Bryan Brothers won Barcelona Open Men’s Doubles title

Bob and Mike Bryan won the Barcelona Open doubles tennis title after defeating Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas and the Spaniard Marcel Granollers 7-5, 7-5 in one hour and 25 minutes. The twin brothers took advantage of their experience and mutual chemistry against Cuevas and Granollers who played on Sunday their first doubles final, reports Efe.

This is the Bryan brothers’ second title in 2016, after they won the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas earlier this year, while Sunday’s final match victory is their third in Barcelona, as they won the tournament before in 2003 and 2008, while they lost the 2011 final.

Did You Know?

  • There’s a pineapple on top of the Wimbledon trophy. Apparently it represents the tradition of English sailors putting pineapples on their gateposts when they returned from a long voyage.
  • Andre Agassi was the king of the hard court, collecting 40 outdoor hard court titles. For women, Chris Evert claimed 53!
  • American Jimmy Connors won 109 singles titles in his incredible career, which included 8 Majors. For women, Martina Navratilova was the all-time champ with 167 singles titles!
  • It was only in 2007 that prize money for Wimbledon winners became equal for men and women.
  • The shortest Grand Slam final ever took place in 1988 when Steffi Graf took Natalia Zvereva to the woodshed in a 6-0, 6-0 win to defend her title in just 34 minutes.