Murray brothers reunite in D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – If Andy Murray isn’t yet ready to come back in singles, his presence is a huge add to the doubles draws at the tournaments he has played.

Murray and Feliciano Lopez won the doubles at Queen’s Club, in his return to the courts after hip surgery.

And Murray, partnered with Serena Williams, were a big reason the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon turned out to be such a great event.

This week, in Washington, D.C. at the Citi Open, Murray is reuniting on court with big brother Jamie.

They’ll face Nicolas Mahut and Edouard-Roger Vasselin in the first round of a doubles draw that’s just packed with quality and interest.

It will feature the doubles debut of Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas (who drew top seeds (and Wimbledon champions) Cabal and Farah.

There are the Bryan brothers, of course, who have won the Citi Open four times (including three straight years from 2005-2007).

The immortal Leander Paes is teaming up with Jack Sock, who has been out all year and just returned to action at the Atlanta event this week.

First time since 2013 on the ATP Tour

The Murray brothers last played together at Davis Cup in 2016. They beat Japan in the first round, and then beat Juan Martin del Potro and Leonardo Mayer of Argentina in the semifinals. And they also played together for three ties in 2015.

They also played together at the Rio Olympics that year.

On the ATP Tour, their last joint appearances goes all the way back to Indian Wells in 2013.

Murray just looks so happy to be on court. Three’s a lightness to him that (despite the circumstances) is just great to see.

Here’s what it looked like (videoing through the fence is, well, not ideal. But we did the best we could!)