Bryan Brothers acheive Golden Slam 1st time in History

Originally posted on LoveSetMatch:
The Golden Slam so named for the Olympic Gold Medal and ALL FOUR major Grand Slam wins was achieved at Wimbledon with their 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Ivan Dodig and Marcelo.  This makes the 35 year old indentical twins from the sunshine state of California the 1st and only…

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