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Heliovaara/Patten seize Beijing title

Finnish-British crew qualifies for Nitto ATP Finals

October 01, 2025

Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten clinched their second tour-level title of the season on Wednesday on the China Open, the place they clawed previous singles stars Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.

The third seeds didn’t drop a set en path to the ultimate in Beijing after which within the last raised their stage from 6/6 within the Match Tie-break, profitable three consecutive factors earlier than changing on their third championship level to triumph after 90 minutes.

“Profitable tournaments is what we do, that is why we follow, we put the laborious work in,” Heliovaara stated. “Our household is at residence, lacking them. This makes all of it value it.

“We are able to actually get pleasure from this. Simply remind ourselves this was not a small match we simply gained. It is a huge one with many of the high groups within the draw. We ended up right here with the trophy. We might be very, very happy with ourselves.”

With their victory, the Finnish-British crew certified for the Nitto ATP Finals for the second consecutive yr. They’re the fourth pair to qualify for the distinguished year-end occasion, to be held in Turin from 9-16 November. Julian Cash/Lloyd Glasspool, Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos and Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic will even compete in Turin.

Earlier this season, Heliovaara and Patten clinched their second main as a crew on the Australian Open. Heliovaara, 36, is now 10-10 in tour-level finals, profitable two at ATP 500 stage, whereas Patten, 29, holds a 6-4 document in championship matches, in accordance with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.

“It has been some time since we have gained a match,” Patten added. “It has been loads of laborious work and loads of disappointing outcomes. We have been fairly shut. So we’re extraordinarily excited.”