Britons Jamie Murray and Jonny Marray won doubles titles at different ATP tournaments on Sunday.
Murray and Australian partner John Peers claimed their fifth title together by beating Alexandr Dolgopolov and Kei Nishikori in the final of the Brisbane International.
The duo clinched their first crown of the season – and ended a three-match losing streak in finals – with a 6-3 7-6 (7/4) win in 73 minutes.
It completed a remarkable week for the pair, who did not drop a set in the entire tournament.
“We had a great week,” said Murray on the ATP’s official website. “It’s good to start the year with a title.
“You couldn’t really ask for anything more. It shows each other that we obviously did a lot of hard work in the off-season.
“Right from our first practice, we both felt each other had improved.
“We played our first match with a lot of confidence and we carried that through the week. We’re really excited to win the tournament here in Brisbane.”
A few hours later in Chennai, India, former Wimbledon champion Marray joined his compatriot in the winners’ circle.
Marray and Yen-Hsun Lu claimed an impressive 6-3 7-6 (7/4) win over top seeds Raven Klassen and home favourite Leander Paes in the final in India.
It was Marray’s first ATP-level title since his famous surprise victory with Freddie Nielsen in SW19 back in 2012.
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