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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He fell into a deep depression, mostly cutting himself off from the racing community that was his world for so many years.

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But Alba soon laid any worries to rest, racing onto Alexis Sanchez's pass deep into stoppage time before slotting the ball past Abbiati.

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