Paris, June 5 -- Britain's Henry Patten and Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara moved a step closer to their first French Open men's doubles trophy together as they booked their place in Saturday's final.

The pair are yet to drop a set in Paris and continued their perfect run with a 6-3 6-4 win against French duo Quentin Halys and Pierre-Hugues Herbert to reach their first Roland Garros final.

Victory means they are now guaranteed to secure the number one spot as a pairing in the world rankings.

"It means a lot to us," said Patten. "I wish it meant more to the wider tennis world, but to us it's everything that we work towards.

"I join a long list of other Brits who have also done it, so it's amazing to now be in their company and join them...