Tennis
Bryan brothers seal No.1 with doubles win
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-11-30 11:11
LONDON - Americans Bob and Mike Bryan beat Max Mirnyi and Andy Ram 7-6 6-3 on Sunday to win the doubles title at the ATP World Tour Finals and regain the end-of-season number one ranking.
|
 Bob Bryan (L) and his brother Mike of the U.S. hold up their trophy after defeating Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Andy Ram of Israel in the doubles final of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis match in London, November 29, 2009. [Agencies] |
The U.S. duo were pushed all the way in the first set by the Belarus-Israeli pairing, taking it on a tie-break, before sealing the win with a solitary break in the second.
Victory took the Bryan brothers ahead of Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic in the doubles standings.
"It means so much," Bob Bryan said at a news conference. "It's pretty much what we play for now... The ultimate goal is to finish number one."
