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Come Monday morning, Novak Djokovic of Serbia might not work up as the ATP World No. 1 since he left the door wide open after his semifinal loss on Friday, November 4, 2016 at BNP Paribas Masters in Paris.

Marin Cilic of Croatia took out top seed Djokovic in straight sets 6-4, 7-6(2). This means that Andy Murray of Great Britain has a huge chance to take over the coveted title. He only has to win one more match in order to dethrone Djokovic as the ATP World No. 1.

Murray did his part today by winning his quarterfinal match. He earned his spot to the semifinal after a 7-6(9), 7-5 win over Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic. Murray next faces the winner of 4th seed Milos Raonic of Canada and 11th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.

Murray has a winning record against both Raonic and Tsonga. He is 8-3 in his head-to-head against Raonic, and 14-2 against Tsonga. Murray beat Tsonga on Sunday in the Vienna final. All eyes will be on Murray as he attempts his quest to be World No. 1.

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PARIS (AP) John Isner won a hard-fought all-American contest against Jack Sock 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Paris Masters on Friday.

Isner looked set for a straight-set win while served up a break at 4-3 in the second set but lost his temper after a foot-fault call.

Isner, who had not dropped his serve once since the start of the week, was unsettled by the decision and was broken twice in a row, allowing Sock back in the match.

But the change in momentum did not last long. Isner capitalized on Sock’s mistakes to break him twice early in the decider.

Isner equaled his best result at the indoor tournament, making it to the last four for the first time in five years in the French capital.

PARIS (AP) — Three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic has lost in the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters.

The top-ranked Djokovic was beaten by Marin Cilic 6-4, 7-6 (2) for the first time in 15 matchups.

Djokovic’s loss means Andy Murray can rise to No. 1 in the ATP rankings if he reaches the final.

Djokovic saved two match points in the 12th game but Cilic served extremely well to prevail in the tiebreak.

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