Australian Open 2025 outcomes: Britain’s Henry Patten and Finn Harri Heliovaara attain males’s doubles remaining

Britain’s Henry Patten and Finnish team-mate Harri Heliovaara got here by way of the match to achieve their first Australian Open doubles remaining collectively.

The Wimbledon champions held their very own in opposition to Kevin Krawietz of Germany and Tim Puetz 6-4 3-6 7-6 (10-7).

It’s the second main remaining for Patten and Heliovaara in simply their fourth Grand Slam collectively, having first met in April 2024.

The sixth seeds will face Italy’s third seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in Saturday’s championship match.

Patten, who had not made it previous the third spherical of a Slam earlier than teaming up with Heliovaara, mentioned: “I am simply attempting to trip the wave. I can not cease smiling in the intervening time, which is sweet for individuals who know me. It is uncommon.

“I am often a basic Brit of Grumpy. I am simply attempting to benefit from the second with Harry.”

Heliovaara stopped enjoying professionally between 2013 and 2017 resulting from an autoimmune illness affecting his backbone, as an alternative working in finance throughout that point.

Heliovaara mentioned: “In the event you would have requested me 5, six years in the past if this was potential once I was doing Powerpoints and Excel sheets within the workplace, I’d have laughed.

“I’ve by no means regretted a single day [of coming back].”