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Bryan and Azarenka reach mixed doubles final at French Open

Jun 5, 2008
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American Bob Bryan tries not to take mixed doubles too seriously. Still, he'd rather win, and that's what he and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka are doing at the French Open. They advanced to Friday's final, splitting sets and then winning a super tiebreaker to beat second-seeded Kveta Peschke and Pavel Vizner of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-3, 10-8. "Any Grand Slam title is something special," Bryan said. "To leave Paris with the win would be awesome." Bryan is bidding for his ninth major doubles title. He and twin brother Mike have won five men's titles, and Bob has won three mixed titles. The Bryans lost this week in the quarterfinals of doubles, but Bob's on a roll with Azarenka. Seeded third, they'll play top-seeded Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia and Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia in... [read full story]                    

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