Serve was again key with the Thai player hitting four aces and just one double-fault while the German had just one ace and five double-faults.

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Dekker and his backup singers, a group of brothers dubbed The Four Aces, produced a string of hits, mostly love ballads and songs with hints of religion or advice to parents.

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At the start of the second set Murray was broken again, and when he did sense an opportunity at 0-30 on the Ljubicic serve his 31-year-old opponent, the world number 17, promptly sent down four aces in succession.

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He gained the first of three mini-breaks at 1-1 and, aided by four magnificent aces, left Soderling to chase shadows.

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Petrova fired off seven aces compared to four for Henin in the nearly two-hour match, but the Russian also racked up 41 unforced errors as opposed to 26 committed by Henin.

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The Serbian, beaten by Murray to lose his U.S. Open crown last month, converted all four of his break points and fired 12 aces in a near flawless display.

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The 6-foot-6 Querrey came into tournament second on the tour in aces this year, but he had only four against Berdych, and made only 39 percent of his first serves.

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However, two booming aces secured Murray a strong hold in game four and he took his chance to pounce in a like-for-like repeat of the first game of the match.

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