
No chest bump, just a big hug. American twins Bob and Mike Bryan skipped their usual celebration ritual on Saturday, but were jubilant anyway after grabbing their fifth Grand Slam title by beating Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi 7-5, 7-5.
It was the Bryans8217; fourth straight appearance in the Australian Open final and their second consecutive win. 8220;To come down here and get to the finals four years in a row, to defend our first 8230; that8217;s special,8221; Bryan said.
But Mike Bryan8217;s powerful serve helped the brothers to dominate the match, and Bjorkman and Mirnyi scrambled to save five championship points in the last game before Bob Bryan slammed a forehand winner to seal the win.
Black/Huber duo win women8217;s doubles n The women8217;s doubles crown was claimed by Zimbabwe8217;s Cara Black and Liezel Huber of South Africa, who registered a 6-4, 6-74, 6-1 victory over the Chinese Taipei pair of Yung-Jan Chan and Chia-Jung Chuang.