Summary

  1. Heliovaara/Patten holdpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 13 July

    *Purcell/Thompson 3-4 Heliovaara/Patten

    Bit of a giggle from Harri Heliovaara as his partner can't properly get to a lob and dinks the ball straight to the Finn, who then volleyball style keeps the point alive despite it being hit twice by the team.

    Umpire Nacho, ever the professional, isn't having any of it.

    No worries, the pair still hold as the ball is smashed towards Patten's face at the net but the Briton gets his racquet up as a sort of protective mask and somehow wins the point with a slice.

  2. Shocks galorepublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 13 July

    Purcell/Thompson 3-3 Heliovaara/Patten

    Michael Emons
    BBC Sport at Wimbledon

    The men's doubles has been a tournament of shocks with Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara, who only started working together in April, coming into this tournament unseeded.

    But they have eliminated both the fourth seeds (Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic) and the ninth seeds (Neal Skupski and Michael Venus) in the quarter-final and semi-finals respectively.

    The 15th-seeded Australian pairing of Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson have caused some shocks too with a quarter-final win over the 11th seeds (Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni) before beating the top seeds (Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos) in the semi-final.

    Granollers and Zeballos were the finalists here last year.

  3. Postpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 13 July

    Purcell/Thompson 3-3 Heliovaara/Patten*

    Todd Woodbridge
    Former Wimbledon doubles champion on BBC TV

    Still yet to lose a point on serve are the Australians and they're looking very sharp.

  4. Purcell/Thompson holdpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 13 July

    Purcell/Thompson 3-3 Heliovaara/Patten*

    Purcell and Thompson are utterly dominant on serve, they haven't lost a point on serve yet.

    This time it's Max Purcell who's starting off the points. Jordan Thompson hits the highlight of the game, a banger of a crosscourt winner which he delicately dinks over the net.

  5. Postpublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 13 July

    So much action even at this late, late stage at Wimbledon. Watch this incredible shot from Daniel Caverzaschi in the men's wheelchair doubles semi-final:

  6. Patten holds servepublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 13 July

    *Purcell/Thompson 2-3 Heliovaara/Patten

    The pressure goes back on Henry Patten who is serving again. You don't want to be the first to be broken in a final. Mortifying.

    Thankfully, partner Harri Heliovaara is on his toes, swiping over a couple of winners at the net to help his mate Hen to a hold to 15.

  7. Postpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 13 July

    Purcell/Thompson 2-2 Heliovaara/Patten*

    John Lloyd
    Former GB Davis Cup captain on BBC TV

    All four players out on court have to start working out where they're going to target and start applying some pressure.

  8. Purcell/Thompson hold againpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 13 July

    Purcell/Thompson 2-2 Heliovaara/Patten*

    Another hold to love, this time Jordan Thompson's serves are too spicy for the British-Finnish pair to handle.

  9. Postpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 13 July

    Just going back to the women's final, I've got some videos to show you. Here's how Barbora Krejcikova won a sublime first set:

  10. Postpublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 13 July

    *Purcell/Thompson 1-2 Heliovaara/Patten

    Peter Fleming
    Seven-time Grand Slam doubles champion on BBC TV

    It's nice to see both teams settling in early, things can get pretty tight.

  11. Heliovaara/Patten holdpublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 13 July

    *Purcell/Thompson 1-2 Heliovaara/Patten

    Just the three points won against serve across the first three games on Centre.

    It's one for the big hitters as Harri Heliovaara holds to 15 with a slap down the line.

    Centre Court and the Royal Box is starting to fill up again. Sue Barker is already back out and watching.

  12. Back-to-back British winners?published at 17:07 British Summer Time 13 July

    Purcell/Thompson 1-1 Heliovaara/Patten

    Michael Emons
    BBC Sport at Wimbledon

    DoublesImage source, Michael Emons

    Will there be a British name on the men's doubles winners' board for a second successive year?

    Last year Britain's Neal Skupski, along with Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands, won the competition and now Britain's Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara of Finland will be trying to get their names immortalised in Wimbledon history.

    Before Skupski, you have to go back to Jonathan Marray back in 2012 for the last Briton to be a men's doubles winner.

    Since the Open Era in 1968 started, there has only been one Briton that has been part of a losing pair in the men's doubles final - Jamie Murray, when paired with Australian John Peers in 2015

    Doubles boardImage source, Michael Emons
  13. Purcell/Thompson holdpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 13 July

    *Purcell/Thompson 1-1 Heliovaara/Patten

    No chances for Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten to immediately break as Purcell/Thompson hold to love.

  14. Postpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 13 July

    Krejcikova 6-2 2-6 6-4 Paolini

    Tracy Austin
    Two-time Grand Slam champion on BBC TV

    I would think Paolini's best chance would be clay. That's what she grew up on. She has the high, loopy shots she used so well to get the final. She won that title in Dubai and that was on hard court. She's a complete player.

  15. Postpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 13 July

    Just joining us? It's the men's doubles final on Centre Court, after a thrilling women's final that went to a decider.

    Here's how winner Barbora Krejcikova reacted:

  16. Heliovaara/Patten holdpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 13 July

    *Purcell/Thompson 0-1 Heliovaara/Patten

    Oh deary, Patten and Heliovaara go up 40-0 but then have a bit of a wobble losing the next two points.

    Don't worry though says Patten, presumably, as he smashes over another first serve which Max Purcell can't deal with. That's our first game.

  17. Postpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 13 July

    Purcell/Thompson 0-0 Heliovaara/Patten*

    How are your nerves Henry Patten? The Briton is tasked with serving first and starts us off with some booming wide ones which are quickly returned into the net.

    30-0.

  18. Postpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 13 July

    Patten and Heliovaara face Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson of Australia.

    Nacho Forcadell, great name, is in the chair. Right, quiet please, we're ready to start.

  19. Postpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 13 July

    Purcell/Thompson v Heliovaara/Patten

    Incredibly Henry Patten had not gone beyond the third round of a Grand Slam before this fortnight and has only won two tournaments on tour, both with Heliovaara who he started partnering this year.

    They are on a dream run having squeezed past French Open winners Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic in a match-deciding tie-break in the quarter-finals.

    And in the semi-finals they beat ninth seeds Skupski and Michael Venus of New Zealand 6-4 7-6 (7-1) on Court One.

    Skupski won the doubles title with previous partner Wesley Koolhof last year.

  20. Who is Henry Patten?published at 16:58 British Summer Time 13 July

    Purcell/Thompson v Heliovaara/Patten

    Briton Henry PattenImage source, Getty Images

    At 20 Briton Henry Patten was working courtside at Wimbledon as a statistician.

    Now 28 he is a match away from his first Grand Slam title, having never previously gone beyond the third round of a major.

    "Every single year I would watch Wimbledon and it's surreal for me given my pathway," he said.

    "I think we have to remind ourselves how well we've done to get here."