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  • Bryans reclaim "their" top ranking

    11/30/09 9:46 AM | Johan Lindahl
    Bryans reclaim "their" top ranking The American Bryan brothers have recovered "their" No. 1 doubles ranking from rivals Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic as they won the ATP World Tour Finals against Max Mirnyi and Andy Ram.

    And the Californians say it's about time.

    "No. 1 is pretty much what we play for now. That's the goal," said Bob Bryan. "We felt like it was stolen from us last year (losing the year-end final to Nestor-Zimonjic). Now we crept up on those guys and stole it from them this year. We feel like it's a little bit of a payback."

    The Americans admitted they got it badly wrong during some parts of the season. "It was a trying year, we had a lot of disappointments.

    "We had times in the year where we played unreal. But we had a lot of times almost in tears in the locker room after some big disappointments.

    "We were up 9-4 in the third-set breaker in the finals of Cincinnati against Nestor and Zimonjic, who were competing for No. 1. That was a harbinger. We had eight or nine match points.

    "Luckily we stayed solid. Even in those dark, dark hours we were making finals, making semis. We were kind of trudging ahead, staying in contention. That's why we were able to get over the top."



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