Bob Bryan will take on a new role during this year's Roland Garros: coach. The left-handed half of one of the all-time greatest doubles teams will miss the season's second Grand Slam, marking the first time since the 1999 Australian Open that a Grand Slam doubles draw won't feature the American twins. Their streak of 76 consecutive Grand Slams will be snapped, but not by choice. Bob is still recovering from the right hip injury he suffered during the Mutua Madrid Open doubles final on 13 May. The Bryans retired down 3-5. “We've played Slams before where we've been a little hurt and sick, and we've always been able to tough it out. This one I couldn't get on my...
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan moved to within one victory of becoming the oldest World No. 1’s in ATP Doubles Rankings history on Saturday, defeating France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, for the first time in six meetings, 6-1, 7-6(2) at the Mutua Madrid Open. The American twins will return to the top spot of the ATP Doubles Rankings on Monday if they win a record sixth title in the Spanish capital, surpassing Daniel Nestor’s current record as the oldest doubles No. 1 (40 years and 5 days), set on 9 September 2012, by ten days. Bryan and Bryan will be competing in their eighth Madrid final (5-2), having last won the title in 2013 (d. Peya/Soares). The 40-year-olds are...
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan have accomplished countless feats throughout their careers. They have won a record 38 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles and lifted 116 tour-level trophies together. But at the Mutua Madrid Open on Friday, the brothers continued their pursuit of even more history. The second seeds battled through a tough quarter-final to oust No. 5 seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares 6-4, 6-7(4), 10-7, advancing to the semi-finals in Madrid for the ninth time. But furthermore, they kept alive their hopes of becoming the oldest No. 1-ranked players in the ATP Doubles Rankings on Monday. If the 40-year-old Americans go on to win their third ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of the year, Bryan/Bryan will...
Watch as the Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan play tennis and interact with fans from the rooftop of the Caja Magica ahead of their first match at the 2018 Mutua Madrid Open. Watch live tennis
