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Bryans Advance To Fifth Wimbledon Final

Wimbledon, England

Bryan, Bryan© Getty ImagesThe Bryans saved nine of the 10 break points they faced on Friday.

Top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan advanced to their fifth Wimbledon final, but were pushed to a five-set battle by No. 6 seeds Michael Llodra and Nenad Zimonjic on Friday. The Bryans hung on to win 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-7(4), 9-7 in three hours and 37 minutes.

The 2006 champions held three match points in the third set tie-break, but Llodra and Zimonjic denied the twins a straight-sets victory. After winning the fourth set, the French-Serbian tandem opened a 4-1 lead in the fifth set, before the Bryans clawed their way back to even the set at 4-4. Finally, in the 15th game, the No. 1 seeds broke and then Mike Bryan served it out to clinch the victory.

The Bryans will look to win their second title at the All England Club on Saturday when they face 8th-seeded Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau, who are appearing in the final for the second year in a row. Should the Americans win their 11th major championship, they will tie Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde for the most Grand Slam team titles.

Llodra and Zimonjic, both former champions at The Championships, were aiming to reach their first major final together. Llodra claimed the 2007 title with Arnaud Clement and Zimonjic triumped in 2008 and 2009 with Daniel Nestor.

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