Top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan kept their status as the most dominant brother doubles duo on the ATP World Tour, defeating local favourites Ken Skupski and Neal Skupski 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals at the Aegon International in Eastbourne. The Bryan brothers saved all five break points they faced and won 82 per cent of their first-serve points to advance in 51 minutes. They’re seeking their first ATP World Tour doubles title of the season. Next up for them are Andre Begemann and Andres Molteni, who defeated Diego Schwartzman and Jiri Vesely 6-3, 7-6(6). Schwartzman/Vesely saved two match points at 4/6 in the tie-break but Begemann/Molteni hung tough for the win. [ALSO LIKE] Rohan Bopanna...
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. Mercedes Cup - Stuttgart, Germany From centre court to centre stage, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan entertained Stuttgart fans with some great music. Roger Federer and Tommy Haas visited Schlossplatz for a bit of mini tennis to kick off the tournament. Philipp Kohlschreiber was on hand for the draw ceremony at Bürgerwiese. The Bryans, Grigor Dimitrov, Haas, Feliciano Lopez, Michael Berrer, Mischa Zverev and Yannick Hanfmann were among those to meet fans at autograph sessions. Andre Begemann and Daniel Altmaier joined young tennis fans for a kids’ day press conference. Ricoh Open - ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Top seed Marin Cilic and #NextGenATP Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis met fans on site...
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan stepped up their bid for a 13th grass-court trophy on Thursday when they reached the Mercedes Cup semi-finals. The American twins, winners of a record 112 team titles, recovered from a set and 2-3 deficit to knock out Marcus Daniell and Marcelo Demoliner 6-7(5), 6-3, 10-6 in 77 minutes. From a 2-3 deficit in the second set, they won four straight games. The Bryans, who last captured a trophy in May 2016 at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome (d. Pospisil/Sock), will next challenge fourth seeds Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic in the Stuttgart semi-finals. At the Ricoh Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, top seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo improved to 21-9 on the season, which...
It’s anyone’s guess who will take the doubles title at Roland Garros after a wild first round filled with upsets. For the first time in the Open Era at this event, the top two seeds have not passed the opening hurdle. The last time this happened at a Grand Slam was at the 2015 US Open. Third seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan avoided an early-round casualty on Wednesday with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Philipp Petzschner and Alexander Peya. The Bryan brothers, finalists in the past two years at Roland Garros, are looking to win their third crown at this event. They’ll next play Sam Groth and Robert Lindstedt, who survived Brian Baker and Nikola Mektic 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(3)....
