Harri Heliövaara is third on a recent, Four -Game Ranking list released on Monday.
31.3. 17: 42 • Updated 31.3. At 18:02
Finnish tennis quadruple star Harri Heliövaara In the ranking list, he rose to the third best in his career.
Heliövaara and his pair Henry Patten They have played exactly one year together and their points are exactly the same. Both have points 7,480.
Patten played two tournaments with other couples last June while Heliövaara was injured. The tournaments ended with the opening round, so he did not get points for them.
According to the rules, the one with fewer tournaments gets better rankings.
At the same time, however, the situation has changed so that reaching the number one place in rankings has become complicated for Heliövaara. Just over a month ago, the situation looked really good about it.
On the top of the list Marcelo at Areva and Mate Pavic There were many more defensive points coming during the spring.
However, March was perfect for Arevalo and Pavic. During the ATP tour, the whole March goes traditionally with two big Masters tournaments, Indian Wells and Miami. Areva and Pavic won both.
The profit of the Masters tournament is worth 1,000 points. At the same time, Heliövaara and Patten lost to Indian Wells in the second round and in Miami in the semi -finals.
The Areva and Pavic now have points 9,440, so the difference is almost 2,000 points.
Still, Arevic and Pavic have significantly more defensive points over the next couple of months, but it doesn’t seem so clear that Heliövaara and Patte will get up.
There is a lot of French openings in May-June. Areva and Pavic defend the championship and 2,000 points. Prior to that, they have, among other things, 600 points from the Rome final.
Heliövaara and Patten started their cooperation a year ago with the power of tournament winnings.
However, the tournaments were small, so there are fewer points to defend, and for example, three Masters tournaments before French openings can be taken.
Last year, French openings ended in a third round due to Heliövaara’s injury and 180 points.
If the pace of Arevalo and Pavic continues, they are difficult to reach. However, there are a lot of fluctuations in the doubles game, so Heliövaara’s number one place is still quite possible in a couple of months.