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Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Weeks 21 & 22 - French Open (Roland-Garros) - Paris, France (clay) - DOUBLES

JonH · Tennis legend

Brilliant, well done Henry and Harri!

Into the final without losing a set all event AND now confirmed as joint world number ones!!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
The boys justify their seeding:
SF: (2) Harri Heliövaara (FIN) & Henry Patten CR 8 (4+4) defeated Quentin Halys & Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA/FRA) CR 144 (87+57) by 3 & 4

As do the top seeds, beating the fifth seeds, Bolelli & Vavassori, in straight sets:

Final: (1) Marcel Granollers & Horacio Zeballos (ESP/ARG) CR 5 (3+2) vs (2) Harri Heliövaara (FIN) & Henry Patten CR 8 (4+4)

JonH · Tennis legend

Well it feels the right final. H and H guaranteed top race as well as ranking position as a result. This is going to be a very interesting final.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, great final line-up.

A year after Joe & Neal became the first Brits to reach a RG men's doubles final since 1936, Henry has the chance to be a first British winner since 1933 ( Pat Hughes & Fred Perry ).

JonH · Tennis legend

10 am start BST for Harri and Henry. Good luck to them! Finland won the Ice Hockey World Championship last weekend, maybe that will flow through to Harri for inspiration as the Finnish equivalent of England winning the football World Cup!

JonH · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Yes, great final line-up.

A year after Joe & Neal became the first Brits to reach a RG men's doubles final since 1936, Henry has the chance to be a first British winner since 1933 ( Pat Hughes & Fred Perry ).

That would be big if he achieves that

JonH · Tennis legend

First set gone, 4-6. G and Z seemed on top most of the set

B00thy · County player

Unfortunately my "go to" platform to watch, Bet365, is not showing the game

JonH · Tennis legend

JonH wrote:
First set gone, 4-6. G and Z seemed on top most of the set

Early second set break also. Not going to plan.

Jan · Hall of fame

Try:
https://en14.sportplus.live/tennis/roland-garros-doubles/7946610/

B00thy · County player

Jan wrote:
Try:
https://en14.sportplus.live/tennis/roland-garros-doubles/7946610/

thanks

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Final: (1) Marcel Granollers & Horacio Zeballos (ESP/ARG) CR 5 (3+2) defeated (2) Harri Heliövaara (FIN) & Henry Patten CR 8 (4+4) by 4 & 2 cry

JonH · Tennis legend

Thats disappointing

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH wrote:
Well it feels the right final. H and H guaranteed top race as well as ranking position as a result. This is going to be a very interesting final.

And an honourable mention in despatches by the ATP.