Defending champions Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten booked their spot in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday, when they battled past Alexander Erler and Robert Galloway 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3.
The second seeds, who triumphed at the Nitto ATP Finals in November, will next face Czech duo Petr Nouza and Patrik Rikl.
Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos — two-time major champions in 2025 — also advanced on Saturday. The third seeds eased past Corentin Moutet and Luca Sanchez 6-1, 6-2.
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Home wild cards James McCabe and Li Tu sprang a second-round shock on Friday, defeating top seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool 7-6(5), 6-4.
The British pair, which claimed Year-End ATP Doubles No. 1 presented by PIF honours last year, was one of four seeded teams to exit the men’s doubles tournament on Friday.
Sixth seeds Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski, who formed a new partnership at the beginning of the season, made it safely through to the third round by defeating Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar 6-3, 6-2. Americans Robert Cash and JJ Tracy also advanced with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Marcelo Demoliner and Jean-Julien Rojer.
Singles stars Tallon Griekspoor and Botic van de Zandschulp defeated Matthew Ebden and Rajeev Ram 6-3, 6-3 and will next meet Harrison and Skupski. Van de Zandschulp will continue his singles quest on Saturday against Novak Djokovic, with their Lexus ATP Head2Head series tied at 1-1.
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