Wimbledon 2015: Murray misses out again as Jamie and partner John Peers lose out to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in men's doubles final

• Jamie Murray and John Peers lost to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-4 in the Wimbledon men's doubles final
• Jamie's younger brother Andy was in the crowd to watch his brother
• Andy lost his semi-final singles match to Roger Federer on Friday

By Rob Draper for MailOnline

Published: 12:16 EST, 11 July 2015 | Updated: 17:07 EST, 11 July 2015

Another day, another Centre Court heartache for the Murray family. This time it was Jamie, rather than Andy and though the status of the match might not quite have had the intensity of the Gentlemen’s Singles, the disappointment seemed almost as acute.

When Murray and his Australian partner John Peers reflect on this tournament, they will doubtless look back on it with affection. 

They came in as No.13 seeds and achieved beyond expectations to reach the men’s doubles final, their first as a pairing in a Grand Slam.

Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau hug each other in celebration after their victory

John Peers (left) and Jamie Murray (second left) with Tecau (second right) and Rojer (right) before the match

Jamie Murray (right) high-fives his team-mate after a close-fought point in the SW19 affair

In fact it is only a couple of years since the elder Murray looked to be sliding completely out of view from the mainstream tennis circuit, unable to settle with a doubles partner or achieve the kind of results that make the professional life sustainable.

So, in reality, like his younger brother, there has much to applaud in the past fortnight. 

Indeed, there were enthusiastic cheers when he and Peers collected their runners-up silver salvers from His Royal Highness, The Duke of Kent in the Royal Box.

However, in the immediate aftermath there was nothing but a sense of regret and missed opportunity. 

Wimbledon finals don’t come around often in life and though Murray already has a Mixed Doubles title to his name, the Gentlemen’s Doubles has considerably more value, and not just in monetary terms.

Andy Murray, who lost his singles semi-final against Roger Federer 7-5, 7-5, 6-4 on Friday, cheered his brother

Judy Murray was also in the Centre Court crowd to watch her other talented son play out the tense final

With £325,000 on offer for the winning pair, the rewards are not inconsiderable; the value though would be in terms of status and reputation. 

As it was, the Peers-Murray combination will leave Wimbledon with both enhanced though not with the trophies, which went to Dutchman Jean –Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau, the first Romanian to win a Wimbledon title since Ilie Nastase won this title in 1973. 

And for Tecau, in particular, there was a sense of vindication about the victory, having lost in this final in three previous years.

There was something like a gathering of the clans to support the older Murray brother. 

Andy was there, with his wife Kim Sears, despite his own disappointment of losing to Roger Federer on Friday. 

Romanian Tecau hits a smash during his straight sets win with Rojer against Peers and Murray

Andy graciously applauded the doubles pair who defeated his older brother and Peers

He was seated a few rows back from his mother Judy and father William. 

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was front row of the Royal Box, dutifully there from the start at which point she was almost a solitary figure in those exclusive seats.

In fact, it took some time for Centre Court to fill after the Ladies’ Final but eventually a partisan crowd assembled and did their utmost to will the Scot over the line to a Wimbledon title. 

It wasn’t that Murray and Peers were bad – Murray in particular served meticulously well for long periods – but Rojer and Tecau were simply relentless in recording their straight sets win.

The opportunities for Murray and Peers did come, but they were early on, with three breaks points in the first five games of the match. 

Peers and Murray, who both wore sunglasses during the match, were outclassed at the All England Club 

Sears (left) and Andy (right) moved seats at one point to get a better view of the match

They couldn’t seize on them and though they could not have known it then, they would never again be presented with a glimpse of the trophy.

For the first set went with serve throughout and it only saw Rojer and Tecau emerge the stronger in a tie break, the crucial break coming on a Murray serve but only when Peers, presented with a simple opportunity, volleyed out to fall 4-2 behind. 

It would prove a decisive moment. Murray and Peers subsequently saved two set points but succumbed 7-5 and were barely allowed a look in thereafter.

For though Murray’s serve was holding up well at the start of the second set, Peers was broken in the third game. 

Peers (left) and Murray (right) both go for the same ball during the first set tie-break

From there, neither Rojer nor Tecau presented their opponents with an opportunity to re-establish a foothold in the game, closing out the set 6-4.

Murray and Peers stayed with their opponents in the third set, trading blows and hanging in; but it felt as though as they were clinging on, rather than fighting them toe to toe. 

There simply was no chance to break, another tie break seemingly their best hope of taking the match into a fourth set.

Roger is particular was ruthless, not losing a single point on his serve in that final set. 

The early chances fell to Murray and Peers with three break points inside the first five games

So when Peers double faulted at 4-4 and Rojer and Tecau took the game, the die was cast. 

Rojer was up to serve and once again, he did so without losing a point. 

At the climax Tecau volleyed, Peers returned into the net and the match was done. 

As Tecau and Rojer fell to their knees before embracing, Murray and Peers look dejected. 

They had been well beaten in one hour and fifty-two minutes. 

Yet in truth they had much of which they could be proud.

Jamie's brother Andy Murray (right) and wife Kim Sears (left) watched the match from the stands

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