Wimbledon Champions Heliovaara and Patten Stay Perfect At US Open

Top seeds Heliovaara and Patten advance to US Open third round

Heliovaara and Patten on course for first US Open doubles title. Heliovaara/Patten cruise into US Open round 3.

Serving to stay in it at 2-5 down, Arnaldi and Struff couldn’t halt the top seeds again...

 

Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten are still in the hunt for a maiden US Open men’s doubles title after easing past Matteo Arnaldi and Jan-Lennard Struff 7-5, 6-2 in round two.

The No.1 seeds had a comfortable first-round win over the Cerundolo brothers, but this one was tougher early. After missing a break point in game two, both teams held serve until Heliovaara and Patten edged ahead 6-5 in the opener.

The breakthrough came in the 12th game. The Wimbledon champions surged to 40-0 and converted their second set point to take the opener 7-5.

In the second set, the top seeds fended off Arnaldi and Struff in game three, then struck immediately after to break and move 3-1 ahead.

Serving to stay in it at 2-5 down, Arnaldi and Struff couldn’t halt the top seeds again. Heliovaara and Patten took their first match point to close out the second set 6-2 and seal a straight-sets win.

Next up, the No.1 seeds will meet the winners of Nathaniel Lammons/Jackson Withrow vs Francisco Cabral/JJ Tracy.