Miami Open Saturday Doubles Wrap

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan’s quest for history remains intact at the Miami Open presented by Itau. The American duo won their first-round match against the Spanish team of Inigo Cervantes and David Ferrer 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday to move into the second round.

The reigning two-time Miami Open champions are looking to become the first doubles team to win three consecutive titles in Miami since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde from 1995-97.

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, who have won four Miami titles, next will play Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut and Serbian Viktor Troicki. They beat Great Britain’s Dominic Inglot and Sweden’s Robert Lindstedt 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday.

A potential roadblock for the Bryans lost on Saturday. No. 1 seeds Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands and Horia Tecau of Romania fell to Frenchmen Jeremy Chardy and Fabrice Martin 6-7(7), 6-7(4).

The Frenchmen will meet the Spanish team of Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez in the second round.

The other seeded doubles team playing on Saturday also was upset. No. 7 seeds Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia fell to Omar Jasika and John-Patrick Smith, the wild-card team from Australia, 1-6, 7-5, 10-12.

The Aussies advanced to the second round to face Spaniard David Marrero and Frenchman Benoit Paire.