Torrance Daily Breeze, Woody Woodburn, July 2001: "Bryan Twins are Doubles Trouble Together" "If you were a doubles player on the ATP Tour, the last sight in the world you would want to see across the net is Mike and Bob Bryan. It must be like seeing a two-headed monster standing 12 feet, 71/2 inches, weighing 380 pounds, with four arms and four legs and two tennis rackets." "Good luck trying to hit a passing shot." " . . . . . Mikeandbob - - - they are seemingly always referred to as one name - - - are already No. 6 in the world. And rising." "The third year pros won their first tour event in February and have built a full head of steam since, winning titles at the Queen’s Club in London last month and in Newport, R.I. Last week." "Perhaps even more impressive, Mikeandbob, made it to the semifinals at Wimbledon, a run that included beating the top-seeded team of Jonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge." "Suddenly, seeing "Bryan-Bryan" next to you on the draw sheet is like seeing your name on the passenger list of the Titanic." "And Mike’s serve is the iceberg. With Mike serving and Bob poaching at the net, The Twins are harder to break that a piece of Tupperware. . . . . " "In doubles, the smart strategy is to attack the weak link. This doesn’t work against Mikeandbob. Deciding which twin to focus on is like choosing between the electric char and the gallows." "Pick your poison. Want to be eaten by a shark? Or a tiger? I mean, who do you pitch around, Ruth? Or Gehrig? "In 1998, The Twins were the 1927 Yankees of college tennis. All they did was win the NCAA doubles championship while Bob also won the singles crown and they led the Cardinal to the team title." " . . . . .The odds of identical twins occurring are 400-1. Coincidentally, that is just about the odds these days of beating Mikeandbob."