Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara advanced to the Wimbledon men’s doubles final after a tightly contested semi-final on Friday at the All England Club. The top-seeded pair defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis and Aleksandar Kovacevic 7-6, 7-6, with both sets decided by tie-breaks in a match that featured no breaks of serve.

Patten, who won the title alongside Heliovaara in 2024, expressed a mixture of relief and joy following the victory, highlighting the close nature of the encounter. "It felt amazing. Lots of relief and joy at the end of that one, not least because it was a really close, tightly fought match," he said. The 30-year-old added that the success “never gets old,” despite previous achievements on the same stage.

With this win, Patten has the opportunity to become the first British man in the Open Era to secure two men’s doubles titles at Wimbledon. The duo will face sixth seeds Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavic in the final, a rematch of their 2024 quarter-final. Arévalo and Pavic recently defeated Patten and Heliovaara in the final of the LTA’s HSBC Championships two weeks ago, adding an extra layer of anticipation to the weekend clash.

In other British hopes at Wimbledon, wheelchair tennis pairing Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid advanced to the final of the men’s wheelchair doubles after beating Stephane Houdet and Zhenxu Ji 6-4, 6-3. The pair, aiming for their seventh Wimbledon title together, will face Tokito Oda and Gustavo Fernandez. Hewett is also competing in the men’s wheelchair singles and will play Fernandez in the semi-final, having won his previous match against Ji.

British junior Oliver Page, who entered the tournament as a wild card, was eliminated in the boys’ singles quarter-final. Despite the loss, Page described his experience at Wimbledon as “incredible” and “like a dream,” reflecting optimism about his future prospects.

These developments highlight a strong showing for British competitors across multiple draws at Wimbledon this year, offering encouragement for the home contingent as the tournament reaches its climax.