Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara have rallied from losing a contentious first set to win the Australian Open men's doubles title 6-7 (16), 7-6 (5), 6-3 over the Italian pairing of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.

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.

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Harri Heliovaara of Finland and Britain’s Henry Patten won an epic late-night men’s doubles final to add the Australian Open crown to their Wimbledon title from last year. The sixth seeds lost a mammoth first set lasting 87 minutes before pulling through 6-7 (16/18), 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 against Italian third seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.

Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten clinched the Australian Open men's doubles title, marking their second Grand Slam victory. The duo overcame Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in a grueling match.

Italy's Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, the third seeds, beat the pairing made up of Swede Andre Goransson and Dutchman Sem Verbeek 2-6 6-3 6-4 on Thursday to reach the men's doubles final of the Australian Open for the second consecutive year.

(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)

Harri Heliovaara of Finland and Britain's Henry Patten won an epic late-night men's doubles final to add the Australian Open crown to their Wimbledon title on Saturday.

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Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten won the Australian Open men's doubles title after a thrilling comeback against Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori. Despite dropping the first set, the pair rallied to secure victory in three sets,

Spain, 6-4, 6-2. Madison Keys (19), United States, def. Iga Swiatek (2), Poland, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (8). Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori (3),