Patten and Heliovaara reach French Open doubles final
Britain's Henry Patten and Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara moved a step closer to their first French Open men's doubles trophy together as they booked their place in Saturday's final.
The pair are yet to drop a set in Paris and continued their perfect run with a 6-3 6-4 win against French duo Quentin Halys and Pierre-Hugues Herbert to reach their first Roland Garros final.
Victory means they are now guaranteed to secure the number one spot as a pairing in the world rankings.
"It means a lot to us," said Patten. "I wish it meant more to the wider tennis world, but to us it's everything that we work towards.
"I join a long list of other Brits who have also done it, so it's amazing to now be in their company and join them as an ATP world number one. It's an incredible achievement for me."
They will face either top seeds Marcel Granollers of Spain and Argentina's Horacio Zeballos or Italian fifth seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori for the title.
