Fan Xu in the second round in Dubai 6-3, 6-1.

Lloyd Glasspool & Julian Cash were defeated by Yuki Bhambri & Alexei Popyrin in the quarter-final in Dubai 5-7, 7-6(5), 10-5.

Jamie Murray with John Peers were defeated by Yuki Bhambri & Alexei Popyrin in the semi-final in Dubai 6-2, 4-6, 10-7.

Luke Johnson with Sander Arends were defeated by Edouard Roger-Vasselin & Hugo Nys in the first round in Acapulco 6-4, 6-1.

Joshua Paris & Jack Pinnington-Jones were defeated by Noah Zamora & Juan Bianchi in the quarter-final in San Diego 4-6, 6-4, 10-8.

Jay Clarke with Blake Ellis were defeated by Bernard Tomic & Nicolas Mejia in the first round in Bangaluru 4-6, 6-3, 10-5.

Marcus Willis with Vasil Kirkov were defeated by Vitaliy Sachko & Beibit Zhukayev in the first round in Lugano 6-2, 6-4.

David Stevenson with Cleeve Harper defeated David Pel & Jakub Paul in the final in Lugano 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.

Tom Hands & Harry Wendelken were defeated by Patrick Kaukovalta & Eero Vasa in the semi-final in Faro 6-3, 6-3.

Thomas Drayton with Hong-Yu Ye were defeated by Sergi Fita Juan & Iannis Miletich in the first round in Villena 6-4, 7-5.

Mattias Southcombe with Filip Peliwo were defeated by Akram El Sallaly & Jarno Jans in the quarter-final in Sharm-El-Sheikh 3-6, 6-1, 10-7.

Tara Moore with Carmen Corley were defeated by Jessica Failla & Jessie Aney in the first round in Austin 7-6(3), 6-2.

Jodie Burrage with Anna Bondr were defeated by Eden Silva & Madeleine Brooks in the first round in Austin 0-0 (RET).

Eden Silva & Madeleine Brooks were defeated by Yuan Yue & Anna Blinkova in the quarter-final in Austin 6-2, 6-0.

Heather Watson & Maia Lumsden were defeated by Shuai Zhang & McCartney Kessler in the quarter-final in Austin 6-3, 5-7, 10-8.

Emily Appleton with Quinn Gleason were defeated by Anna Danilina & Irina Khromacheva in the first round in Merida 6-3, 6-4.

Yuriko Miyazaki with Mariam Bolkvadze were defeated by Julie Belgraver & Yasmine Mansouri in the quarter-final in Macon 6-4, 2-6, 10-6.

Georgina Hays with Paola Lopez were defeated by Daphne Marquez & Florencia Moron in the first round in Monastir 2-6, 6-4, 10-7.

Esther Adeshina with Vicky Van de Peer were defeated by Francesca Dell’Edera & Sapfo Sakellaridl in the quarter-final in Monastir 3-6, 6-4, 10-6.

Eliz Maloney with Veronika Podrez were defeated by Stefania Bojica & Marie Vogt in the semi-final in Leimen 6-2, 6-0.

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