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French Open: Mirnyi and Nestor win men's doubles title

Reuters | Posted on Jun 10, 2012 at 12:03pm IST

Paris: Top seeds Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor captured a second successive French Open doubles title by beating American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 6-4, 6-4 in the final on Saturday.

The second-seeded Bryans were bidding to win a record-equalling 12th major doubles crown but were thwarted by the Belarussian-Canadian partnership who looked more at ease on the red clay.

Mirnyi picked up his sixth grand slam men's doubles title while Nestor pocketed his eighth.

Mirnyi and Nestor win men\'s doubles title

Max Mirnyi (left) and Daniel Nestor with their French Open trophy. (AP Photo)

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