They did not know whether to celebrate victory with a kiss on one cheek or two.

But Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis otherwise looked the perfect match just two outings into their blossoming partnership on Tuesday.

Not even the first major rain delays of this year’s Wimbledon could disrupt the chemistry of the thirtysomethings, who reached the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles with a 6-3 6-4 win over Czech pair Roman Jebavy and Lucie Hradecka.

A decade on from his famous maiden grand slam triumph with Jelena Jankovic, Murray may have found himself the ideal partner for another tilt at the title judging by their performance on Court 2.

Just like 10 years ago, it was high-fives and smiles all round yesterday, as he and Hingis broke once in each set to seal victory in little more than an hour.

Murray and Hingis are through to the quarter-final credit: AP

As for the secret to gelling so quickly, the top seeds both insisted afterwards it was obvious.

“Find a good partner,” Murray said. “That is probably rule number one.”

Hingis added: “He’s one of the best doubles players in the world; that’s simple to answer.”

Clearly enjoying themselves, they were equally flippant about which of them was the senior partner.

“I just listen to her; she tells me what to do,” Murray joked of his 36-year-old team-mate, who is hunting her 23rd and 24th grand slam crown at Wimbledon, having won seven major doubles titles since coming out of retirement.

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Hingis countered: “The first match, because I lost twice my service game, I’m like, ‘Now, you make the calls!”

Murray, who last year added the Australian and US Open men’s doubles to his 2007 Wimbledon mixed crown, warned: “I think, the more we play, the better we’ll get.”

Ahead of what could be a Battle of Britain quarter-final against Ken Skupski and Jocelyn Rae, he added: “We’re not there to overpower players and blast our way through the draw. We have to think about it a bit more.

“But that’s kind of more fun and I think it’s more fun to watch as well.”