{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Reigning Wimbledon Doubles Champions Fight Back From a Set Down to Reach the Quarter-Finals",
  "summary": "Britain's Henry Patten and Finland's Harri Heliovaara fought back from a set down to reach the Wimbledon men's doubles quarter-finals, while British players had mixed results in the mixed doubles draw.",
  "content": "Henry Patten of Britain and Finland's Harri Heliovaara battled back from a set down to book their place in the Wimbledon men's doubles quarter-finals, keeping alive their hopes of defending the title they won at the All England Club last year.\n\nA hard-fought win over the Czechs\nPatten and Heliovaara, who climbed to the world number one ranking in June, edged past Czech pair Adam Pavlasek and Patrik Rikl 5-7 6-3 7-6 (10-6) in a contest that swung back and forth across three sets before the British-Finnish duo closed it out in a tense final-set tie-break.\n\nA season already stacked with silverware\nThe pairing has been one of the standout stories in men's doubles since teaming up in 2024, picking up 12 titles together including this year's Australian Open crown, on top of their 2024 Wimbledon triumph. Their run at Wimbledon now continues against Argentina's Guido Andreozzi and Frenchman Manuel Guinard, who they will meet for a place in the semi-finals.\n\nCash, Glasspool and Skupski still alive\nThe other half of the men's doubles draw still has Britain's defending champions Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool in the mix, alongside Neal Skupski, who is playing this tournament alongside American partner Christian Harrison.\n\nMixed doubles produces mixed fortunes for the Britons\nSkupski is enjoying a strong week across formats. He and American partner Desirae Krawczyk, seeded sixth, reached the third round of the mixed doubles with a 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 6-3 win over Portugal's Francisco Cabral and Australia's Ellen Perez. Joe Salisbury also moved through, teaming with Canada's Leylah Fernandez for a 6-4 4-6 6-2 victory against British pair Ben Jones and Maia Lumsden.\n\nIt was not good news for everyone flying the flag, though. Lloyd Glasspool, playing mixed doubles with Slovakia's Tereza Mihalikova, lost 6-3 7-6 (7-3) to France's Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Germany's Laura Siegemund. Marcus Willis and Heather Watson also exited the mixed doubles draw, beaten 6-2 7-6 (7-4) by Harrison, who was playing mixed doubles with China's Zhang Shuai.\n\nWhat this means for you\nThis result does not directly affect everyday life for most readers, but it matters to tennis followers.\n\n• For tennis fans: defending champions Patten and Heliovaara are still on course to defend their title, making their upcoming quarter-final and a possible semi-final worth watching.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Who did Patten and Heliovaara beat to reach the quarter-finals?\nThey beat Czech pair Adam Pavlasek and Patrik Rikl 5-7 6-3 7-6 (10-6).\n\n2. Who will Patten and Heliovaara face in the quarter-finals?\nThey will play Argentina's Guido Andreozzi and Frenchman Manuel Guinard.\n\n3. How many titles have Patten and Heliovaara won together since 2024?\nThey have won 12 titles together, including this year's Australian Open.\n\n4. How is Neal Skupski doing in the mixed doubles?\nSkupski and Desirae Krawczyk reached the third round by beating Francisco Cabral and Ellen Perez.\n\n5. Which British players lost in the mixed doubles?\nLloyd Glasspool, playing with Tereza Mihalikova, and the pair of Marcus Willis and Heather Watson both lost.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/tennis/wimbledon-eka-seta-se-pichharane-ke-bada-patten-heliovaara-ki-jori-kvartara-phainala-men-pahunchi-5039",
  "category": "Tennis",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-05",
  "tags": [
    "Wimbledon",
    "Henry Patten",
    "Harri Heliovaara",
    "men's doubles",
    "mixed doubles",
    "Neal Skupski",
    "tennis"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}