Bryan brothers win 5th US Open, 100th tournament title
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Aug. 30, 2014: Doubles partners Bob Bryan, left, and Mike Bryan of the United States chest-bump to celebrate their victory against Jared Donaldson and Michael Russell, of the United States, during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. (AP)
Bob and Mike Bryan won a record-tying fifth U.S. Open doubles championship Sunday for their 100th tournament title.
The top-ranked twins beat 11th-seeded Spaniards Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 6-3, 6-4.
The Bryans matched Richard Sears and James Dwight, who won the men's doubles five times way back in the 1880s. They now own the Open-era mark, moving ahead of Bob Lutz and Stan Smith.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It's the Bryan brothers' 16th Grand Slam title, extending their record. But it's their first since 2013 Wimbledon. They were in danger of finishing a year without a major championship for the first time since 2004. Back at their home Grand Slam event, the 36-year-old Americans ended the drought. After tough three-set victories in their past two matches, they controlled play against Granollers and Lopez, who beat them in the French Open quarterfinals.