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Heliovaara/Patten strike back with commanding Nitto ATP Finals opener

Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten delivered a powerful statement on Monday at the Nitto ATP Finals, where they kick-started their title bid with a commanding victory.

The second seeds shook off Christian Harrison and Evan King 6-4, 6-4 upon return to Inalpi Arena for the second straight year. Having fallen to the Americans in the Roland Garros quarter-finals earlier this year, Heliovaara and Patten responded with a 64-minute clinic in Turin, where they dropped just five of 45 service points, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

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Second seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten shine in their Turin opener, defeating Harrison/King 6-4 6-4. #NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/KDao7SrX55

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“We didn’t do much wrong in our service games, we faced one break point in the whole match and came up with a great serve there,” said Heliovaara. “It was so fun to be on court… We were ourselves and enjoyed the moment. I’m just super happy to be here and playing well.”

Heliovaara and Patten, who are riding a five-match winning streak after triumphing in Paris, still have an outside chance of claiming ATP Year-End No. 1 Doubles Team presented by PIF honours. They are trying to make ground on British stars Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, who fell to Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori in their respective opening match.

“I never thought I would have one win on the Tour, so to have 100 is something incredibly special,” said Patten, who recorded his 100th tour-level win.

After levelling their Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Harrison/King and improving to 1-0 in the John McEnroe Group, Heliovaara and Patten can look ahead to meetings with Joe Salisbury/Neal Skupski and Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic.