Bryans Capture Fourth Madrid Crown

World No. 1 pairing Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won the MadridDoubles Championshipsfor the fourth time on Sunday as they defeated6th seeds Michael Llodra of Franceand Serbian Nenad Zimonjic in the final of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 clay-court tennis tournament.

The Bryan twins were also victorious in the Spanish capital in 2006 and 2007 and reclaimed the title last year with victory over Daniel Nestor and Zimonjic. Victory marked their 71st tour-level team title, and their 19th at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level - - - the second highest all time.

The top seeds were rarely troubled throughout the match, saving the one break point they faced and capitalizing on all three of their break point opportunities to claim victory in just 56 minutes. The 33 year olds had saved match point in a gripping semi-final win over their fellow Americans John Isner and Sam Querrey a day earlier. It was the 10th straight time they had beaten Isner and the 6th time they had beaten the "Quizner" tandem.

"We’re really happy," said Mike Bryan. "We were fortunate to squeak through yesterday’s match against Querrey and Isner, when we had a crazy match point. We felt like we had no pressure today and I thought we played one of our best matches of the tournament."

Bob Bryan added, "We got through a tight one yesterday and today we felt like we were playing with the house chips. We played very aggressive today. We love Madrid; the conditions are very fast andit suits our game well."

The Bryans claimed their fourth tour-level title of the season and their third on clay. They clinched their third successive Australian Open crown in January, before winning back-to-back clay-court titles at Houston and Monte-Carlo in April. They also finished runners-up last week in Barcelona and in the first week of the season in Sydney.Excerpted fromATP WEB Site, May 8, 2011.

Fast Facts:

***Mike 'n Bob called their Mom right after the match to wish her a happy Mother's Day and Kathy said, "Thanks for the best gift you could give me."

*** The Bryan Brotherswant to wish all Moms and Grandmoms a great day today.

*** The Bros. and their team will fly to Rome on Monday morning to compete in the Italian Open and they hope to win that one again.

*** The Bros. are lovin' their sharp K-Swiss clothes and super comfortable shoes. And they feel that their Prince EXO3 Rebels 95s are the best rackets they have ever played with.

*** Mike 'n Bob send along their congrats to their quasi kid sis, Kaley Cuoco, on her continuing blockbuster hit TV series, The Big Bang Theory, and her new movie "HOP" is killing it at the Box Office. Kaley can also be seen making frequent appearances on talk shows like George Lopez, David Letterman, and Ellen DeGeneres, and as a presenter at big TV Award Shows. And Kaley was a national caliber junior tennis player and we hope to have her play at our exos this Fall.

*** Parents and Coaches:Coach Bryan will be giving a Webinar, on Tuesday May 17 @ 1:00 and he will be speaking on the messages in his book, "Raising Your Child to be a Champion in Athletics, Arts and Academics." Its free and is produced by Bob Shafer and Vanessa Allen ofActive Network. Register here andclick on this link: Register now

*** Mike and Bob's new music videos for Autograph and Let It Rip will be released soon. You can get all six of their songs for 99 cents each on iTunes.

*** Coach Bryan is just back from emceeing the Pro Invitational and doing lots of clinics at the beautiful Country Club of Spartanburg. He had a great time with dynamic Head Pro and Tennis Director Cornelius Jordan and his staff and volunteers and enthusiastic members. It was a great week for tennis all the way around. Special thanks to Carl, Brad, Chandler, Barbara, Phillip, and Kaley.

*** In between Barcelona and Madrid the guys enjoyed a great week off in London, with Mike 'n Lucie staying at the spacious and beautiful home of Peter Segal, with Bob n' Michelle residing with supermusic and sports attorney, Elena Segal.

*** Mike 'n Bob's Schedule for the rest of the Spring and Summer includes: Week of May 8, Rome;May 22, Paris - French Open first week; May 29, Paris - French Open second week; week June 6, Queens; June 20; Wimbledon first week; June27, Wimbledon second week; July 8-10, Austin, USA vs. Spain Davis Cup Quarterfinals (if selected to the team by Captain Jim Courier)); July 12, Sacramento, WTT Match as Marquee Players for KC; July 13, Newport Beach; July 14, Kansas City; July 16, Kansas City; July 18, Washington DC; July 19, Philadelphia; week of Aug.1, Washington DC; week of Aug.8, Montreal; week of Aug. 14, Cincinnati; Aug.29, New York, US Open first week; Sept.5, New York, US Open second week.

*** Re Davis Cup Tickets, the 45,000 for the Quarter Final Tie vs. Spain in Austin sold out in a matter of minutes and the guys were able to buy 80, but so sorry to all friends and fam, all their tickets are gone now and wish we could have bought 500 to take care of everyone.

*** Mike 'n Bob will journey to quaint Harbor Point in Mill Valley in NorCal on the weekend of Sept. 23-25. That gala exo and clinic andband performanceis headed up by affable Robert Kaliski and Hall of Famer Rosie Casals.The Esurance Tennis Classicwill honor the Bros. legendary Stanford Coach Dick Gould. For more info: http://tennisclassic.org/

*** Speaking of Hall of Fame Stanford Coach, Dick Gould - - - who Wayne always calls Coachese for his wisdom and insights and astounding coaching records - - - he's hosting the combined Men's and Women's NCAA Team and Individual Championships on the Farm in Palo Alto, May 19-30. We urge all club pros, high school coaches, and parents to load up their players and attend this event for as many days as possible. As we always say in our talks and articles: Champions take it in through their eyes and not their ears. You have to see it before you can dream it and you must be passionate about it before you can achieve it. Attending one motivational tennis event - - - like an exciting and raucous and well played college match or pro tournament - - - is better than 30 days of practice. Juniors return to their club or park or school  more fired up for tennis than ever - - - and somehow magically improved. For tickets:1 (800) gostanford; http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-tennis/sched/stan-m-tennis-sched.html

*** Bryan Bros. Foundation Events will be held on Saturday,Oct. 22 at the beautiful Malibu Racquet Club and will be headed up by Trey Waltke and John McCampell. Look for the usual exhibition with Mike 'n Bob and two other tour stars and another gala pro am and even music with their Bryan Bros. Band to follow. Dave McKinney will once again host a BBF Event at the picturesque Spanish Hills CC on Sunday, Oct. 23. Look for special appearances by American Idol star Michael Johns at both these events and we hope to have Nashville star, James Slater, perform with the Bryan Bros. Band once again, along with SoCal law student David Baron.

*** Wayne 'n Kathy will once again host the gala Camarillo Croquet 'n Charades Invitational Championships 'n BBQon Saturday, June 18th.

*** Seeing the huge crowd for the USC @ UCLA Men's Tennis Match a couple of Fridays ago sure touched our tennis soul. Fabulously exciting and well played tennis! Class coaches in Billy Martin and Peter Smith and the fans rooted so hard, but in such a positive way. So many juniors there and it gave me a great feeling about the future of our sport and special thanks for all the help and support of the event to: Bob Kramer, Steve Bellamy, Justin Gimelstob, Bob Bryan, Grant Chen, Ryan Macaulay, Josh Osswald, Chris Ojakian, Tony Graham, Aaron Fox, Steve Worthington, Mark Spearman, and Mark Basham. And let me add one more thing that warmed my heart - - - we saw lotsa SoCal players on both the Trojan and Bruin squads. I've been a very vocal critic of too many foreign players in American college tennis and along with better crowds for college matches I'm seeing some traction for more of our US kids playing on college teams now - - - and that's how it should be.

*** Congrats to the USC Men's Team for winning the Ojai Team Championship and the Pac 10 Conference Championship, and how 'bout that Stevie Johnson, from Orange County,being the #1 player in college tennis and winning both the singles and doubles at Ojai. We say well done to him and to his Trojan Coach Peter Smith and to his Dad 'n Coach, Big Steve.

*** Coach Bryan is looking forward to once again emceeing the gala Beverly Hills Invitational on Sunday, May 22. This fabulous event isheaded up by all time niceguy Geoff Palmer and dynamic Tony Graham.

*** The Bros. are sick about the Lakers being down zip-3 to the Dallas Mavs in the NBA Playoffs second round. They still have hope and they do wish everyone would get off Pau Gasol's back. They enjoyed meeting him and chatting with him at the Indian Wells Tournament this year. Very nice guy and fabulous basketball player who gives it his best every night. And what a class act.

***During the World Team Tennis Season in July, Wayne will be coaching the SacramentoCAPS for the 10th season: tickets@saccaps.com And remember that the rockin' Bryan Bros. will be playing in Sac Town on Tuesday Night, July 12. Get your tickets early as this one always sells out. The Caps are returning to the friendly confines of the Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights this season. Our young and energetic GM is Matt McEvoy and our new owner is Bob Cook.

*** Following the WTT Season,Coach Bwill again emcee the Farmers Classic for tournament director, Bob Kramer - - - and man oh man, does Bobby do lots to help tennis in so many ways. The tournament is held at the beautiful UCLA Tennis Center and starts on the week ofJuly 25. For more info and tickets: http://www.farmersclassic.com/

*** Coach Bryan went up to watch UCSB play Loyola Marymount a few Saturdays ago and he enjoyed seeing lots of Santa Barbara folks and even his ol' Gaucho Doubles Partner, Dave Grokenberger, a top REattorney in the area. He was happy to see him and alsowatch thesquad win under great Coach Marty Davis, but as he was leaving,Dave said, "Hey Wayne. We need to raise more money for the teams. And we need you to do us a favor." "You got it, Groke," he replied. But he shouldn't have - - - Why? Yeah, you guessed it, Dave and the coaches and teams and athletic department and SB VIPS and alumni are hosting a gala banquet to "Roast Wayne Bryan." It will be held in February of 2012 and more details will follow as the event draws near. Bryan was unmercifully roasted at an event like this several years ago and he got crushed and has been in psychological counseling ever since . . .

*** Happy to report that Kathy's wrist is now healed, although a little stiff and sore yet, but she is back riding in the Malibu Mountains on her wonder horse, Elan. She says thanks to everyone for their wonderful support and concern.

Stats:

***The twinshave played 9 tournaments this year and you have been in 6 finals, winning 4.

***Their win/loss total is 26-5.

***They have won 71 career titles now.

*** Of the last 18 finals thatthey have been in over the past 17 months, the guys have won 16 doubles championships.

*** In the pastmonththey have won Houston, Monte Carlo and now Madrid, while reaching the finals of Barcelona.

*** They are 14-1 in the past month, includingthe following wins: Isner-Querrey - 2xs, Fysrstenberg-Matkowski - 2xs,Kubot-Marach, Knowles-Mertinak, Mertinak-Troikci, Troicki-Gulbis, Cuevas-GarciaLopez, Chela-Soares, Cermak-Ram, and Mello-Gonzalez.

Web Sites:

Official WEB Site: www.bryanbros.com

Fan WEB Site: www.bobandmike.com

Bob's Twitter: http://twitter.com/Bryanbros

Mike's Twitter: http://twitter.com/Bryanbrothers

Bryan Bros. Band WEB Site: www.bryanbrosband.com

The Bryan Bros. Band's hot selling CD, Let It Rip, is available on iTunes.

Check out the Bros. newexciting and helpfulTennis App - - - its free: http://www.thetennisapp.com/

You'll see Mike and Bob featured on this great new WEB Site often: www.tennisdaily.com

Special Videos:

Bryan Bros. new ESPN Commercial: http://bit.ly/gsnVGF

K-Swiss Commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USr6IzH8Sek&NR=1

Video Blog of their Charity Event roll across the country this past December: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DwurIbpAcc