Bryans Win Aussie Open in 3rd Straight FinalPosted on January 28, 2006 The third time was the charm Saturday at the Australian Open where the Bryan brothers won their first Aussie Open title in their third straight Melbourne final, defeating the Czech/Indian pair of Martin Damm and Leander Paes 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 for their third career Slam win.
They become the first Americans to win the Melbourne title since Jared Palmer and Richey Reneberg in 1995, and the first team to win the US Open and Aussie Open back-to-back since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1996-97. "We were down break points pretty much every game in the third," said Bob Bryan. "It was just pure relief and happiness and excitement at the end." Paes and Damm squandered two break point chances in the fourth game of the third set, allowing the American twins to turn around and break in the next game. "I had every type of emotion, pissed off, jacked up, you know, just let it all hang out," said Mike Bryan. "By the end there, we could see the light at the end of the tunnel and it feels good to get this notch because over the last two years we have came up a little short. There's nothing more special than winning a slam with your brother. So this is going to feel good for a long time." The Bryan brothers are now 3-5 in career Slam final appearances. |
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