Bryans Keep Winning

Bob Bryan remembers his days as a ball boy at the Los Angeles professional tennis event.

He played tag, hide and seek, and “didn’t watch much tennis.”

Then one day, the directors removed Bryan from his ball-hawking duties.

Why?

“Because I was getting autographs from the players while they were playing,” Bryan said.

Fast forward to Sunday afternoon. For nearly a half-hour after Bob and his 23-year-old twin brother Mike won the Mercedes-Benz Cup doubles title with a 7-5, 7-6 (6) victory over Jan-Michael Gambill and Andy Roddick, the Camarillo natives spoke with family members, friends and others.

And Bob signed his name for a few young fans.

The Bryans continued their run as the ATP Tour’s hottest doubles team. They have won 17 of their last 18 matches and reached the semifinals at Wimbledon.