Ten years ago, Bob and Mike Bryan attempted the riskiest poach of their lives.
During their first title run, at the 2005 United States Open, the twins darted into the middle of a legal fray: They sued the ATP Tour.
The move from a tennis court to a court of law was a bold strategy to save doubles from extinction.
“Our backs are against the wall right now,” Mike Bryan said after he and Bob were named lead plaintiffs in a federal antitrust lawsuit against the ATP, the governing body for professional men’s tennis.