Bryan Brothers oust Michael Llodra/ Nenad Zimonjic; move into Men’s Doubles final – Wimbledon 2011
After a nail biting contest in the semi-final of the men’s doubles, the world number one pair of Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan of the United States defeated the combination of Michael Llodra of France and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia to
reach the final of the Wimbledon Championships on Friday.
The back-and-forth battle continued for three hours and thirty seven minutes before Bob and Mike finally clinched victory in the fifth set of the match. The top seed pair toiled extremely hard in the contest, finally settling the
scores at 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-7(4), 9-7, to get a title shot opportunity in the final of the Grand Slam tournament.
Seeded at number six in the tournament, the duo of Llodra and Zimonjic exhibited their amazing tennis skills to put up one of the most enthralling doubles contest at Wimbledon this year. They dropped the opening two sets early
it h matchup to fall on the back foot but made one of the most stunning come backs in the game in the later parts of the game.
Llodra and Zimonjic reeled off two sets in tie breaker round to enforce a fifth decisive set after levelling the contest with two sets a piece. They absolutely staggered the Bryan Brothers, who were well on course to a straight
sets victory after winning the first two sets. However, the world number one pair kept it focus in the game to clinch the extended final set after a stiff fight with their opponents to reach the final of Wimbledon men’s doubles.
The sixth seeded duo was phenomenal with its serve game and amazingly fired 25 thudding aces in the game, something which turned the course of the game in the middle parts of the competition. Llodra and Zimonjic had 10 chances
to break the opponents’ serve in the matchup but they carelessly squandered nine of the opportunities to remain at a disadvantage in the contest.
The Bryan Brothers reeled off the opening two sets at 6-4, 6-4, to get a substantial position in the competition but had to face some serious resistance in the following two sets, which their opponents took in the tie breaker rounds.
It all came down to the final set and some intense tennis was witnessed from the contestants. Bob and Mike finally cracked in a crucial break in the 15th game of the decider and then went on to win the contest at 9-7 to book a berth in the final
of the Wimbledon Championships.
The Bryan Brothers will face the eighth seeded duo of Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau to get a shot at the men’s doubles title at Wimbledon.
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