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Patten's partners make it dream week at ATP Finals

Great Britain's Henry Patten completed a life-changing visit to Turin by becoming an ATP Finals champion for the first time - a week after the nerve-jangling moment of proposing to his girlfriend in the city.

Patten, from Essex, said the lucrative season-ending tournament had "taken quite a big back seat" to his engagement plans.

But he got the answer he hoped for from long-time partner Ellie as they looked out over the city from a hilltop basilica last Sunday.

The unforgettable trip then became all the more special as he and Finland's Harri Heliovaara triumphed together seven days later, winning 7-5 6-3 against Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski in the doubles final to earn a shared prize of about £660,000.