Bryan Brothers Win Fourth Title of the Year at Indian Wells
March 18, 2013 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Photo credit: Kenneth B. Goldberg
The American duo of Bob & Mike Bryan won their first BNP Paribas Open title on Saturday, rallying to defeat Treat Huey and Jerzy Janowicz 6-3, 3-6, 10-6 in just over an hour to capture their fourth title of 2013, behind the Apia International Sydney, Australian Open and the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships in Memphis, and their 86th title as a team.
"It feels really good to finally win our home tournament in Indian Wells," said Mike Bryan. "I thought we played a great match tie-break. It was kind of meant to be after being down match points. We came through in three super breakers, so we had a little luck on our side, which was nice."
The Bryans improved their win-loss record in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals to 22-16.
"Winning in Australia was one of our biggest goals of the year and probably our next goal was to win this tournament, since it has eluded us over the years," said Bob Bryan. We’ve always had friends and family here, so it was nice to finally be able to give them this gift. They’ve seen some heartbreaks, so it’s great to win for them."
