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But Berdych had other ideas, targeting Federer's unusually brittle second serve to break in games two and six before serving out the 27-minute third set.
He then had two break points in the third game of the second set and although he was unable to take them, he was handed the initiative in game seven when Chardy, after saving two further break points, double-faulted for the first time in the match on the third, handing Murray a 4-3 lead.
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Broady and Farquharson had three breakback points in Burton's next service game and took the second to level the set at 3-3 and Morgan saved two break points in his next service game with two big serves.
His attacking style had given Murray problems from the start and, after saving four break points in game two, he broke serve in the following game and moved impressively to 5-2 with six aces and 20 winners.
After inching ahead with a break in the fifth game of the opener, she faced down two break points against her in the eight and tenth to see the set out.
It was a long way back for Djokovic but he was playing well and remained highly competitive in the third set, fending off two break points in game eight as Federer sensed the finish line approaching.
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Ferreira fought back in the final set and had two break-points in the seventh game but could not capitalise.
The 25-year-old also had chances to take the second in similar style but 20-year-old Mathieu saved two break points in a lengthy ninth game to keep in front.
However, Baghdatis remained under heavy pressure in every service game, saving two more break points in game three before Murray converted his 10th of the second set for a 3-2 lead.
Murray, competing for the first time since last month's disappointing US Open exit, only faced two break in the whole match, saving them both.
Noguchi, the world silver medallist, produced a killer surge up a series of inclines just after the halfway mark to break clear and win in two hours 26.20 minutes.
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Djokovic opened game five with a double-fault and, after a forehand winner from Davydenko, successive errors from the Serb handed over the break before the defending champion saw two break points go begging in the following game.
The last was to limit Michigan in transition, and the Wolverines ended up with two fast-break points in the entire game.
She then earned two break points in the next game but could not convert them and the match went into a tie-break.
That, coupled with Kuznetsova's failure to take advantage of two break points in the following game, marked the effective end of her resistance.
The Pole had two break points in Murray's next service game, but once the Scot survived that test, the momentum was clearly with him and his victory was never in serious doubt.
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"Going into the last Premiership game before the two-week break in Europe, before we play Leeds at Christmas it will be great to get a win down at Gloucester, " said Biggs.
Despite squandering two more break points in games six and eight, the Basel-born right-hander levelled the match and at that point Federer would have been expected by many to run away with it.
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