MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori had a point overturned while serving for the first set because of a foul shot, but it only delayed them taking a lead in Saturday's Australian Open men's doubles final against Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.

(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)

Third-seeded Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori on Tuesday beat Portugal's Nuno Borges and Francisco Cabral in straight sets of 6-4 and 7-6 to book their place in the semifinals of the Australian Open.

ROMA, 23 GEN - Simone Bolelli e Andrea Vavassori hanno conquistato la finale del doppio agli Australian Open di tennis. Teste di serie n.3 del tabellone di Melbourne, gli azzurri hanno battuto in semifinale con il punteggio di 2-6 6-3 6-4 la coppia formata dallo svedese Andre Goransson e dal nederlandese Sem Verbeek.

Henry Patten is re-writing the history books for the UNC Asheville men's tennis program, and over the weekend Down Under, he added another major chapter.Patten,

Great Britain's Henry Patten sets his sights on becoming the top-ranked doubles player in the world after winning his second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.

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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.

Finnish duo rallied from losing a 18-16 first-set tiebreak to win the men's doubles trophy over Italy's Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.

The irresistible force of Aryna Sabalenka meets the unbreakable spirit of Madison Keys on Saturday in an Australian Open women's singles final that promises to be a thunderous slugfest.

Tennis ATP, Latest news Herri Heliovaara and Henry Patten came back from one set down to beat Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli 6-7 (16-18) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 after 3 hours and 4

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.