Bryans win record 13th Grand Slam doubles title
Mike and Bob Bryan beat Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling 6-3, 6-4 to win Australian Open doubles title.
Mike and Bob Bryan have set one more record together as a doubles team and this may be the most special of them all.
The identical twins became the most celebrated doubles team in Grand Slam history by winning their 13th major title at the Australian Open on Saturday, beating the unseeded Dutch team of Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling 6-3, 6-4 in 53 minutes.
The 34-year-old Americans had been level with the Australian legends John Newcombe and Tony Roche with 12 major titles.
"It feels real good to have that record," Mike Bryan said. "To be a part of history is pretty special. We weren t thinking about it much out there, but now that we have it, it s going to be fun to look back on our career and say we have the most Grand Slams."
After converting their third match point, the brothers jumped in the air and bumped chests and then clapped their hands on their rackets to the several hundred fans who stayed in Rod Laver Arena after the women s singles final to watch the match.
They were so excited about the historic win, they gave high-fives to some fans after the match, including one man wearing a Los Angeles Lakers jersey who had covered the letter "T in Kobe Bryant s last name so it read "Bryan."
