Britain’s Henry Patten says he and Finnish companion Harri Heliovaara will “attempt to replicate” their Wimbledon success on the Australian Open after the pair reached the boys’s doubles semi-finals in Melbourne.
The pair claimed an exhilarating victory at Wimbledon final yr, simply three months after becoming a member of forces.
They moved a step nearer to a second Grand Slam title along with a 6-3 7-5 victory over Monaco’s Hugo Nys and Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin in Wednesday’s quarter-finals.
Sixth seeds Patten and Heliovaara, who’ve but to drop a set at Melbourne Park, will face German duo Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz within the semi-finals.
“We have been on this place earlier than, though not in Australia,” Patten stated.
“And once we have been right here final we performed very, very effectively, so it is good to have that in your again pocket.”