Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos have defeated Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten to be crowned champions of Roland Garros 2026 in the doubles draw for the second consecutive year. The Spanish tennis player and the Argentine have touched excellence to overwhelm their opponents with a score of 6-4 6-2 in just 1 hour and 15 minutes of play.
It's interesting how the dynamics of both players' careers have changed. Granollers had lost the first 5 Grand Slam finals he had played, 3 of them with Zeballos, but 2025 was a turning point. They won their first two Grand Slams together in Paris and the US Open, and today they hit the court with the tranquility of knowing they had been in this situation before, delivering a clinic and clinching their third major as a pair.
Granollers and Zeballos excel in the first set
Granollers and Zeballos started the match much more focused, and in the second return game, they already had their first three break points after several flashes of magic. In the first two, Heliovaara and Patten managed to rely on a good first serve, crucial in doubles, but at the third attempt, they succeeded with a double fault that gave an advantage to the duo formed by the Spanish and the Argentine.

The British and the Finnish players were overwhelmed by the pressure and aggressiveness of their rivals, and once again, they had to save another break point to prevent the lead from becoming definitive at 4-1 with a service break against them. From that point on, the momentum shifted in their favor, and they then broke Zeballos' serve to level the set that seemed lost. Their joy was short-lived as Granollers produced an incredible volley to go up 4-3 with the serve, an advantage that proved decisive to close out the first set with a score of 6-4 after a superb display from both.
Heliovaara and Patten fade from the match
The second set started in the best possible way for Zeballos and Granollers, as once again a double fault from their opponents put them ahead with a 1-0 lead and the serve. In fact, by this point, Heliovaara had still not won a game on his serve, which is unusual in doubles. Both he and Patten completely lost focus, and they conceded their serve again, leaving the Spanish-Argentine pair with a 3-0 lead and serve, putting them on the brink of the title.
Despite a slight rebellion from the Finn and the Brit, they couldn't do anything against the level displayed by the number one seeds, who eventually closed out the historic match with a 6-2 victory, elevating them once again to the tennis Olympus. One of the greatest displays remembered of them, demonstrating that they are made for big moments like these. They now have 3 Grand Slams in a year.
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