Unseeded Patten and Heliovaara Win Doubles Crown in Epic Wimbledon Final

Unseeded Patten and Heliovaara Win Doubles Crown in Epic Wimbledon Final
Britain's Henry Patten and Finland's Harri Heliovaara celebrate with their trophies after winning the men's doubles final against Australia's Max Purcell and Australia's Jordan Thompson at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London on July 13, 2024. Paul Childs/Reuters
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LONDON—Britain’s Henry Patten and Finland’s Harri Heliovaara beat Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson 6–7(7), 7–6(8), 7–6(11–9) in an absorbing men’s doubles final at Wimbledon on Saturday to clinch their first grand slam titles.

The unseeded duo of Patten and Heliovaara started playing together only three months ago but ousted seeded pairs en route to the final to meet the Australians, who had knocked out the top seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the semis.