Bhupathi-Bopanna lose in semis of Aegon Classic
by IANS
London: Indian tennis pair Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna lost their men's doubles semifinal clash to top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan of the US in straight sets at the Aegon Championships.

The Bryan brothers won 6-4, 6-2 in 41 minutes and will take on Austro-Brazilian fourth seeds Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in the final at the Queen's Club grass courts.

The Indian third seeds were clearly not in their elements as they faulted thrice in the match.

The top seeds got three chances to break, once in the first set and twice in the second, and made use of every opportunity. The Indians did not earn a single breakpoint....more    
01:14 PM, Jun 16, 2013

Bryan brothers end 10-year wait to repeat French Open magic Paris: The 30-somethings have enjoyed themselves at the French Open this year and American twins Bob and Mike Bryan continued the trend by winning a record-extending 14th grand slam doubles title at Roland Garros on Saturday. Just a few hours after 31-year-old fellow American Serena Williams hoisted the women's trophy, the Bryans broke French hearts by beating Nicolas Mahut and Michael Llodra 6-4 4-6 7-6(4) in an entertaining final. When...  
02:23 PM, Jun 09, 2013

Bryan brothers win doubles title at French Open Paris: Top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States won their 14th major doubles title by defeating Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut of France 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4) in the French Open final Saturday. In the tiebreaker, the Bryans rallied from a 4-2 deficit to clinch the victory when Mahut sent a forehand wide. The twins won their only other French Open in 2003. When they won the Australian...  
12:21 AM, Jun 09, 2013

Defending champion Maria Sharapova overcame 11 double faults and earned a return trip to the French Open final with a noisy victory over Victoria Azarenka, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 on Thursday. Azarenka, a two-time Australian Open champion, was playing in her first Roland Garros semifinal. Serena Williams reached the French Open final for the first time since 2002 when she beat Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1 on Thursday.
01:30 PM, Jun 07, 2013

Bryan brothers reach doubles final at French Open Paris: Top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States will aim for a record 14th major doubles title after beating Alexander Peya of Austria and Bruno Soares of Brazil 6-1, 6-4 in the semi-finals of the French Open on Thursday. On Saturday, the twins will face Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut of France, who defeated Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 7-6 (4), 6-2. "We've never...  
10:12 AM, Jun 07, 2013

Bryan Brothers reach doubles finals at French Open Paris: Top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States will aim for a record 14th major doubles title after beating Alexander Peya of Austria and Bruno Soares of Brazil 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinals of the French Open on Thursday. On Saturday, the American twins will face Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut of France, who defeated Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 7-6 (4), 6-2. The...  
10:18 PM, Jun 06, 2013

Leander Paes-Jurgen Melzer lose in quarters at Monte Carlo
by IANS
Monte Carlo: Jurgen Melzer and Leander Paes lost their men's doubles quarterfinal clash against the top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan here at the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday. The Bryan brothers won 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 in one hour and 13 minutes to proceed to the semifinals of the 1000-point ATP clay court tournament. The Indo-Austrian pair broke the top seeds twice in as many chances they got to get...  
09:55 PM, Apr 19, 2013

Serbian duo stuns Bryan Brothers to take 2-1 lead Idaho: The United States trail Serbia 2-1 in their Davis Cup quarter-final after the top-ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan lost to Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1), 5-7, 4-6, 15-13 on Saturday in a match that stretched to 4 hours and 23 minutes. Zimonjic served three aces in the final game, closing out the victory with an ace on the second match point....  
08:28 AM, Apr 07, 2013

Bryan brothers suffer shock loss as Brazil cut US lead to 2-1 The top-ranked pair lost to Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares 7-6 (6), 6-7 (7), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. ...  
05:08 PM, Feb 03, 2013

Bryan brothers win record 13th Grand Slam doubles title The Bryans now have six Australian Open titles to go along with four at the US Open, two at Wimbledon and one at the French Open. ...  
07:35 PM, Jan 26, 2013

Sania-Bob in Aus Open QF, Bhupathi-Nestor out
by IANS
India's challenge ended in the men's doubles event of the Australian Open with the defeat of Mahesh Bhupathi and Daniel Nestor even as Sania Mirza and Bob Bryan progressed to the mixed doubles quarter-finals on Monday. ...  
01:13 PM, Jan 21, 2013

Sania-Bob begin with easy win at Australian Open Sania Mirza and Bob Bryan began their partnership with a convincing straight-set victory over Australian pair of Samantha Stosur and Luke Saville in the mixed doubles first round of the Australian Open, here on Friday. ...  
06:23 PM, Jan 18, 2013

Djokovic, Sampras to team for doubles exhibition Djokovic will team with his idol Sampras to play Bryan brothers in a doubles exhibition on March 4. ...  
11:59 AM, Jan 18, 2013

Paes-Radek beat Bryan brothers for third win London: Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek will go into the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finale as the unbeaten team as they pipped the top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in their last Group A match, here on Saturday. Third seeds Paes and Stepanek held their nerves to beat three-time champions 6-4 6-7(6) 10-7 in one hour and 45 minutes. Now Bryans would be praying that seventh seeds...  
08:58 PM, Nov 10, 2012

Sania Mirza feels honoured to partner Bob Bryan Hyderabad: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza said it's an honour to team up with 18 time Grand Slam winner Bob Bryan in the mixed doubles of the 2013 Australian Open. Speaking at the 'Marks for Sports' campaign launched by the NDTV-Nirmal for which the Hyderabadi is the brand ambassador, the 25-year-old Sania hoped that her tennis academy near the outskirts of the city would help in grooming young talent to...  
10:39 PM, Nov 04, 2012

Sania Mirza to team up with Bob Bryan in Australian Open Kollam: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza said she was looking forward to team up with American Bob Bryan in the mixed doubles event of the 2013 Australian open. "Yes, I am going to play with Bryan in the Australian Open," Sania, who inaugurated the President's Trophy boat race here this evening, told reporters. In the women's doubles, American Bethanie Mattek would be her partner, she said. Sania, ranked 7 in...  
09:03 PM, Nov 01, 2012

Bryan twins top of the world for record eighth time American twins Bob and Mike Bryan will end the tennis season on top of the world for a record eighth time, the sport's governing body said on Monday. The Olympic gold medallists are the only doubles team to win at least five titles for 10 consecutive years, and won a record-equalling 12th grand slam title at the US Open last month. "Finishing number one is always our ultimate goal when...  
04:34 PM, Oct 22, 2012

Bryan twins keep US hopes alive against Spain Gijon: Top-ranked United States pair Bob and Mike Bryan kept US hopes of upsetting holders Spain alive when they fought off a brave challenge from Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez to win their Davis Cup semi-final doubles 6-3 3-6 7-5 7-5 on Saturday. Spain had put themselves within a point of a fourth final in five years when David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro beat Sam Querrey and John Isner in...  
11:40 PM, Sep 15, 2012

Mike and Bob Bryan pose with the men's doubles trophy after beating India's Leander Paes and Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek in the final. The Bryans tied the Open-era record with their fourth US Open championship, matching Bob Lutz and Stan Smith.Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek pose with the men's doubles runners-up trophy. The second-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan won the championship 6-3, 6-4.Serena Williams points to someone in the crowd after winning her semi-final against Sara Errani. The American won 6-1, 6-2 to fix a meeting with Victoria Azarenka in the final.
12:09 PM, Sep 08, 2012