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The result then looked a formality going into the third with Murray’s play breaking down Basilashvili, who almost looked ready to give up.
But he did put up a fight in the final set and threatened a surprise comeback with back-to-back breaks of serve after falling 5-0 down.
It was the first blip on an otherwise perfect evening for Murray and Basilashvili grew in confidence to level the set at 5-5 with the former British No 1 guilty of dropping his head and two more games were lost in stunning fashion, forcing a fourth set.
A break in play followed as the roof was closed, which seemingly gave Murray the chance to regather his thoughts on focus once again.
Basilashvili refused to go away – buoyed by his fourth set resurgence – but Murray eventually had too much for his opponent, winning 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.
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