Bryans win record 13th Grand Slam doubles title

January 26, 2013 06:56 pm | Updated 06:56 pm IST - MELBOURNE

Bob and Mike Bryan celebrate after defeating RobinHaase and Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands in the men's doubles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne on Saturday.

Bob and Mike Bryan celebrate after defeating RobinHaase and Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands in the men's doubles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne on Saturday.

Mike and Bob Bryan have captured their record 13th Grand Slam doubles title, defeating the Dutch team of Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling in the Australian Open final 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday.

The Americans had been level with the Australian legends John Newcombe and Tony Roche with 12 major titles.

The Bryans now have six Australian Open titles to go along with four at the U.S. Open, two at Wimbledon and one at the French Open.

The brothers, top seeds at Melbourne Park, have also finished eight of the last 10 years as the No. 1 ranked doubles team, including last year.

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