The duo of the Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, have decied to call time on their careers days before the US Open 2020 begins.
John Peers and Henri Kontinen stunned the Bryan brothers to win the men's doubles title at the Australian Open.
Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea pair eased past Lukas Dlouhy and Jiri Vesely to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
The eighth seeded pair of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea overcame Mike and Bob Bryan in just an hour to start their World Tour Finals on a high.
Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea were the eighth and last pair to qualify for the $7 million indoor hard court tournament, to be played at The O2 Arena. Only the top-8 men's players/pairs qualify to play the year-ending event.
Rohan Bopanna-Florin Mergea shocked the Bryan Brothers, the three-time champions, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(9), 7-6(5) in the quarterfinals that lasted two hours and 34 minutes.
Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan beat Polish-Australian pair of Marcin Matkowski and Juergen Melzer 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 10-6.
The Bryans won $520,000 in prize money and earned 2,000 ATP Rankings points from the victory.
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan earned their shot at their 100th doubles title with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory Thursday over Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram in an all-American semifinal in the first match of the day at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Marin Cilic beat sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych, 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4), in the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Thursday, launching himself into the semifinals of a major for the first time since he was a 21-year-old wonder at the 2010 Australian Open.