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Bryans Survive Huge Scare

Five points from defeat? No matter. Out on Court 14, on the opening day of Australian Open doubles action, six-time champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan found themselves just five points from defeat. What happened next was typical of a team with 114 tour-level doubles titles to their name. The Bryans rallied, staving off three break points before winning nine of the next 11 games to recover from a set and 4-4, 0/40 down to beat Marton Fucsovics and Yoshihito Nishioka 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday. Chasing a first title in Melbourne since 2013 (d. Haase/Sijsling), the 2017 finalists outhit their opponents 40 winners to 27 in the one-hour, 54-minute contest. They will next face Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald,...

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