Henry Patten becomes only the third British men's doubles champion at Wimbledon in the Open Era...
Henry Patten Wins Wimbledon Doubles Title
Posted: 7:53 PM BST, July 13th, 2024 | Revised: 8:21 PM BST, July 13th, 2024
Henry Patten achieved a significant milestone by becoming the third British player in the Open Era to win the men's doubles title at Wimbledon. He and his Finnish partner, Harri Heliovaara, defeated the Australian duo of Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson in the final match.
Patten, 28, and Heliovaara triumphed over Purcell and Thompson by securing an 11-9 victory in a third-set tie-break, much to the delight of the enthralled Centre Court spectators.
The last two rounds had ended with tiebreakers as well, with the Australians winning the first one 9-7 and then Patten and Heliovaara winning the second one 10-8.
Patten and Heliovaara were not expected to do well at Wimbledon, but they surprised everyone by beating four seeded pairs, including Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic, the French Open champions, in the quarter-finals.
Both athletes were crying after the game, particularly Heliovaara, who confessed in a post-match interview that he and his teammate 'had some good fortune today'.
Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara triumphed at Wimbledon in the men's doubles event in 2024.
Briton Patten and Finland's Heliovaara were victorious in a thrilling final on Saturday night.
Patten was seen kneeling in celebration after he and his partner emerged victorious in the thrilling final match held on Saturday.
Heliovaara, aged 35, was crying just after the game on the main court.
The winners embraced each other before taking home their awards and speaking to the media after the game.
Patten then honored the second-place finishers before admitting that the game was still a bit hazy in his memory.
He said, "What means the most to me is being able to do this in front of a lot of people who have come to support me. Many of my family and closest friends are here, and I want to thank all of you."
Before Patten, Neal Skupski in 2023 and Jonathan Marray in 2012 were the only British players who had won the men's doubles event at The Championships since Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey won together in 1936.
