And here's a glorious chance for the 5ft 9ins right-hander to bring up break point... but he dumps a fairly straightforward backhand volley into the net.
Berdych was soon serving for the match and the pressure appeared to have got the better of him as Federer saved a match point and brought up a break-back point.
Yet back comes the Scot and an aggressive foray forward ends with a deft volley to bring up a third break point .
Nieminen actually had a point to go 2-0 up in the second set, but failed to seize the only break-point presented by Federer in the course of the match.
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Nadal misjudges a low forehand at the net to make it 30-30 and Murray then races in to thread a backhand winner up the line for 30-40 and break point .
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It was the Briton who started the better and he cranked up the pressure in game five, forcing a break point, before earning another chance two games later.
The challenge of playing Federer clearly galvanises the Briton and he was switched on from the start of Sunday's final, whereas Federer looked distinctly edgy - some loose play handing the Scot a break point in the opening game before another wayward forehand gave up the break.
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The former Australian Open runner-up was left to rue converting only two of his 11 break-point opportunities against an opponent he had beaten in three out of four previous meetings.
He may have saved one break point on his serve but the pressure seemed to mount as he dished up a double-fault to lose the game.
But the turning point of the match occurred seven minutes after the break when Fabianski picked up the ball from what Hansson judged to be a backpass from Campbell.
But Clijsters upped the intensity in game eight to claim the decisive break and followed it up by racing to 40-0 and converting her first match point with an unreturnable serve.
Ferrer brings up deuce number EIGHT with a stunning forehand and it's a second break point when Rafa puts a defensive backhand long and wide.
Gloucester's scrum had been dominant all game, but in the 63rd minute the Blues turned the tables and from close range Powell powered forward and Nicky Robinson followed up to break Barkley's tackle and score under the posts for their bonus-point try.
And United posed the first danger after the break when Friedel saved well from Michael Carrick, whose shooting had been very erratic up to that point.
Late in the second set, with Nadal serving at 4-6, 4-3 up a break of serve but down a set the two engaged in the best point of the night.
After saving a set point in game 10 of the second set, Soderling then picked up four break points in the next game -- taking one to go 6-5 up when Gonzalez slammed a forehand wide.
The puck dribbled past Sabres defenseman Andrej Sekera at the point, which set up Brouwer to score for a 2-on-1 break.
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