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Paris has witnessed some of Novak Djokovic’s greatest tennis triumphs, but his love affair with the French capital cooled a little Friday.
Needing to reach the final of the Paris Masters to maintain his No. 1 ranking, the three-time defending champion crashed out in the last-eight stage.
Djokovic faced Marin Cilic, a man he had beaten in their previous 14 meetings, but this time the 2014 US Open champion came out on top – triumphing 6-4 7-6 (7-2) in one hour and 45 minutes.
His last defeat in the tournament was in 2012, and he won it for the first of four times in 2009.
Murray needs to reach the final again to become the No. 1 in men’s tennis for the first time, having reached No. 2 as long ago as 2009. Djokovic has been No. 1 since July 2014.
Two-time Olympic champion Murray gained the first of his two required victories by defeating Czech seventh seed Tomas Berdych 7-6 (11-9) 7-5 in Friday’s third quarterfinal.
Raonic saw off home hope Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final quarterfinal in straight sets, a result that ensures Dominic Thiem will take up the final spot in the ATP World Tour Finals later this month.
Cilic had already qualified for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals by beating Belgian eighth seed David Goffin on Thursday.
“He definitely played better today, and he deserved to win,” Djokovic said of his Croatian opponent. “I wasn’t on the level that I could have been on.
