Andy Murray breaks out the emoji to wish his big bro good luck in U.S. Open

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LONDON -- In the run-up to his big match in the U.S. Open Doubles final, Jamie Murray has been getting the full backing of the whole Murray clan.

After he triumphed alongside doubles partner John Peers in Thursday's semi-final, his little brother Andy sent out one of his patented emoji-filled tweets to spur on his big brother.

So proud of my big brother @jamie_murray and his partner @johnwpeers! Us open final... Great job guys.. Amazing win— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) September 10, 2015

Murray regularly shows support for his elder brother on Twitter. Andy got knocked out of the U.S. Open Singles on Monday, but his brother made it past the quarter finals stage on Tuesday. And Andy stood firmly behind him.

That made me feel much better#BigBro— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) September 8, 2015

Judy Murray also often cheers on her sons online.

Sun's out, guns out. Or as they say in Glasgow....taps aff. #USOpen2015 @jamie_murray pic.twitter.com/8IkaimE3TD— judy murray (@judmoo) September 7, 2015

"@ProdigyRep: .@judmoo Judy Murray celebrating in an endless loop. Epic scenes! pic.twitter.com/XP3rmvCakt". Ha just a bit excited. And proud.— judy murray (@judmoo) September 11, 2015

The U.S. Open Doubles final, in which Jamie Murray and John Peers will take on Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert, takes place on Saturday.

We'll be expecting more emoji-filled tweets if Jamie and his partner take the title.

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