Mike Bryan
Mike Bryan
Michael Carl "Mike" Bryanis an American professional tennis player. The right-hander turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been world No. 1 doubles player for much of the last several years, first achieving the top ranking in September 2003. The brothers became the second men's doubles team to complete the career golden slam, through winning the 2012 Summer Olympics. He currently holds the records for the most ATP men's doubles titlesand finals appearances, and is tied...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth29 April 1978
CityCamarillo, CA
The players have a lot of confidence in him. We just agreed, 'Let's try something new.' We'll repackage doubles.
We're truly part of the tour now, not just second-class citizens.
We knew if we got to the finals enough times, we'd eventually crack it loose. I thought we played one of our best matches of the year, maybe of our career. We went out there and just went for it and just let everything go. Didn't worry about winning or losing, stayed in the moment and it happened, which feels pretty good.
We like playing those guys. When the singles field is so tough they're usually playing so many matches, then they have to come out and play doubles, it's tough for them. Sometimes they end up just pulling out of the doubles.
If we hold ... and it goes to a tiebreaker, anything could happen.
We didn't want to lose all the Slams. It's more kind of a relief. But to do it here at the U.S. Open, it's worth giving up five in a row.
We didn't want to go down as one of the only teams to lose all four slams.
It feels good to get this notch, the last two years we came up short. There's nothing more special than to win with your brother.
I thought we were fairly sharp. We haven't been practicing too much this week because we've been resting...This bodes well for Indian Wells.
Our backs are against the wall right now. If we don't unite, there might not be a game of doubles.
It hurts. It doesn't feel good to let your team down when you are staring down the barrel of giving yourself a two-set lead.
The only thing left that we could fight was the new scoring system. We're going to give it a shot for a year. If it's not working, we're going to go back to the old system.
James has been playing unbelievable in practice. The movement is key to him and he's feeling more confident, but he hasn't played much on grass and it's to be determined. Andy has a lot more confidence because he's won a lot of matches on grass.
We could have been off that court in 11/2 hours, ... Well, next time.