Links - Bryan brothers win doubles title to reclaim No 1 r - North River Minor Hockey Association

Bryan brothers win doubles title to reclaim No 1 ranking LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScheduleResultsRankingsMoneyWinnersATP ScheduleResultsRaceRankingsMoneyWinnersWTA Tennis on TSNeotText SizeLONDON Bob and Mike Bryan won the seasonending ATP World Tour Finals to reclaim the yearend No 1 doubles ranking beating Max Mirnyi and Andy Ram 76 (3) 63 in Sundays finalIt is the third time the American brothers have won the tournament and the fifth time they will end the year as the topranked doubles teamIt means so much Bob Bryan said Its pretty much what we play for now I mean thats the goal Play well in the slams but the ultimate goal is to finish No 1The twins got the only break of the final to go up 53 in the second set and Bob Bryan then served out the match at love at Londons O2 Arena He fell to his knees in celebration before getting up to catch his brother as Mike jumped into his armsThe Bryan brothers lost last years final to Torontos Daniel Nestor and Serbian partner Nenad Zimonjic a result that dropped them to No 2 in the rankings Nestor and Zimonjic entered the ATP finals as No 1 but were eliminated in the roundrobin phaseWe felt like it was stolen from us last year Bob Bryan said Now we kind of crept up on those guys and stole it from them this year We feel like its a little bit of a paybackMirnyi and Ram beat the twins in the roundrobin phase of the tournament but couldnt repeat the feat in the finalWe like playing against them We beat them three times this year once this tournament Ram said We feel like we have the game the right game to beat themThe Bryan brothers wasted three break points in the first set taking a 400 lead in the seventh game But Mirnyi and Ram held on and won the next four points the point after deuce decides the games to even the score at 44In the tiebreaker Mirnyi and Ram took a 54 lead with a service winner from the tall Belarusian but the Americans won the next three points to claim the first setMax returned great Andy played awesome Mike Bryan said It made for some great rallies out there Feel fortunate to come out on top Theyre a great team Its a shame theyre splitting up next year But all credit to them they had a great yearlog inBe the first to submit a comment!log in(Photo GLYN KIRKAFPGetty Images)Share ThisSwedish SurpriseThe NHL on TSN Panel hands out its midseason awards and its choice for MVP might surprise youPrivacy PleaseAn upset Ron Wilson is nothing new but Thursday at Leafs practice Wilson found a n...