Bryan twins fall short in bid for calendar-year grand slam


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 06 Sep 2013

Bob (L) and Mike Bryan of the U.S. celebrate a point as they play Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray of Britain in the men's doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York, September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Adam Hunger

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American twins Bob and Mike Bryan fell short in their bid to capture a calendar-year grand slam when they lost 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the men's doubles semi-finals at the U.S. Open on Thursday.

The top-seeded brothers, who won this year's Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon men's doubles titles, came up short in their match against Czech Radek Stepanek and India's Leander Paes.

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