They again had to do it the hard way against Bolelli and Vavassori after failing to capitalise on 10 set points before dropping the opening tiebreak.

“It was pretty brutal because it was so long, and it was obviously so late, the start of the match,” said Patten, who also reached the mixed doubles semi-finals in Melbourne with Olivia Nicholls.

“We both knew it was going to be a long way back but at the same time we looked at each other and saw the fight in each other’s eyes and understood we were both ready to leave it all out there. And eventually we got across the finish line.”

He is the third Briton to win an Australian men’s doubles title this century, following Joe Salisbury (2020) and Jamie Murray (2016).

But he still finds it hard to believe that he and Heliovaara already have two major titles to their credit.

“It all feels like it’s happened in the blink of an eye,” he added.

“That being said, we’re just at the start of the season so it’s definitely exciting times and we still have a lot to achieve as a pair.

“We need to win a 500, we need to win a 1,000, these are big goals that we have and we’re excited to keep pushing on.”