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Twins Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan beat Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer, 6-7(6), 6-2, 10-7 in the Los Angeles final to make tennis history in winning their record 62nd doubles championship to take sole possession of tennis' tandem record.

Playing in their 100th career final, the Bryan brothers broke the all-time record of 61 titles they shared with Australian Hall of Famers Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge.

"Sixty two brings a smile to our face. It’s been an emotional ride, talking about it every day for the past couple of months," Bob Bryan said. "To finally do it is incredible. There were definitely nerves out there and those guys were playing great. It was a very hard fought match. Our legs felt like jelly, arms spaghetti."

On championship point, Mike Bryan pounced at net, snapping off a high forehand volley to seal the Bryan brothers' place in history.

"It’s sweet, feels awesome, hanging out with family and friends after the match," Mike Bryan said. "It’s a cool feeling. We’ve been talking about it, seeing text message saying ‘Go break the record ‘. It’s tough to block that out, but we’re human and it seeps in. When you’re not thinking about points and thinking about breaking history, it’s not good."

Interestingly, the former Stanford all Americans registered the record-setting win at the LA Tennis Center at UCLA, a former PAC-10 rival spot they have come to record as their professional home court.

"It feels great to do it," Bob Bryan said. "This is our home court right here so to do it here is special. It's a record we never thought we were going to get."

It was the record-extending sixth Farmers Classic championship for the twins from Camarillo, California, who raised their record to 6-0 in finals this season following title triumphs at the Australian Open, Delray Beach, Houston, Rome and Madrid.

"It feels awesome to have the record; the Woodies were our idols," Bob Bryan said. "We were lucky to grow up when they were at their best and we learned a lot from them; they played a beautiful game of doubles. To be mentioned in the same sentence as those guys is everything to us. "



It wasn't exactly a vintage Bryan brothers' performance at the outset as Mike admitted "We were nervous. My arm was jelly. We were double faulting a lot and we got a little lucky."

But the brothers stayed the course to realize a record they have been pursuing in earnest for the past two years.

"I think two years ago we were within about 15 and we looked at each other and said 'If we stay healthy, we can do this,' " Bob Bryan said. "We've won our last nine finals so it's not like a big monkey was on our back."

The fact that the twins have stayed largely injury-free throughout their careers, celebrated their 32nd birthdays on April 29th and that most of the top men's doubles teams feature at least one player in his mid 30s, it's entirely possible they can continue to add to their record in years to come.

"They're the best team in this era," Hall of Famer Jim Courier told Tennis Now in a past interview. "They're still at the top year after year. The interesting thing about doubles right now is most of the teams in the top 10 are over 30. We're seeing fewer greater teams at a younger age, and that will help the Byrans as well because there's no team like them. Coming out of the juniors these guys were groomed for doubles success, they focused on it and worked toward it. They're very focused and their skill sets complement each other perfectly for doubles. Short of injury, I don't see anyone out there who can stop them from dominating for the next few years."