Britain's Patten and Finn Heliovaara win doubles title

Great Britain's Henry Patten and Finland's Harri Heliovaara saved 3 lucifer points connected their measurement to winning a thrilling men's doubles last astatine Wimbledon.

Patten, 28, and Heliovaara, 35, clinched a superb 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (10-8) 7-6 (11-9) triumph against Australian 15th seeds Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson, to nan delight of a ample crowd connected Centre Court connected Saturday.

The successful brace dropped to their knees successful ceremony having clinched a singular win.

They had travel into nan tourney unseeded aft only starting to activity together successful April.

It intends location has been a British victor successful nan men's doubles successful consecutive years aft Neal Skupski joined Wesley Koolhof of nan Netherlands to return nan title successful 2023.