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Bob Bryan ‏@Bryanbros 7h

A lot has happened since we last held this cup 10 yrs ago, but I wouldn't change a thing. Thanks for your messages! pic.twitter.com/ojfKOuu24o

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Ten years and 14 Slams later, the Bryans have come a long way


http://www.usta.com/Pro-Tennis/ten_y...me_a_long_way/

PARIS – When Bob and Mike Bryan won their first Grand Slam title together, in 2003, they pulled an all-nighter partying. A decade later, when they won their 14th major crown in Paris, they were planning on ordering room service with their wives and putting Bob and his spouse Michelle’s toddler daughter Micaela to bed.

"I remember we went straight to Buddha Bar and partied hard there," Mike said of a popular Paris spot. "Had a great dinner. We were all just grooving, eating our food and just rocking to the beat. We went to VIP, a big place on the Champs Élysées and we were there until probably 6 in the morning. What time was our photo shoot? [Probably] 7, 8 in the morning? We're all just has haggard. Our eyes are bloodshot. We went to the [hotel], got the trophies and went straight to the Arc and took some just horrible pictures in front of the Arc.

"That was 10 years ago. Probably tonight's going to be a little different. We can't absorb those hard nights anymore."

The twins, who have played a busy schedule this season, are headed to the tournament in Queen’s and then onto Wimbledon, where they’ll continue their pursuit of the calendar-year Grand Slam. (The Bryans also won the Australian Open in January.)

They have a home base in London now, where they took a two-week break in between the tournaments at Monte Carlo and Madrid. Mike’s wife, Lucille, is British and they all have settled nicely into European life as they have been on the continent for nearly two months now.

Perhaps that is the reason why they have become such standout clay-court performers: They know the ropes of living and succeeding during the European clay-court swing, where they also won titles in Madrid and Rome.

In the French Open final, they overcame France’s Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut in a Davis Cup-style atmosphere, where the home fans were screaming in an attempt to pull their team through. But the Bryans have won plenty of away Davis Cup ties before, and when the match came down to a third-set tie-break, they came up huge – just when it looked like they might have to walk away without the title for the 10th straight year.

"This is the first one we won back in the day and [it] kind of launched our career," Mike said after their 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4) victory, where they rallied from 4-2 down in the tie-break. "This is the toughest Slam to win, I think. Clay is an equalizer and makes a lot of teams better. You have got to be mentally strong for a couple of weeks. And it was tough [in the final], just to grind it out being down 4 2 in the breaker."

Back in 2003, when the Bryan were still trying to make their mark as an elite team, they were still counting Euros, even though they already had a few Masters Series titles in their pockets. They even slept on the floor at of the hotel where the junior players stayed....read more

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Going for #90 and 5th Aegon Title

British Tennis ‏@BritishTennis 4h

Bob & Mike Bryan will contest the #AegonChampionships doubles final v Peya & Soares after beating Bhupathi & Bopanna 6-4, 6-2 on Court 2.

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Congrats on #90

Mike and I are excited to win our 90th title today at the Queen's Club. It was a great week and we're looking forward to Wimby.

Happy Father's Day to our amazing dad, who instilled in us the passion for this game and who has supported us every step of the way.

I'm proud to announce that I will become a father of a baby boy later this year. Michelle's pregnancy is going smoothly and she is feeling great.

Thanks as always for everyone's support! Couldn't do it without ya!

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Forgot to congratulate Micaela on becoming a big sis

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Amazing

90!!