Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Olympic gold medalists Bob Bryan
and Mike Bryan will play for a fourth U.S. Open title on Friday.
The second-seeded American twins brothers handled a ninth-seeded tandem of
Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer of Netherlands Antilles
6-3, 6-4 in a Thursday semifinal at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis
Center.
The Bryans' opponent in the championship match will be a fifth-seeded duo
Indian Leander Paes and Czech Radek Stepanek, who were tied with a sixth-
seeded Spanish pairing of Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez at 6-6 in the first
set when Lopez was forced to retire with a leg injury.
Paes and Stepanek beat the Bryans in the Australian Open finale back in
January.
The 34-year-old Bryans captured U.S. Open titles in 2005, 2008 and 2010 and
were the runners-up in 2003. They own 11 Grand Slam doubles titles overall,
but have yet to capture a major this year, having finished as runners-up at
the Aussie and French Opens.
The 39-year-old Paes owns seven major doubles titles, including U.S. Open ones
in 2006 and 2009, while the 33-year-old Stepanek is seeking his second Grand
Slam doubles victory.
Friday's winning team will split $420,000.
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