Doubles specialist Jamie Murray, the brother of world number one Andy Murray, came under fire in a recent clash in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open against the pairing of Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo.Murray was lining himself at the net as partner Bruno Soares prepared to face the serve behind him.However, the expected serve went rogue and missiled straight towards Murray, who had no time to get out of the way.As a doubles veteran, the 31-year-old undoubtedly has quick reactions, but they were of little aid to him here as the ball smashed into his foot on the half-volley.Murray took it in his stride, jovially playing off the incident and quickly settling back into his position for the second serve.Fortunately for Murray and Soares, the ball did bounce before it struck him otherwise their opponents would have been awarded the point, despite the serve being woefully wayward.In the end, a fault was called by the umpire, but Murray and Soares still went on to concede the point, unable to capitalise on the second serve.To make matters worse, the Scot was very close to being hit again when the winning point was smashed inches away from him by Kubot.You can see the woeful serve in the video below.

As you can see, a serve that would make any amateur feel a tiny bit better about themselves.

The fans in attendance and the commentary team couldn't quite believe what they had witnessed either.

Murray is currently ranked as the seventh best doubles player in the world, and has won 17 doubles titles throughout his career, four of which have been clinched with current partner Soares, ranked one place below Murray, and the pair were looking to notch up a fifth title together in Miami.

It proved to be a difficult day for the duo, however, who, having garnered a new bruise, went on to lose the tie as they were were unfortunately dumped out of the championship after a match tie-break saw the final set end 10-8 to Melo and Kubot. 

Melo and Kubot will now face the pairing of American Bryan Baker and Canadian Daniel Nestor as they look to secure a place in the final.