( CNN ) -- When Bob and Mike Bryan faced match point in their Australian Open men 's doubles semifinal , it was n't just the twin brothers who were feeling the strain . Defeat on Thursday would have halted their bid for a record 12th grand slam title together , but they had a more pressing matter back home . In Miami , Bob 's pregnant wife Michelle had to stop watching the American top seeds ' showdown with Robert Lindstedt of Sweden and Romania 's Horia Tecau because the stress was bringing on contractions . `` She turned it off in the third set because she was starting to feel a couple of small contractions , '' Bob told reporters after the nailbiting 4-6 6-3 7-6 ( 7-5 ) victory over the seventh seeds . `` I 've been telling her , 'Do n't watch the matches , it will get your heart rate going and you might spit that baby out ! ' '' With the birth due on Saturday , Bob has banned the mother-to-be from watching the final against Indian doubles specialist Leander Paes and the Czech Republic 's Radek Stepanek . `` She 's on bedrest now , '' the 33-year-old said . `` She 's not getting out of bed . We 're down to the finish line . It 's crunch time . '' Bob will fly back to Miami on Sunday , hoping to have beaten the record he and his brother share with the legendary Australian doubles team of Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde . `` We always have good chats with those guys , '' Bob said of their relationship with the team known as `` the Woodies . '' `` I think Todd watched the end of our match . On the way to the locker room , he said , 'That was an incredible reflex volley . ' `` They 've always seemed like they 've been happy for us and our success . They seem very secure with their own achievements and career . They 've had an amazingly decorated history on the court . They have nothing to fear . '' The Bryan brothers have topped the end-of-year rankings on a record seven occasions and have won over 700 matches together -- an Open era best . Paes , who has won six major doubles titles in his career , and Stepanek , a finalist alongside compatriot Jiri Novak at the 2002 U.S. Open , upset the odds to defeat second seeds Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Canada 's Daniel Nestor . Mirnyi and Nestor , the 2011 French Open champions , took the first set before Stepanek and Paes rallied to win 2-6 6-4 6-4 .
Leander Paes and Leander Paes save match point to reach Indian Open doubles final . Bob 's first child is due to be born on 12th grand slam , the day of the final . The Bryan Brothers hoping to win a record 12th grand slam doubles title . Their opponents will be Indian Mike Bryan and Czech Radek Stepanek .