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)

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.

British doubles tennis player Henry Patten says playing in a second Grand Slam final in the space of six months is "a little bit scary".

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.

Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori (3), Italy, def. Andre Goransson, Sweden, and Sem Verbeek, Netherlands, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Harri Heliovaara, Finland, and Henry Patten ...

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

Henry Patten is hoping his second grand slam final has the same outcome as the first – but without the stress. Patten and his Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara produced one of the more remarkable Wimbledon victories of recent years last summer in a nail-biting men’s doubles final against Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson.

The men's doubles title will also be decided on the penultimate day of action at Melbourne Park. Italian third seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori will face sixth seeds Harri Heliovaara of ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 24 (Reuters ... Also on Saturday, the men's doubles final sees Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori take on Briton Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara of Finland.

Britain's Henry Patten says he and Harri Heliovaara plan to "keep pushing on" after winning their second Grand Slam doubles title.

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.