Bryan brothers announce retirement from tennis

TIL Desk Sports/ American twins Bob and Mike Bryan have announced retirement from tennis, thus ending their historic doubles partnership just days ahead of the US Open, scene of their major championship debut in 1995.

As the most accomplished team in doubles history, the Bryan brothers captured a record 119 trophies, including all four Grand Slams, all nine ATP Masters and Olympic gold medals. The Bryans, who collected 16 Grand Slam championships together, already said last year that they would end their career in 2020.

“We feel it’s the right time to walk away,” said Mike Bryan, the older of the twins by two minutes on Thursday. “We’ve given over 20 years to the tour, and we are now looking forward to the next chapter of our lives. We feel very blessed to have been able to play the game of doubles for so long.”