John, John, we still love you and we are really sorry that your fellow countrymen did something bad to you…
Yes, the American myth John McEnroe managed to stay on top of the double ranking for 270 weeks. This has been always considered as on of the toughest record to break, but as per any record.. it has been broken (Pit you know something about that…).
‘John McEnroe is a legend. He’s definitely one of the best doubles players in history. We respect and admire what he’s brought to the sport,’ Mike Bryan said.
‘To be grouped in the same category and mentioned in the same breath as McEnroe is an honor in itself. We play against McEnroe in exhibitions and he still shows what a talent he is.’
‘To achieve this record and surpass John McEnroe, who we’ve always looked up to, is awesome,’ said Bob.
‘This ranks up with our record of most team titles. It shows we were consistent throughout our whole career and we didn’t want to relinquish the top spot.’
‘Singles and doubles are totally different, but it’s nice to be at the top of doubles. That’s what we do and it’s what we love,’ Bob said.
‘I’m just grateful that we’ve been able to do it for so long. We’ve now played on tour for 13 years and have been lucky to stay healthy. We still have a great time playing so we don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. When our careers are over, I think we’ll look back and be proud of what we’ve accomplished.’
The flying twins thanked also their Austrlian coach David MacPherson that trained them since 2005.
‘Since bringing him on board, we’ve been a lot more consistent, and he’s worked hard to help us improve each year. Without him, this would not have been possible,’ Mike said.
