Murraygot an early boost by breakingFerrer's serveinthe firstgameofthematch, butthe Scot gave the advantage right back by making a string of unforced errors to drop serve in the nextgame.
In the end, it was Davydenko who brought the world number three back into the match with a poor game at 4-4, making a backhand error before going for too much on a cross-court forehand and dragging it into the tramlines on break point.