Heliövaara and Patten defeated the set of Mate Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo 2–1 in the quarterfinals of the doubles.
Finland Harri Heliövaara and Great Britain Henry Patten have advanced to the semi-finals of the tennis Wimbledon doubles. of El Salvador Marcelo Arevalo and Croatia Mate Pavic fell 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (10-7).
When the place in the semi-finals was secured, the Finn threw his cap and racket to the ground in triumph.
The Finn commented on his mood For the tennis association.
– It was a wonderful tennis match, a three-set battle victory after crazy stages. And what successes to finish; yes, this leaves wonderful feelings. We already had our place in the first set, but the opponents managed well in tight spots. We had to pick up through road breaks, but it’s no joke, we are men in tight spots with Henry.
– Feed and will to fight. With their help, we turned the match in our favor. For example, in the decisive tie-break in the 8-6 situation, I served the hardest serve of the match and a direct point; it says that there is credit, the Finnish gambler continued.
Even reaching the quarterfinals was the first time for Heliövaara at Wimbledon.
The semi-final opponent of the Finnish-British pair will be determined later today. The winner of the match will face: Constantin Frantzen/Hendrik Jebens – Neal Skupski/Michael Venus.
– Great story going on, two left, Heliövaara still acknowledged in the interview.
Almost 100,000 euros in prize money is promised to Heliövaara for the semi-final place.
Story updated with Heliövaara’s comments at 15:57. In addition, the X release has been changed. Title changed at 16:17. The word furiously corrected with the word “railakkasti”.