This was just too cute not to post.
Micaela's dad and uncle won the 2012 Monte-Carlo doubles title.
They beat the second seeded team of Mirnyi & Nestor - 62 63.
This is their first title since her birth. Awwwwww x 1000000000000.
Photo 'borrowed' from their Facebook.
Men's Champion: Novak Djokovic
Women's Champion: Petra Kvitova
Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan
Women's Doubles: Kveta Peschke & Katarina Srebotnik
Mixed Doubles: Iveta Benesova & Jurgen Melzer
Photos: Getty Images
Bob Bryan tweeted this photo today captioned,
I'm eating Honey Smacks while my monster is eating the Eiffel Tower.
I do not need to know what his monster will be eating next...
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The Bryan's return to Roland Garros after a shock 2nd R loss last year.
They're on a Slam roll having won the last two at the US & Aussie Opens.
They've won once at RG ('03) and are looking for an 11th Slam.
I ain't betting against them.
Monte-Carlo ATP Masters 1000 - Final
1 Bryan Brothers d Juan Ignacio Chela & Bruno Soares - 63 62
I don't usually pay too much attention to doubles but...
The Bryan Brothers deserve credit for being 2 of only 3 Americans in M-C.
The third being Eric Butorac - who won a round in doubles.
I get that it's tough to be in Europe all summer long for singles players.
Especially if they aren't going to make deep runs on the dirt.
(Hmph, a summer in Europe would be a dream come true for me.)
This makes two titles for the Bryan's in M-C. They previously won in '07.
This also represents their 18th Masters 1000 title - from 33 finals.
The Bryan's are also the top seeds at Barcelona next week.
Thanks for representing boys.
After the match they Tweeted the following photo captioned:
Celebrated with $40 dollar cheeseburgers in the lobby.
Here's a pic w/ our better halves. Cute, aren't they?
Houston ATP 250 - Doubles Final
1 Bryan Bros d John Isner & Sam Querrey - 67(4) 62 10-5
The win represents their 69th tour title - and 4th at Houston.
After the win the twins jubilantly jumped into the River Oaks pool.
It had to be a very satisfying win...
Since winning at the Aussie Open the Bros have won 3 matches: 3-3.
They now head to Monte-Carlo where they are the top seeded team.
They won the M-C title in 2007.
And they had a great clay season last year winning at Rome and Madrid.
Mike: It feels good to win here in Houston and we kind of needed this.
It’s been a sparse last month and this will do wonders for our confidence.
We love it here in Houston.
Novak Djokovic
Kim Clijsters
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan
Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta
Katarina Srebotnik and Daniel Nestor
Photos: Reuters/Getty Images
Hmm, if I'm The Woodies I might have an issue with that.
The Bryans took the lead in ATP tour titles last summer & now have 67.
They passed the team of Mark Woodforde & Todd Woodbridge with 61.
But using this criteria, wouldn't we call Jimmy Connors the men's GOAT?
After all he won 106 ATP tour titles - more than double that of Federer.
Now here me out. I'm not hating on the Bryan's. They're great for the game.
And the Bryan's will no doubt get there. But not yet.
The Woodies lead The Bryan's in the following:
The Woodies won 11 Slams together including 5 straight at Wimbledon.
The Bryan's stand at 9 - their most coming in Australia with 4.
The Woodies won Olympic gold in Atlanta & silver in Sydney.
The Bryan's have a bronze medal from Beijing.
Both doubles teams won a Davis Cup title in their stories careers.
Add it all up and I say (at least for now) The Woodies are the GOAT.
I say they're #2. The Bryan's still have a few to go in the Slams.
Justin, Brad and PMac all know this but...
Bob tweeted this photo yesterday captioned: I was a hyper kid. Can you tell?
Obvs the Bryan Brothers are in Sydney where they are playing the Sf's today.
They are looking for their 2nd trophy in Sydney - adding to their title in '09.
They head to the Aussie Open as the top seeds and defending champions.
They will be going for a 5th Aussie title and 10th Slam overall.
With so many of the men's teams mixing & matching at the moment...
Double down: It would be foolhardy to bet against them.
Like a scene lifted from Merchant/Ivory.
Bob tweeted this today from the Hua Hin Vineyards in Thailand.
What a great looking couple. Congrats!
Mama got herself a nice ring! Doubles money ain't so bad...
Mike to Bob: You better not be spent for Australia.
Someone has Histamatic on their iPhone:
Photos: All from Bob and Mike's Twitter accounts,
#1
This is the 6th time the Bryans have finished the year #1 - a record.
Top of the pile: 2003, '05, '06, '07, '09 and '10.
Today they will play their 11th final of the year in Basel.
Amazing: They are unfeated in finals this year - 10-0.
The twins won Slams #8 and #9 at the Aussie and US Open's this year.
And 4 Masters 1000's: Rome, Madrid, Toronto and Cincinnati.
Now all that is downright Fedalian.
The boys have 2 tournies left on the year: Paris & London.
They will be looking to break there personal best of 11 titles in '07.
Do it.
Photo: I shot them signing autographs for the kids in Indian Wells in March, '10.
The life of a tennis pro ain't so bad. The Bryan Bros tweeted:
Took a trip yesterday to a remote spot on Great Wall of China. Amazing.
The Bryan's will play Fyrstenberg/Matkowski for the Beijing title later today.
The Bros are defending champs & looking for title #10 on the season.
Hmm, not seeing a real need for sunglasses.
Photos: Bryan Bros
Rafael Nadal - Men's Singles Champion
Kim Clijsters - Women's Singles Champion
Bob & Mike Bryan - Men's Doubles Champions
Vania King & Yaroslava Shvedova - Women's Doubles Champions
Liezel Huber & Bob Bryan - Mixed Doubles Champions
Photos: Reuters
US Open - Mixed Doubles Final
1 Liezel Huber & Bob Bryan
d Kveta Peschke & Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi - 64 64
First off, let's here it for the 1st Pakistani in a Slam final - ever.
Well, done Aisam. He'll also play the men's doubles final tomorrow too.
This is the 2nd time Huber & Bryan have won a Slam: US Open '03.
This is Huber's 2nd Mixed Doubles Slam and Bob's 7th & 4th at the Open.
Bob will play for a 9th Men's Doubles title with his twin Mike tomorrow.
The Bryan Brother's Foundation is making a donation to Pakistani relief.
Lovely that tennis is building bridges.
Photo: Reuters
Hey, well done Vanity Fair! See the other photos at their website.
Photos: Justin Bishop for Vanity Fair
At least 3 out the 4's approval ratings are fairly high...
Pres. Obama stopped by to say hi to the boys while they attended the QuickStart event for DC's kids on the South Lawn.
Bob Bryan later tweeted this photo with the caption:
Back from a morning at the White House. Hit balls with kids on the South Lawn and hung out with the President.
#62
Los Angeles ATP 250 Doubles Final
1 Bryan Bros d Eric Butorac & Jean-Julien Rojer - 67(6) 62 10-7
A big congrats to the Bryan Brothers. It's a big moment for them.
And very sweet to do it in their own back yard.
Two questions: Why couldn't Tennis Channel air this live?
And why not let them play after the singles so some people would be there.
History in the making at noon? Really?
To break the Woodies tie at 61 they had to come back from a set & a break.
They confessed afterward it was due to nerves.
The Bros won their 1st title in Memphis in 2001 over O'Brien & Stark.
Their 1st Slam came at Roland Garros in '03 over Haarhuis & Kafelnikov.
The Bros still have a ways to go to break the Slam team record.
And there are a few players that have more doubles titles individually...
But with at least 5 more years on tour - they'll take care of those in time.
Well done boys.
Photo: Getty Images
Can the record breaking #62 be coming this weekend? It looks very possible.
Two matches away. Stay tuned...
Baseballer Barry Bonds attended their match last night in LA.
Photo: Bryan Brothers Twitter
From Bob Bryan's Twitter...
He writes: 1st time @ the gun range.
If you're ever taken hostage, gimme a call & I'll smoke dat fool.
Hmmm, looks like he'll smoke you too!!! LOL
Serena Williams to Play Mixed Doubles at Roland Garros with Bob Bryan
Serena will not be leaving Paris after that shocking singles loss.
She's sticking around to play mixed doubles with Bob Bryan.
Serena has not played mixed since 1999.
She's won 2 mixed Slam titles: Wimby & USO both in 1998 with Max Mirnyi.
Serena & Bob - a preview to an Olympic pairing?
Photo: Bob with his baby along the Champs-Elysees from his Twitter.
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