Jack Sock, left, and Mike Bryan celebrating their victory in the men’s doubles final at Wimbledon in July. Clive Mason/Getty Images
Mike Bryan, the top-ranked player in men’s doubles, qualified for the year-end championships with two different partners, one recovering from surgery and one lacking in confidence. A choice had to be made.
So late last month Bob Bryan, Mike’s twin brother and his partner for the first half of the season (and most of their lives), contacted Jack Sock, Mike’s partner for much of the second half of the season.
Bob Bryan, sidelined since May with a hip injury, needed to know how serious Sock was in his talk of ending his 2018 season early after a series of disappointing singles results.