Harri Heliövaara and Henry Patten went to the Australian Open final

Finland Harri Heliövaara and his British counterpart Henry Patten are playing in the Australian Open tennis tournament doubles final.

In the semi-finals, the fourth-ranked German couple was defeated Kevin Krawietz/Tim Pütz set 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 (10–7). The match lasted two hours and one minute.

In the final, the Italian couple ranked third will meet Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori.

Ranked sixth, Heliövaara and Patten will play the grand slam tournament in Melbourne together for the first time. Their cooperation started last spring. Last summer they won the prestigious Wimbledon tournament.