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2 days ago
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Britain's Patten through to doubles quarter-finals
Henry Patten (left) is also already through to the mixed doubles quarter-finals with partner Olivia Nicholls [Getty Images] Wimbledon champions Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara moved into the quarter-finals of the French Open men's doubles with a dominant win over Rohan Bopanna and Adam Pavlasek. The second seeds cruised to their 6-2 7-6 (7-5) victory on court 14 to set up a tie with American ninth seeds Christian Harrison and Evan King in the last eight. Advertisement Briton Patten and Finland's Heliovaara only started partnering each other last year but are already targeting their third Grand Slam triumph having won last year's Wimbledon and this year's Australian Open titles. In the third round of the women's doubles, Britain's Olivia Nicholls and Slovakian partner Tereza Mihalikova were beaten 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (6-3) 6-0 by Olga Danilovic of Serbia and Anastasia Potapova of Russia. Nicholls and Patten will feature together in Monday's mixed doubles quarter-finals where the British duo are taking on Italian third seeds Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori.
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2 days ago
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Britain's Patten through to doubles quarter-finals
Wimbledon champions Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara moved into the quarter-finals of the French Open men's doubles with a dominant win over Rohan Bopanna and Adam second seeds cruised to their 6-2 7-6 (7-5) victory on court 14 to set up a tie with American ninth seeds Christian Harrison and Evan King in the last Patten and Finland's Heliovaara only started partnering each other last year but are already targeting their third Grand Slam triumph having won last year's Wimbledon and this year's Australian Open the third round of the women's doubles, Britain's Olivia Nicholls and Slovakian partner Tereza Mihalikova were beaten 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (6-3) 6-0 by Olga Danilovic of Serbia and Anastasia Potapova of and Patten will feature together in Monday's mixed doubles quarter-finals where the British duo are taking on Italian third seeds Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori.
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3 days ago
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Nicholls and Patten progress in mixed doubles
Olivia Nicholls and Henry Patten reached the semi-finals of the mixed doubles at the Australian Open in January [Getty Images] French Open 2025 Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland Garros Coverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app British pair Olivia Nicholls and Henry Patten are through to the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles at the French Open. The Australian Open semi-finalists beat sixth seeds Anna Danilina of Kazakhstan and Finland's Harri Heliovaara - Patten's men's doubles partner - 6-4 7-6 (7-0). Advertisement Three-time Grand Slam champion Neal Skupski is also through to the quarters after he and his American partner Desirae Krawczyk ousted fifth seeds Erin Routliffe and Michael Venus. Skupski and Krawczyk took the first set before being pegged back by their New Zealand opponents, but came through in the final-set tie-break to win 6-3 2-6 11-9. They will face top seeds Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine and Croatian Mate Pavic in the next round. Lloyd Glasspool also reached the mixed doubles quarter-finals after he and Mexican partner Giuliana Olmos also came out on top in a championship tie-break. Glasspool and Olmos beat Cristina Bucsa of Spain and Brazil's Rafael Matos 6-4 6-7 (7-9) 11-9. Advertisement That win sets up a quarter-final tie against second seeds Zhang Shuai of China and El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo. In the men's doubles, Luke Johnson will face fellow Britons Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool in round three. The 31-year-old and his Dutch partner Sander Arends advanced with a 6-4 6-1 win over Arends' compatriot David Pel and Jakub Paul of Switzerland.
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3 days ago
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Nicholls and Patten progress in mixed doubles
Olivia Nicholls and Henry Patten reached the semi-finals of the mixed doubles at the Australian Open in January [Getty Images] French Open 2025 Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland Garros Coverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app British pair Olivia Nicholls and Henry Patten are through to the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles at the French Open. The Australian Open semi-finalists beat sixth seeds Anna Danilina of Kazakhstan and Finland's Harri Heliovaara - Patten's men's doubles partner - 6-4 7-6 (7-0). Advertisement Three-time Grand Slam champion Neal Skupski is also through to the quarters after he and his American partner Desirae Krawczyk ousted fifth seeds Erin Routliffe and Michael Venus. Skupski and Krawczyk took the first set before being pegged back by their New Zealand opponents, but came through in the final-set tie-break to win 6-3 2-6 11-9. They will face top seeds Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine and Croatian Mate Pavic in the next round. Lloyd Glasspool also reached the mixed doubles quarter-finals after he and Mexican partner Giuliana Olmos also came out on top in a championship tie-break. Glasspool and Olmos beat Cristina Bucsa of Spain and Brazil's Rafael Matos 6-4 6-7 (7-9) 11-9. Advertisement That win sets up a quarter-final tie against second seeds Zhang Shuai of China and El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo. In the men's doubles, Luke Johnson will face fellow Britons Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool in round three. The 31-year-old and his Dutch partner Sander Arends advanced with a 6-4 6-1 win over Arends' compatriot David Pel and Jakub Paul of Switzerland.
BBC News
3 days ago
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Nicholls and Patten progress in mixed doubles
French Open 2025Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland GarrosCoverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app British pair Olivia Nicholls and Henry Patten are through to the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles at the French Australian Open semi-finalists beat sixth seeds Anna Danilina of Kazakhstan and Finland's Harri Heliovaara - Patten's men's doubles partner - 6-4 7-6 (7-0).Three-time Grand Slam champion Neal Skupski is also through to the quarters after he and his American partner Desirae Krawczyk ousted fifth seeds Erin Routliffe and Michael and Krawczyk took the first set before being pegged back by their New Zealand opponents, but came through in the final-set tie-break to win 6-3 2-6 will face top seeds Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine and Croatian Mate Pavic in the next Glasspool also reached the mixed doubles quarter-finals after he and Mexican partner Giuliana Olmos also came out on top in a championship and Olmos beat Cristina Bucsa of Spain and Brazil's Rafael Matos 6-4 6-7 (7-9) win sets up a quarter-final tie against second seeds Zhang Shuai of China and El Salvador's Marcelo the men's doubles, Luke Johnson will face fellow Britons Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool in round 31-year-old and his Dutch partner Sander Arends advanced with a 6-4 6-1 win over Arends' compatriot David Pel and Jakub Paul of Switzerland.
