Bryan brothers keep US alive

The United States won back ground against holders Spain in the Davis Cup semifinal on Saturday, with twins Bob and Mike Bryan beating Marc Lopez and Marcel Granollers in the doubles to make the tie 2-1.
The Bryans beat the Catalan pair 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, making Sunday the deciding day for the tie on the Spaniards' home red clay in Gijon.
Buoyed by singles victories for David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro on Friday and by a festive home crowd, the Spanish team made the Americans – the world's top-ranked doubles team – work hard.
The Bryans – left-handed Bob and right-handed Mike – broke Spain twice to take the first set, but the pair of Catalans fought back gutsily in the second.
They defended a string of break points to hold serve and pushed each of the the following sets to 7-5 before yielding to the Americans.