Archive for category: Mike Bryan
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Bryan Brothers win fourth US Open doubles title
2012 US Open men’s doubles title stays at home as the Bryan brothers prevailed over Paes/Stepanek in today’s final. The Bryans are now in possession of four Flushing Meadows trophies and 12 Grand Slam titles alltogether, equalling John Newcombe and Tony Roche’s record as a team. Another smooth victory for [...] -
Bryan Bros to play Paes/Stepanek for 2012 US Open title
Bob and Mike Bryan move into 2012 US Open men’s doubles final in two straight sets. They will play Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek for the title, who advanced after their Spanish rivals retired. London Olympics gold medalists Bryans have made yet another step towards conquering the 2012 US Open [...] -
The Bryan Brothers advance into US Open 2012 doubles semis
The Bryan Brothers enter 2012 US Open doubles semifinals, Qureshi and Rojer also through. The final result would suggest that Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer remained largely untroubled by young American brothers Ryan and Christian Harrison. The Harrisons, however, had a double break ball at 2-2 in the opener, but in [...] -
Bob and Mike Bryan win the Olympic doubles title
America was given a double reason to celebrate today when the Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, triumphed this afternoon over Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfred Tsonga to win their first ever Olympic gold medal to add to Serena Williams’ singles gold medal. At this time, the Williams sisters are still playing [...] -
Bryan Brothers win third Monte Carlo title
Bob and Mike Bryan lifted their third Monte Carlo trophy on Sunday after they defeated Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi in straight sets 6-2 6-3. In very windy conditions, the Bryans managed to convert two out of three break points to take the first set. The second set was a [...] -
USA and Czech Republic take a 2-1 lead in Davis Cup QF
World no.1 doubles pair Bob and Mike Bryan beat Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra 6-4 6-4 7-6 (4) to give USA a 2-1 lead over France in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Both first and second sets were decided at the very start, when the Bryan Brothers broke their opponents and [...] -
Switzerland with Federer loses against USA
Switzerland suffered a schock defeat against the USA in the first round of the Davis Cup played on clay in Fribourg, Switzerland, losing 5-0. In the first match, Mardy Fish beat Stanislas Wawrinka in a five set thriller 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-1 9-7. The big surprise of the day came afterwards as John [...] -
Paes/Stepanek beat Bryan Brothers in Australian Open final
The Bryan Brothers have been denied their 12th Grand Slam title as they lost to Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek in the 2012 Australian Open final 7-6 (1) 6-2. Had Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan won the final, they would have overtaken Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge, who have 11 [...] -
Bryan Brothers to play Paes/Stepanek in aussie final
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan moved to the 2012 Australian Open final as they defeated Swede Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau of Romania in a hard fought match 4-6 6-3 7-6(5). They had to save a matchpoint at 5-6 in the third set, but Bob held his serve and all [...] -
Bryan Bros and Lindstedt/Tecau through to Australian Open SF
The Bryan Brothers are one step closer to their record 12th Grand Slam title. They defeated the Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 and moved into the Australian Open semifinals. They will now face Robert Lindstedt of Sweden and Horia Tecau of Romania, who overcame the 13th [...] -
Bryan Brothers champions in Sydney
World no.1 pair Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan captured their second title in Sydney as they defeated Jarkko Nieminen of Finland and Matt Ebden of Australia 6-1 6-4 in the final of the Apia International. This was the best possible start for the brothers just before the Australian Open, the [...] -
Mirnyi-Nestor and the Poles into Shanghai QFs
The Roland Garros champions Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Daniel Nestor of Canada dismissed the Austrian-Serb duo Oliver Marach and Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-3 and moved into the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals. They will now play Nicolas Almagro of Spain and Bruno Soares of Brazil for a place in the semifinals. [...] -
Bryan Brothers reach Shanghai QFs
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan reached the quarterfinals at the Shanghai Masters after they eliminated the Spanish-Serb duo Marcel Granollers and Victor Troicki 6-1, 6-4. The Americans had a bye in the first round and they will now play the Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, who received a walkover in [...]
