BRYAN-HORN REACH THE FINALS OF THE WIMBLEDON MIXED
07.2001

Mike Bryan and Liezel Horn Huber, in their first tournament together battled their way to the finals of the Wimbledon Mixed doubles. Mike and his South African partner lost in the finals in a close three set match, but they had five great wins in advancing to the Championship Match.

In the first round they out edged the Swedish tandem of Landsberg-Carlsson, 6-7, 6-3, 9-7. They had an easier time in next match, out playing Arnold-Suarez of Argentina, 6-4, 6-2.

They had to go to a very extended match late into the evening to turn back the German duo of Braasch-Rittner, 7-6, 3-6, 13-11. Then Bryan-Huber got hot and smoked two highly seeded teams: Ferreira-Sugiyama, 6-3, 6-2 and Bhupathi-Likhovtseva, 6-2, 6-2. In the finals, Mike and Liezel lost to Friedl-Hantuchova, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. What a run!