Overview
- Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos beat Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara 6-4, 6-2 to defend the Roland-Garros men’s doubles crown as the top seeds.
- The match was marked by poor serving from both sides, with three breaks in the first set and Patten and Heliovaara unable to hold serve until 5-1 in the second.
- Patten and Heliovaara reached the final without dropping a set and had been chasing a third major together and a career Grand Slam after previous wins at Wimbledon 2024 and the Australian Open.
- Despite losing the final, Patten and Heliovaara will be elevated to joint world No.1 in the ATP rankings update on Monday, their first time at the top as a pairing.
- The result underlines the strength of doubles tennis in Britain and Europe and hands Granollers and Zeballos a third Grand Slam title together late in their careers, with the pair aged 40 and 41 respectively.