Heliövaara and Patten are ranked fourth in the tournament.
Finnish doubles specialist Harri Heliövaara and his British counterpart Henry Patten have advanced to the semifinals of the men’s ATP tennis tournament in Adelaide, Australia.
They defeated Croatia in the quarterfinals Ivan Dodigin and Tunisian By Skander Mansour by 6–3, 6–1. The match lasted about an hour.
Heliövaara and Patten, who placed fourth in the tournament, will face a German pair in the semifinals Kevin Krawietz–Tim Pützwho are ranked second in the tournament. Heliövaara and Patten are ranked fourth.