Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara save three match points and beat Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson in the Wimbledon men's doubles final.
BBC Sport journalist at WimbledonGreat Britain's Henry Patten and Finland's Harri Heliovaara saved three championship points on their way to winning a thrilling men's doubles final at Wimbledon.
"It couldn't have been a closer match," said Patten, telling the crowd: "You all are amazing. So many of my family members and friends have come here and I thank you all." Heliovaara added: "We were a little lucky, but sometimes you need luck to win a tennis match. We will definitely enjoy it. The tears you see, it's all very emotional."
But Patten and Heliovaara, with the majority of the crowd cheering loudly at every success, fought hard and held off the first of the match points in the 12th game of the second set. The 6ft 6in left-hander, who was born in Colchester and went to school in Ipswich, has a booming serve and a blistering forehand that produced one scorching winner to go 5-4 up in the 10-point tie-break.
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