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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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Cilic Upset Puts No. 1 In Play

On his 15th attempt, Marin Cilic has beaten Novak Djokovic. The Croatian hit past the World No. 1 with power tennis on Friday at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, upsetting the top seed 6-4, 7-6(2) in one hour and 45 minutes. Cilic, who qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday, will meet American John Isner in Saturday's semi-final. “It was really, really good, really good today, and just can't be happier about that,” Cilic said. “Just another sign that I'm in a really good form and produced some great tennis today.” [ALSO LIKE] Djokovic's loss means that Andy Murray now controls his fate in the battle for No. 1. The Scot will become No. 1 in...

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