Bryan brothers win Olympic gold at Wimbledon

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Brothers Mike (R) and Bob Bryan (2R) of the U.S. celebrate defeating Nikolay Davydenko (2L) and Mikhail Youzhny (L) of Russia during the second round of Men's Doubles Tennis at Wimbledon on July 31, 2012. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty …
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Posted: 08/04/2012

WIMBLEDON, England - Top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan won Olympic gold in men's doubles on Saturday, beating Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4, 7-6 (2).

The American twin brothers, who have won 11 Grand Slam doubles titles, won a bronze medal in Beijing in 2008.

First-time Olympians Richard Gasquet and Julien Benneteau of France won the bronze medal by beating David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez of Spain 7-6 (4), 6-2.

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