Top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States reached the semifinals of the Barclay's ATP World Tour Finals in London, edging third-seeded Alexander Peya of Austria and Bruno Soares of Brazil 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) on Friday.
The Bryans, 36-year-old identical twins and former NCAA doubles champions from Stanford, will meet fourth-seeded Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France today.
Both teams won one Grand Slam men's doubles title this year, the Bryans at the U.S. Open and Benneteau and Roger-Vasselin at the French Open. Overall, the Bryans have won a record 16 majors and Benneteau and Roger-Vasselin one.
In the other semifinal, seventh-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Marcelo Melo of Brazil will face eighth-seeded Lukasz Kubot of Poland and Robert Lindstedt of Sweden.
The Bryans seek their fourth ATP Finals title after winning in 2003, 2004 and 2009. They were the runners-up in 2008 to Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia and last year to Spaniards David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco.
Veteran journalist Paul Bauman, based in Sacramento, covers Northern California professional, collegiate and junior tennis. Contact him at norcaltennisczar@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @norcaltenczar.
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