Melbourne: Mike and Bob Bryan have captured their record 13th Grand Slam doubles title, defeating the Dutch team of Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling in the Australian Open final 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday.
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Bryans win record 13th Grand Slam doubles title
Americans beat Dutch duo Haase and Sijsling in Australian Open final
- AP
- Published: 18:21 January 26, 2013
The Americans had been level with the Australian legends John Newcombe and Tony Roche with 12 major titles.
The Bryans now have six Australian Open titles to go along with four at the US Open, two at Wimbledon and one at the French Open.
The brothers, top seeds at Melbourne Park, have also finished eight of the last 10 years as the No. 1 ranked doubles team, including last year.
Haase and Sijsling were playing in their first Grand Slam final and only their seventh tournament together.
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