DAVIS CUP: BRYAN BROTHERS ARE EASY VICTORS.Byline: MATTHEW KREDELL Staff Writer RANCHO MIRAGE - Second days are becoming a formality in U.S. Davis Cup Davis Cup: see tennis. Davis Cup Trophy awarded to the winning team of an international tennis tournament for men. It was donated in 1900 by Dwight F. tennis play. The U.S. team counts on it, the fans revel in it and the opponent acknowledges it. That's the strength of Camarillo-born brothers Bob and Mike Bryan Twin brothers Robert Charles Bryan (Bob) and Michael Carl Bryan (Mike) are American professional tennis players. Between 2005 and 2006, they reached an Open Era record of seven consecutive Grand Slam finals. , the No. 1 doubles team in the world. Rather than send out Fernando Gonzalez and Nicolas Massu to face the Bryans, as originally scheduled, Chile offered the inexperienced Adrian Garcia and Paul Capdeville Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro (born April 2, 1983 in Santiago) is a Chilean tennis player. His last name means "head of the city" in Occitan. Capdeville was born in Santiago, Chile. On October 8, 2007, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 100. - which is akin like sending lambs to wolves. The Bryans barely needed to work in dispatching the Chileans 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 and staking the U.S. to a 2-1 lead Saturday in the quarterfinals at Mission Hills Country Club. "I was really happy to see them put the lesser experienced guys on the court, and we outplayed them from the first ball," Bob Bryan
Robert ("Bob") Charles Bryan (born on April 29, 1978 in Camarillo, California) is an American male professional tennis player. Bob stands 6'4" tall, weighs 202 lbs, and plays left handed. said. "It felt good to get the early breaks. We never really felt pressured at all. ... They didn't make us play that much." With Gonzalez sore from a four-hour match with James Blake
That was the ultimate sign of respect for the Bryan brothers, as Gonzalez and Massu have had some success against them in the past, winning a quarterfinal match in the 2004 Olympics. However, the Bryans have been hot of late, winning the past two Grand Slams and only allowing four games to Gonzalez and Massu on the way to the U.S. Open The term U.S. Open is applied to "open" United States national championships in a particular sport, in which anybody, amateur or professional, American or non-American may compete. These include:
The Bryans were at their most dominant Saturday, breaking Chile's first two service games and only facing two break points in three sets. The duo won the first 27 points and 28 of 29 total on Bob Bryan's serve. The U.S. has come to count on the Bryans in the Davis Cup. This is the fourth round in a row that the Bryans have entered play in a 1-1 tie. The brothers are now 3-1 in those matches, and the U.S. has followed the doubles victories by winning the round each time. Andy Roddick can clinch the round for the U.S. by beating Gonzalez today in a match that starts at 11 a.m. James Blake is scheduled to face Nicolas Massu in the late match if necessary. "There's no better feeling in the world," Bob Bryan said of the lift he and his brother have repeatedly given the team. "Andy and James feel like that point is in the bag. We're like the hired gun hired gun Forensic medicine A popular term for a physician, lawyer or other highly paid expert who is not a regular employee of a particular enterprise, whose services are paid only as long as necessary; the term is an analogy from the use of mercenaries to fight ." matthew.kredell@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Mike Bryan, right, serves as brother Bob looks on during their doubles match in the Davis Cup quarterfinals Saturday. Associated Press |
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