MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori had a point overturned while serving for the first set because of a foul shot, but it only delayed them taking a lead in Saturday's Australian Open men's doubles final against Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.

(250126) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 26, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Harri Heliovaara (L)/Henry Patten celebrate after winning the men's doubles final between Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori of Italy and Harri Heliovaara of Finland/Henry Patten of Britain at Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 25, 2025. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)

Italy's Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori lost the Australian Open men's doubles final 7-6(18/16) 6-7(7/5) 3-6 to the pairing made up of Finland's Harri Heliovaara and Britain's Henry Patten in Melbourne on Saturday after over three hours of combat.

Last year's losing finalists - Italy duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori - attempted to achieve redemption in the Australian Open doubles final at Rod Laver Arena. The Italian third seeds took on sixth-seeded duo Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten in the hopes of avenging the loss to Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna at Melbourne Park in 2024.

This Friday saw the semi-finals of the men's doubles at the Australian Open. The Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori pair won in three sets against Andre

Britain's Henry Patten and Finland's Harri Heliovaara won the Australian Open men's doubles title to continue their remarkable start as a pairing at close to 02:00 local time in Melbourne.

Finland's Harri Heliovaara and Briton Henry Patten fought back from a set down to win the Australian Open men's doubles title on Sunday, defeating Italians Simone Bolelli and