Sunday 12 October 2014 17:46, UK
The Bryan brothers carved out another piece of doubles history on Sunday when they won the final of the Shanghai Masters in China.
The 36-year-old American twins beat the French duo of Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets to complete the full set of Masters Series events on the ATP Tour.
Their 6-3 7-6 (7-3) victory over the No 5 seeds means they have now won all nine tournaments on the calendar to bring their total number of Masters crowns to 31, gathered over a 12-year period.
Mike Bryan said: "To win here, it's been a long time coming to Shanghai. To finally get across the finish line as the winning team was extra special today."
And brother Bob added: "It's another great milestone. This week was full of them for us. To come and get in the title match, have a shot at winning the tournament that's eluded us, complete the Golden Masters, is amazing.
"It was really the last thing left for us to do. We can definitely shut it down today and be happy guys."
As for the 72-minute final, Mike said: "It wasn't an easy victory. It was straight sets but as you saw at the end, it was a tie-breaker.
"They're Grand Slam champions, a really good team we've played many times before. It just came down to a few points. I thought maybe we played better on some break points, some bigger points."
The Bryans have also won 16 grand slam titles together and more than 150 worldwide on the ATP Tour.
