Andy and Jamie Murray saved two match points before beating fellow Britons Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins 3-6 6-2 13-11 in the opening round of the Indian Wells Masters in California.
Fleming and Hutchins came into the match asthe newly crowned Delray Beach champions,their second ATP title together as a partnership.
After exchanging sets, the two pairs faced a first-to-10 tie-break, with the winner needing two clear points, to clinch their place in round two.
The Murrays had led 8-3 in the decider of a match played before a capacity crowd on Court 7.
But they lost six points in a row as Fleming and Hutchins, Britain's two highest-ranked doubles players, fought back to lead 9-8.
Younger brother Andy saved the first match point with a huge first serve and smiled with relief as he swigged from his water bottle at the changeover.
The brothers then had a match point at 10-9, saved by good work at the net by Hutchins, before the world number four netted a forehand from the back of the court to fall match point down once more.
The Murrays must have thought they had lost it when they dramatically clashed racquets when going for the same volley in the centre of the court.
But they recovered to win the point and moments later they added another to seal the match.
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