Brothers Andy and Jamie Murray recently took the center stage during men's doubles at the Washington Open, also known as Citi Open for sponsorship reasons, as the match featured world's top 10 doubles players.

The Scottish brothers advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating France pair Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 6-7(7-9), 10-5 on Wednesday.

"I'm in a much better place than last year - physically, I feel better, I'm not restricted in hitting shots, I'm still a bit slow but hopefully that will improve," said Andy. "To come back here and be pain free is brilliant."

Andy and his brother, who were once ranked no. 1 in doubles, were teaming up for the first time since the 2016 Davis Cup.

Previously, the Murray brothers won doubles titles together in 2010 Valencia Open and 2011 Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo.

The victory in Washington was Andy's fourth event since he had a hip surgery in January. Five months later, the 32-year-old claimed his strong comeback victory in the tennis world by paring with Spain's Feliciano Lopez during the Queen's Club Championships men's doubles.

In a recent BBC Sport column, Jamie wrote, "I couldn't play in Washington with my partner Neal Skupski because he is playing the World Team Tennis season in the U.S., which is a three-week commitment after Wimbledon."

"I was always looking for someone to play with in Washington so it's great that Andy is able to do it. I had asked Andy what his plans were for the summer while he was waiting to get some of the feedback from the physical testing he had been doing for his hip."

"During practice, we tend to go through a few strategies and positioning, mainly for Andy's benefit because he's not as used to playing doubles."

Speaking of his brother, Jamie believed Andy appeared to be more committed to tennis.

"He's a great player who reads the game so well, so I have to just let him be him and play the game that he knows best.

"We complement each other well on the court. His return is amazing and that can give me a lot of action up at the net, and when I'm there I can also help him out on his serve."