The semifinal spot is the first of Heliövaara’s career at Wimbledon and the third overall at the grand slam level.
Finnish gambler Harri Heliövaara has advanced its British counterpart of Henry Patten with in the Wimledon tennis tournament to the quarterfinals of the doubles.
The duo beat the Brazilians in the third round match By Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melon by 7–6 (7–1), 6–2.
Heliövaara/Patten’s start to the match was difficult, but in the end the duo managed the match to their name in just under an hour and a half.
The Finnish player commented on his mood after the match For the tennis association.
– In the first set, I didn’t return that well, which is why we didn’t get a break, even though it felt like we could get to the serves well. The tie-break was crazy and there was no doubt in the second set. We played incredibly well, a sweet feeling. The fields get bigger, the games become more important and our game gets better.
The semifinal spot is the first of Heliövaara’s career at Wimbledon and the third overall at the grand slam level.
– For the first time to the quarterfinals of the legendary Wimbledon. My two previous times ended in the third round, but today it was made clear that it won’t happen, the Finn rejoiced.
Heliövaara is 37th in the doubles ATP ranking and Patten is 42nd. Brassipari Matos 26’s and Melo 41’s.
The cooperation of the Finnish-British couple in the prestigious Wimbledon tennis tournament has been convincing.
In the first round, the pair knocked out the fifth-placed Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori. In the second round, a Spanish couple crashed Jaume Munar/Pedro Martinez.
The French Open champions dominate in the semifinals
The duo will face the tournament’s fourth-placed team in the quarterfinals Mate Pavic (Croatia) and Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador).
Heliövaara trusts the pair’s own game in the quarter-finals as well.
– A really tough couple. Definitely the toughest test so far coming up. However, if we play at this level, nobody wants to play against us.
Story edited at 14:51. Heliövaara’s comments and information about the quarter-final opponent added.