A GUTTED Wimbledon runner-up snapped back at the Centre Court crowd for laughing at his "devastated" partner. Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson came agonisingly close to winning the men's doubles. 5 Jordan Thompson, left, admitted he was 'beyond devastated' after losing the Wimbledon men's doubles final Credit: PA 5 Max Purcell hit out at the few in the crowd who laughed at his pal Credit: BBC But despite having three Championship points, they could not convert any of them.
And that enabled Brit Henry Patten and his Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara to come back and win 6-7 7-6 7-6 in two hours and 49 minutes to secure their maiden Grand Slams. It was pure joy and ecstasy for Patten and Heliovaara who simply could not believe they had won it. But for the Australian pairing of Purcell and Thompson, the heartache was clear to see.
And when Thompson was asked in his on-court interview how he was feeling, the dejected star simply said: "Beyond devastated," followed by an almost ironic sigh. That prompted a smattering of chuckles from the Centre Court crowd - which included A-listers Tom Cruise, Hugh Jackman and Zendaya . But the reaction did not go down well with Thompson's buddy Purcell.
He chipped in on the other microphone: "Don't laugh at him," in a justified rebuttal to defend his team-mate. Most read in Sport MOUTHING OFF TRNSMT fans in shock as BBC star storms stage of Example's headline set NO CAN DO Celtic star out until August as Brendan Rodgers dealt another defensive blo.