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Andy and Jamie Murray won their first ATP Tour doubles title in Valencia © Getty Images

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Andy Murray is hoping his doubles success in Valencia will help him rediscover his focus ahead of the ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Murray is in Paris this week for the final Masters event of the year and will be keen to hit form ahead of the year-end championships at the O2 Arena.

The British No. 1 faces either Valencia finalist Marcel Granollers or David Nalbandian in the second round, with top seed Roger Federer potentially awaiting in the semi-finals.

He failed to defend his title in Valencia last week, suffering a shock second-round defeat to Juan Monaco, but his early exit in the singles helped pave the way for success with brother Jamie in the doubles. The pair beat Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi in the final to claim their first ATP Tour title together, which saw Jamie Murray rise 26 places to 65 in the world doubles rankings.

And while the world No. 4 will be concerned by his early exit in Valencia, he admitted the doubles glory more than made up for the disappointment.

"It wasn't a laugh, it was a big week for Jamie and obviously I wanted to do well for him," Murray said. "It's not just about singles and my tennis all the time. I love playing with Jamie and when I get the chance I have to take it.

"It's the first time I've won a tournament with him and it's the most emotional I've been after a match since the Australian Open. It was really important, and I was welling up big time. There are more important things than just simple tennis matches and doing something great with my brother meant a lot to me."

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