Patten would have become the first Briton to claim the men’s doubles title in Paris during the Open era had he and Heliovaara triumphed.<\/p>\n
He went to Culford School near Bury St Edmund’s in Suffolk and is the eldest child out of four.<\/p>\n
His dad said that “every parent knows the feeling” of watching your child achieve something in their life.<\/p>\n
“Whether you are watching a five-year-old, 20-year-old or in Henry’s case a 30-year-old playing tennis – it’s the same feeling,” he said while speaking to BBC Essex breakfast presenter Sonia Watson.<\/p>\n
Ruth Stocks, the mayor of Manningtree, said: “We are so proud as a tiny town to have Henry become very famous and I’ve watched him over the past couple of years and he’s climbed up the ranks as he’s gone along.”<\/p>\n
Speaking after the match in a press conference, Patten said: “It is an amazing achievement and one that we’ve been trying to achieve for a while.”<\/p>\n
He continued: “It took a lot to get to where we are today, I think the number one spot is a mark of consistency throughout the year.”<\/p>\n
The pair won the doubles title at Wimbledon in 2024 and the Australian Open in 2025.<\/p>\n
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