The Briton added: “I need to thank everybody that stayed out right here and watched us play, you guys are a little bit bit loopy however I like you for it.”
Patten sealed victory with an ace, moments after saving the second of two break factors in opposition to his serve by the identical means, and immediately dropped to the ground in celebration.
It ended an exhausting match, lasting three hours and 4 minutes, which was concluded in entrance of a small contingent of loyal supporters at 1:42am.
After the match, Vavassori thanked the match organisers however questioned the choice to carry the lads’s doubles closing so late, after the ladies’s singles closing.
Addressing match director Craig Tiley, Vavassori stated: “You’re doing an incredible job. Hopefully, subsequent 12 months, you possibly can change the time of the doubles finals. I do not suppose it is good for doubles to not have so many individuals watching.
“That is one of the best match on the earth for me, thanks to all of the those who make this match potential. Within the subsequent 12 months, I want that doubles will develop as a result of it is an excellent sport, like singles.”
Whereas Patten is the third Briton, after Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury, to win a number of males’s doubles titles this century, Heliovaara is the primary Finnish participant to attain that feat.
Solely 12 months in the past, Patten and Heliovaara each exited the Australian Open within the second spherical when enjoying with different companions.
Heliovaara initially declined a partnership with Patten however, since successful an ATP title in Marrakech of their first match collectively, they haven’t seemed again.
They’ve quickly asserted themselves as one of many main males’s doubles pairings, successful half the Slam tournaments they’ve entered collectively.
Heliovaara, who stopped enjoying tennis professionally between 2013 and 2017, stated: “Doubles is a group sport, so an important factor is to search out your self a very good companion. I feel I’ve succeeded in that fairly nicely.
“Not solely on the tennis courtroom but additionally off it, we’re such good buddies. I feel that is what retains us shut collectively on tennis courts and brings us titles like this, so I am tremendous grateful.”
