2010 US Open – Men's Doubles facts for kids

The 2010 US Open men's doubles tournament was a big tennis event where teams of two male players competed. It was part of the famous US Open tournament, which is one of the four biggest tennis events each year, called Grand Slams.

The American brothers, Bob and Mike Bryan, won the championship. They beat the team of Rohan Bopanna from India and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi from Pakistan in the final match. The score was 7–6(5), 7–6(4). This means both sets were very close and decided by a tie-break.

The defending champions from the previous year, Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes, unfortunately lost in their very first match of the tournament. They were defeated by Martin Damm and Filip Polášek with a score of 6–7(7), 6–3, 6–4.

Top Teams in the Tournament

In tennis tournaments, the best teams are "seeded." This means they are ranked and placed in the draw so they don't play against each other too early. Here are the top seeded teams for the 2010 US Open Men's Doubles:

• Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (They were the champions!)
• Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (They reached the third round.)
• Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes (They lost in the first round.)
• Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi (They reached the second round.)
• Łukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach (They made it to the quarterfinals.)
• František Čermák / Michal Mertiňák (They lost in the first round.)
• Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner (They lost in the first round.)
• Julian Knowle / Andy Ram (They lost in the first round.)
• Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (They reached the quarterfinals.)
• Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman (They reached the quarterfinals.)
• Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra (They withdrew in the second round due to injuries.)
• Marcel Granollers / Tommy Robredo (They made it to the semifinals.)
• Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (They reached the third round.)
• Simon Aspelin / Paul Hanley (They reached the quarterfinals.)
• Mardy Fish / Mark Knowles (They reached the third round.)
• Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (They were the finalists!)

How the Tournament Played Out

The tournament had many matches, leading up to the final. Here's a look at the final stages of the competition:

Quarterfinals

• The Bryan brothers (seeded 1) played against Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski (seeded 9). The Bryans won 6–3, 7–5.
• Marcel Granollers and Tommy Robredo (seeded 12) played against Simon Aspelin and Paul Hanley (seeded 14). Granollers and Robredo won 6–4, 7–6⁷.
• Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos played against Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach (seeded 5). Schwank and Zeballos won 6–3, 7–6³.
• Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (seeded 16) played against Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman (seeded 10). Bopanna and Qureshi won 7–5, 7–6².

Semifinals

• The Bryan brothers (seeded 1) continued their strong play, beating Marcel Granollers and Tommy Robredo (seeded 12) with a score of 6–1, 6–4.
• Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (seeded 16) won their semifinal match against Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos, with a score of 7–6⁵, 6–4.

Final Match

The final was a thrilling match between the top-seeded Bryan brothers and the 16th-seeded team of Bopanna and Qureshi.

• Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan won against Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi with a score of 7–6⁵, 7–6⁴.

The Bryan brothers showed why they were the top seeds, winning a very close final and becoming the 2010 US Open Men's Doubles champions!

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Abierto de Estados Unidos 2010 (dobles masculino) para niños