Harri Heliovaara & Henry Patten Interview: On Winning Majors, Their Partnership, & The State of ATP Doubles

03/14/25 • 36 min

Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten are the #1 doubles team on the ATP tour, having captured two of the last three major doubles titles including Wimbledon 2024 and Australian Open 2025. I spoke with them in Indian Wells a few days before the start of the BNP Paribas Open.

In this conversation, we discuss their practice routines, their partnership, the state of ATP doubles, and more.

Detailed breakdown of their practice sessions, including specific drills like "volleyball" for serve and return practice
Strategic approach to facing teams with singles specialists like their first-round match against Melo and Zverev
Comparison between their Wimbledon and Australian Open victories and the different emotional experiences
Insights into Henry's relationship with his coach, Calvin Betton, who was also on the podcast recently (below)
Perspective on the current state of professional doubles and how to increase its popularity among fans
Discussion of mixed doubles format changes at the US Open and implications for the sport

Watch Harri and Henry play doubles through the rest of the season on Tennis Channel Plus and Tennis TV.

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In this conversation, we discuss their practice routines, their partnership, the state of ATP doubles, and more.

Detailed breakdown of their practice sessions, including specific drills like "volleyball" for serve and return practice
Strategic approach to facing teams with singles specialists like their first-round match against Melo and Zverev
Comparison between their Wimbledon and Australian Open victories and the different emotional experiences
Insights into Henry's relationship with his coach, Calvin Betton, who was also on the podcast recently (below)
Perspective on the current state of professional doubles and how to increase its popularity among fans
Discussion of mixed doubles format changes at the US Open and implications for the sport

Watch Harri and Henry play doubles through the rest of the season on Tennis Channel Plus and Tennis TV.

From this episode:

Tennis Tribe Memberships (Ad Court Webinar 3/25 @1pm CT/2pm ET)
Calvin Betton Interview

Learn more about Harri & follow:

Learn more about Henry & follow:

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Kimberly Birrell Interview: WAGs, AO Mixed Finals, the Improvement Process, & Doubles

Kimberly Birrell is the #76 singles player on the WTA tour and reached the finals of the Australian Open in mixed doubles a few months ago. I spoke with Kim after her round-one victory in Austin Texas at the ATX Open. We discussed her recent Australian Open performance, how she's improved her game as her career has developed, and more.

Kim's experience playing AO mixed with doubles veteran JP Smith
Singles vs doubles mindset, and the importance of belief and partnership trust
Discussing goals for the future and her doubles plans
Ideas on promoting the doubles game and discussion around the mixed changes at the US Open

At the beginning, you'll also hear from Matt, a rockstar tennis WAG. You'll learn what that is and how he manages all the responsibility, including one recent fire he put out in Austin.

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Demi Schuurs & Asia Muhammad Interview: WTA Partnerships, Team Chemistry, & Mixed Doubles Reaction

Demi Schuurs and Asia Muhammad join the show for their 3rd and 2nd times respectively (listen to the previous episode with Demi | episode with Asia).

This team just won the BNP Paribas Open and I chatted with them after their second-round victory at Indian Wells just before practice on their off day. We discussed their impressive run to that point in the tournament, how their partnership formed, what's working so well, and more.

Defeating Olympic champions and major finalists Paolini/Errani in round one with clean, aggressive tennis
Finding partnership chemistry through shared temperament—both value staying "chill" under pressure
Their aggressive, net-focused playing style
Demi expresses concerns about US Open mixed doubles changes limiting opportunities for doubles specialists
Asia discusses her transition to a doubles-only focus, which brought her into the top 10 within a year

Demi and Asia went on to play an amazing tournament only dropping one set and defeating some of the top teams on tour. They're a fun team to watch and you can learn a lot from how they play. Be sure to watch them throughout the rest of the 2025 season.

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