Mike Bryan wins Wimbledon for 17th Slam, 1st without brother

Mike Bryan found himself a suitable backup partner for Wimbledon and the result was a record-tying 17th Grand Slam men's doubles title and his first without his twin brother.

Bryan teamed with Jack Sock for only their second tournament together, and the American duo edged Raven Klaasen of South Africa and Michael Venus of New Zealand 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 on Saturday night in the final at Centre Court.

The 40-year-old Bryan is the oldest man in the Open era to win the doubles title at the All England Club.

He won his first 16 Major championships, which included three others at Wimbledon, with his twin, Bob, who is sidelined right now because of a hip injury.

"I want to dedicate this title to him, because I'm sure he's watching on TV," Bryan said in an interview with the BBC after the victory, mentioning that their grandfather passed away recently.

Sock also mentioned Bob in his post-match remarks, saying: "The tour misses him. He's a legend and icon in tennis. I'm just filling in here for one of the greatest of all time."
There were about 20 minutes of daylight left, and Sock said: "I'm good to call it for the night. I can't see."