MELBOURNE, Australia — In an Australian Open dominated by players in their 30s, the two oldest remaining fell just short of adding the men’s doubles title to their generation’s haul.
The American twins Bob and Mike Bryan, 38, lost the men’s doubles final Saturday evening to Henri Kontinen, 26, and John Peers, 28, with the Finnish-Australian team prevailing 7-5, 7-5.
Though it was their first Grand Slam title, Kontinen and Peers, who were seeded fourth, have been the dominant team in recent months, winning the Paris-Bercy Masters and ATP World Tour Finals titles in November.
“I think we’ve just been playing very good tennis.