London - Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic lifted their
second consecutive Wimbledon doubles title at the expense of top
seeds Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6 (9-7), 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
Saturday.
Serbia's Zimonjic and Nestor from Canada produced 121 winners and
25 aces in the victory, which marked their first match against the
Americans in a Grand Slam.
It was the sixth time in seven meetings that Nestor and Zimonjic,
second in the world, had beaten the twin brothers, including twice
this spring in clay finals at Monte Carlo and Rome.
Zimonjic served it out with back-to-back aces in two hours, 42
minutes.
The Canadian-Serbian team are the first pair to retain the
doubles title since Jonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge in 2004.
'Winning back-to-back Wimbledons is just unbelievable. It was a
great feeling to come back to the club and see our names on the
plaque,' said the 36-year-old Nestor, who has titles at all four of
the majors.
'Nenad is one of the best doubles players on grass. I'm fortunate
to be playing with him.'
Nestor and Zimonjic ended 2008 atop the rankings by beating the
Bryans in the final of the Masters Cup in Shanghai. The Americans
have since taken back the top honour.
The Bryans own seven Grand Slam titles including the 2009
Australian Open. The trophy was the sixth for Nestor and Zimonjic
this season.
The winners stand 29-6 at Slams and have never been beaten at
Wimbledon, 12-0.
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