Heliovaara and Patten lose Queen's Doubles Final to dampen Wimbledon build-up

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/heliovaara-harri/OYcuApkE/"]Heliovaara[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/patten-henry/tzbx2iwG/"]Patten[/a] recently moved to number one in the world in the ATP Doubles ranking despite losing the French Open Final a fortnight ago, and again they have fallen short in a Final, going down to the duo from El Salvador and Croatia.[/p][p]It puts a dent in what had been a perfect start to their grass court season, winning their First Round match in straight sets before needing two three-set victories to reach the showpiece match of the London tournament.[/p][p]The pair will seek to improve before they attempt to regain the Wimbledon title they won together in 2024, the first of two Grand Slam titles they have won as a partnership.[/p][embed guid="6c287e3f-d773-49fb-91e1-dbc26affc940" url="https://x.com/the_LTA/status/2068751303388356712" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]A loss of serve in the opening game set the tone for the match, before another break by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arevalo-marcelo/zLNFemL9/"]Arevalo[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pavic-mate/2Dnk4gai/"]Pavic[/a] in game five but the number four seeds 4-1 ahead[/b], before they kept control of the first set, taking it 6-2 with their maiden set point.[/p][p]Heliovaara and Patten held off a break point in game three as they came out stronger in set two, [b]but finally they were broken in game nine[/b], before career Grand Slam winner Pavic and two-time French Open winner Arevalo secured the set 6-4 with minimal fuss in the next game.[/p][p]Both pairs now turn their focus to Wimbledon, where the Men's Doubles is scheduled to begin on 1st July.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/heliovaara-h-OYcuApkE/patten-h-tzbx2iwG/?mid=KQD2ZoEa"]Review the Queen's Men's Doubles Final on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]