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Murray One Match Away From No. 1

Andy Murray continued his dominance against Tomas Berdych on Friday at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris and is now one match away from reaching World No. 1. The Scot toughed out a 7-6(9), 7-5 win over Berdych, who can no longer qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. If Murray wins his semi-final match on Saturday against Milos Raonic, he'll become No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time in his career. The Briton has spent 76 weeks at the No. 2 spot, and the 29-year-old Murray is looking to become the second-oldest player (John Newcombe, 30, in 1974) to debut at No. 1. It has been a long wait for the Scot. Should he reach No. 1, he'll own the ATP...

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Peers/Kontinen Topple Bryans, Herbert/Mahut Stretch No. 1 Lead

Henri Kontinen and John Peers booked their spot in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Masters on Friday as they ousted third seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 6-4, 6-2 in 51 minutes. Kontinen and Peers qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals earlier in the week and will look to reach their second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final of the season in Paris. The Finnish/Australian duo have been in a rich vein of form in the latter stages of the season, finishing runners-up at the Shanghai Rolex Masters last month (l. to Isner/Sock). “Today was another strong performance from us,” Peers said. “We took our chances early in both sets and kept that going. It’s really good...

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