Heliövaara and Patten lose London ATP final

Finnish tennis player Harri Heliövaara and his British partner Henry Patten were defeated in the London ATP tournament final by Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic. The top-seeded pair lost in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, on the grass court.

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I have to say the opponents were in incredible form. Pavic played a match where I don't know if we would have had a chance, no matter what we did.

Heliövaara, who is preparing for Wimbledon with Patten, acknowledged the superior performance of their opponents. "I have to say the opponents were in incredible form," the 37-year-old Finn stated in a Tennisliitto press release. "Pavic played a match where I don't know if we would have had a chance, no matter what we did." He added, "Hats off to the opponents. They returned serves well and kept things together."

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Hats off to the opponents. They returned serves well and kept things together.

The loss came after a successful week for Heliövaara and Patten, who had previously enjoyed a strong run of winning finals. "This was another positive week for us, even though it's a shame to lose finals," Heliövaara commented. "There was a long stretch where we won almost every final, so eventually, it's bound to go the other way sometimes."

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This was another positive week for us, even though it's a shame to lose finals. There was a long stretch where we won almost every final, so eventually, it's bound to go the other way sometimes.

Heliövaara expressed confidence in their grass-court game heading into Wimbledon, which begins on June 29. "In grass-court tennis, it feels like we are quite up to speed. We know what we are doing towards Wimbledon. We'll have a training week and then put everything into it."

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In grass-court tennis, it feels like we are quite up to speed. We know what we are doing towards Wimbledon. We'll have a training week and then put everything into it.