One of the few I've seen today to mention what was arguably a more significant victory than Andy's over Karlo!
Safety in numbers for the Murray clan
Neil Harman, Tennis Correspondent in Indian Wells, California
He bounds towards you, the familiar ten-to-two gait, the mesh of curls, freckles and teeth, the cheery acknowledgement. "Were living the dream," he says before tumbling into an easy chair in the players' lounge. And this is a Murray, but not, before you rush to check your pulses, the British No 1 singles player. It is his older brother, the No 1 in doubles. Andy tends to a shy and wary greeting and takes time to relax, even in familiar company. Jamie is at ease the minute he sees you, the chalk and cheese Scottish kin who probably get fed up being pigeonholed as such. They cannot help their different dispositions and, as Jamie says, if he was one of the best singles players in the world, he would probably be more self-conscious than he is as one of its finest doubles exponents. For, as he says, doubles is the social game; it is all about bonding, a blend of laughs and loyalty in what is the lottery arm of the sport. Of course, there are fortunes to be made from doubles. The Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, have turned it into an art form and the United States would not be the Davis Cup champions if it were not for them. Great Britain's sustainability as a force in the competition rests as much on Jamie turning up for every tie as it does on Andy believing in its importance to his career.
The fallout from their spat over Andy's decision not to play in Argentina last month - which cost Britain any hope of a victory - is over. Jamie said at the time that it had changed his view of how he saw his younger brother, but, blood being thicker than water, it had not really. "We were so blind-sided by Andy's decision and the timing of it because we were just heading into Buenos Aires when the news came," Jamie said. "I knew people would write about it [his reaction] and build things up, but it is one of those things that can happen. We're absolutely fine now."
There is a real family feel in this desert idyll, Jamie and Andy's grandparents, Roy and Shirley, are here (which is probably why Andy's oaths in his first-round match were caught beneath his breath) and their uncle and aunt are flying in from Dallas. "Not many guys have family on the road with them and not many have a brother playing at the same level of tournament who can understand what you are going through," Jamie says. "It can be really lonely out there for the singles guys and I hope that having me around relaxes Andy a bit. There are other people around him these days, he doesn't need me on his case as well. It's possible I could say things to him that others couldn't, but he's always liked to work things out for himself. It is still difficult to grasp how good a player he is. But between the ages of 15 and 18, we were apart. He was in Barcelona training and I was trying to get my singles ranking up playing on the Futures circuit, so I didn't see him much then, but it was always a given that he would be up there. He has such a great tennis brain."
Jamie did not make the singles breakthrough he wanted and decided last year that if he wanted to stay in the game at a professional level, it had to be in doubles. He won three titles with Eric Butorac, a left-hander from Minnesota, before that partnership broke up; he threw in the Wimbledon mixed crown with Jelena Jankovic last summer; and, after a few rejections, is teamed with Max Mirnyi, of Belarus, the 30-year-old who was No 1 in the doubles rankings in 2003 and has won four grand-slam titles, two each at the French Open and US Open. The pair's results at high-profile events such as this Pacific Life Open will go a long way to defining the ambition this year, which is to make the final eight at the Masters Cup in November, so they will have been delighted to reach the quarter-finals with a 7-6, 6-4 victory over Arnaud Clément and Michael Llodra, the Wimbledon champions, last night.
"There has been quite a lot of shifting of partnerships this year, so it is important to get off to a good start and make a bit of a statement," Jamie, 22, says. "You have to try to keep a momentum, but the scoring system in doubles now [there is no third set but a champions' tie-break] means that matches can come and go very quickly. You have to keep your spirits up. It was a real privilege when Max said he would be prepared to play with me. I think we can be a formidable pairing."
Louis Cayer, the French Canadian appointed last year to the LTA's technical set-up to provide support for the performance clubs, has drifted into a new role, as Jamie's coach. Cayer believes that, with the requisite time and effort and the best partners, Jamie could become world No 1 in doubles. Imagine him reaching that status before Andy is No 1 in singles. The bragging rights would be Jamie's - but it would not change him.
Brothers in arms
Rory and Tony Underwood Played rugby union for England 18 times together, appearing on opposite wings.
Ben and Adam Hollioake The first brothers to play cricket for England since Peter and Dick Richardson in 1957.
Gary and Phil Neville The brothers were part of Sir Alex Fergusons team of "kids" who won the league title in 1996.
Bob and Mike Bryan The American brothers, the No 1 doubles pair in the world, have won every grand-slam event.
That list could also have included the "Rati Thais"! And I wish to God Harman wouldn't refer to the third "set" as a champions' tie-break when it manifestly cannot be in any round of a tournament but the final! Even the results sections of tournament web sites - when they feel the need to explain it! - refer to it as a "match tie-break", although I've occasionally seen it referred to as a "super tie-break", which seems an acceptable alternative.
* Just checked a vague recollection I had that the Neville brothers are in one respect even more "distinguished" than the others mentioned: they have sister, Tracey, who has represented England at netball!
Ah, now, Lynne, you're letting your parochialism show! The article was about a pair of Scottish brothers, so even though Harman immediately anglicised it by bringing in Nevilles, Underwoods and Hollioakes (Aussies, really), you could have gone for one or more of the other Scottish international sets of brothers; three pairs come to mind instantly in rugby - Sean and Rory Lamont, who would both have appeared in this year's six-nations had it not been for injury; Martin and David Leslie from the late '90s; and ones even little Englanders like Harman must have heard of, Scott and Gavin Hastings.
Thanks for re-producing the article - it's a very interesting and revealing one.
And I wish to God Harman wouldn't refer to the third "set" as a champions' tie-break when it manifestly cannot be in any round of a tournament but the final! 
Even the results sections of tournament web sites - when they feel the need to explain it! - refer to it as a "match tie-break", although I've occasionally seen it referred to as a "super tie-break", which seems an acceptable alternative.
