MELBOURNE: America’s Bryan brothers reached the Australian Open semi-finals yesterday as they neared a new all-time record for Grand Slam men’s doubles titles.
The identical twins, 34, beat Italy’s Daniele Bracciali and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy 6-3, 7-5 to reach today’s semis, where they will attempt to reach their 23rd Grand Slam final. Victory in Melbourne would give the Bryans a new record of 13 major titles. They currently share the record of 12 with the Australian pairing of John Newcombe and Tony Roche.
The top seeds will play the unseeded Italian duo of Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini on Rod Laver Arena today. AFP