"I ran in thinking she would drop-shot, and she didn't drop-shot, " Stosur said.
But her last drop-shot attempt landed in the net, and Sharapova fell to her knees and covered her face in her hands.
The Scot won a cagey first set with a fine drop-shot before a very close second which Blake won on a tie-break.
That's a little lazy from Murray, dabbing an attempted drop-shot wide, but he then chases down a lob before punching home a backhand winner.
Knifed drop-shot from Murray on the back-hand side, but that's great scrambling from Chela to keep the game alive, yanking a backhand volley past the flailing Scot.
Chela goes long on the next point before having a rustle around in his top drawer and pulling out perhaps the shot of the match, a magnificent drop-shot from about six feet behind the baseline.
Els wins the hole after Garcia lands his tee-shot in a ditch and is forced to drop a shot.
He began the day four shots off the lead, held then by Billy Mayfair - who shot a final round four over 76 to drop out of contention - but caught fire midway through his opening nine holes.
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But in fact the ball was in play after the first drop - so he incurred a two-shot penalty, leading to the horrendous sextuple-bogey.
The set now back under his control, Murray closed it out with another break as he fired one brilliant winner down the line from deep behind the baseline, before racing in to collect a drop shot and whip a cross-court forehand past Federer on set point.
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Murray was targeting the 27-year-old's second delivery with huge success and he brilliantly chased down a drop shot to earn another break point, which was converted for a 4-1 lead.
Woods eventually was given a two-shot penalty for the illegal drop, but he was not disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard.
He had the Liverpool crowd on their feet with two breaks of serve in the third set but his comeback was snuffed out when Przysiezny broke back to cut the deficit to 4-3 with a beautifully judged drop shot.
Els misses his eight-foot putt for par to drop his first shot of the day.
There was the illegal drop by Woods, who was given a two-shot penalty over questions and confusion about why he was not disqualified for signing an incorrect card.
Murray closed to 3-2 after winning a 25-shot rally with a backhand sliced drop shot, but he double faulted on the next point and Djokovic took full advantage.
Federer then dominated the tie-break, a forehand return and a drop shot helping him win five of the last six points.
As well as strength, Sharapova's quickness of feet was a feature of an impressive performance, notably when she sprinted to reach an Errani drop shot, winning the point to take a 4-1 lead.
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The German, an Australian Open finalist in 2003, earned his first two break points at 1-1 and snatched the second when he chased down a drop shot and whipped it back past a stranded Nadal.
But his shot fell short and Biarritz continued their workmanlike approach to set up a drop-goal for centre Damien Traille.
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Woods took a drop but later conceded he had not taken the drop at the same place as the original spot -- an infringement that warrants a two-shot penalty.
At 17 Mickelson found the beach and took a drop on the way to a bogey, while at 18 the left-hander's tee shot left him blocked by two trees.
Sterne became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2002 to drop just one shot over 72 holes in a European Tour event when he cruised to a seven-stroke victory over Schwartzel at the Joburg Open, having led from the start.
Although there were times when the three-time Australian Open champion could only stand and watch the aces go by or send a drop shot return into the net, he largely had an answer for everything Roddick could send his way.
Baghdatis had nothing left to offer and Murray broke serve once again with a deft drop shot on match point to move within one win of matching last year's run to the quarter-finals at Roland Garros.
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