Americans Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan captured their sixth title of the season after easing to a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Mark Knowles and Andy Roddick Sunday in the final of the China Open, in Beijing.

The twins, who have already secured their place at the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in November, received 500 ATP World Tour Ranking points and $122,000.

In a dominant display, the Bryans saved all three break points they faced in the 50-minute match, while converting the three break points they created.  They did not drop a set in their four matches this week to win their first title on Asian soil.

Afterwards, Bob Bryan hailed one of the twins’ best performances in the past two years against strong opposition:  “We were ready for a dog fight. When you’ve got one of the best singles players of our era playing with one of the best doubles players of our era it’s going to make for a great match up.  Mike and I came out focused and played one of the best matches we’ve played in a long time.  I think we were playing the best tennis we’ve played in the past couple of years.  We’re looking forward to Shanghai.”

The Bryans have competed in 10 tour-level finals this season and have a 6-4 record, highlighted by clinching their seventh Grand Slam championship at the Australian Open (d. Bhupathi-Knowles).  They have now won 55 tour-level titles from 92 finals together, the fourth-best record in the Open Era (since 1968).  Retired Australians Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde (the Woodies) lead the way with 61 tour-level titles.

While it was the twins’ first ATP World Tour title in Asia, they did win the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

“It feels really good to come back to Beijing after great memories from the Olympics last year,” said Mike. “To win our first title in Asia is really special. We’re really happy with the way we’re playing and it was a lot of fun to play Andy and Mark today.  We would like to continue our momentum and play great in Shanghai next week too.”    Excerpted from the ATP WEB Site.  Oct. 11, 2009,

Fast Facts:

*** Besides recent articles in the New Yorker and the New York Times,  Mike ‘n Bob will featured on CBS’s 60 Minutes in a few months.

*** Other wins for Mike ‘n Bob at the China Open this past week included:  Bruno Soares (Brazil)-Kevin Ullyett (Zimbabwe), 6-1, 7-6 (11); Nikolay Davydenko-Igor Kunitsyn (Russia), 7-6 (3), 7-5; Julien Benneteau-Jeremy Chardy (France), 6-2, 6-1.

*** The Bryans are the #1 team in the ATP Doubles Race and they are playing in Shanghai  this week and they will be performing a few gigs with local bands.

*** There new CD, Let It Rip, has been well received and is selling well.  Talented singer, songwriter, and musician, David Baron, of San Francisco and a Stanford grad, is the third member of the band and does the singing and also plays keys.  The four tunes are Let It Rip, Spending My Days, Chasing the Sun, and Marching On.  A fifth tune, Autograph, will be added shortly and features vocals by Mike, Bob, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic.  The CD was produced by Ralph Churchwell of Los Angeles.  For a review of the album by Steve Bellamy, go to the Ski Channel Web Site.

*** To download their new album, "Let it Rip", off Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ORR1X6

*** For a hard copy of "Let it Rip" or a Bryan Bro. Band T-shirt, go to:  http://www.aceauthentic.com/player/mike-and-bob-bryan/

*** For their Bryan Bros. Band WEB Site:  www.bryanbrosband.com  This has a great streaming video of the making of their new CD.  Thanks Natalie!

*** For Bob’s Twitter:  www.twitter.com/bryanbros 

*** For the Bryan Bros. WEB Site that is updated daily:  www.bobandmike.com  Thanks Amber and Tiffany!

*** Upcoming Tournaments for the Bros. include:  Shanghai, Oct. 12-18;  Basel, Nov. 2-9;  Paris Indoors, Nov. 9-15;  and London Masters Cup, Nov. 21-28.

*** Their Exhibition Schedule for December is:  Pelham, Dec. 2; Chattanooga, Dec. 3;  Norcross, Dec. 4;  Knoxville, Dec. 5;  Wichita Rockin’ Racquets Exhibition, Dec. 6, with a musical performance by the Bryan Bros. Band;  Baltimore, Bryan Bros. Band performance, Dec. 8;  Baltimore Charity Tennis Exhibition, Dec. 9;  Tampa, Dec. 10;  Las Vegas, Camp Bryan and performance by the Bryan Bros. Band, Dec. 12.  Coach Wayne Bryan will be emceeing many of these events.