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TOKYO - Canadian Milos Raonic reached his 11th quarter-final of the season Thursday as the third seed overpowered Jurgen Melzer 6-4, 6-3 at the Japan Open.The Thornhill, Ont. native, who was a Wimbledon semifinalist and twice runner-up in the Japanese capital at the ATP 500 event, needed only 74 minutes to defeat Austrias 33-year-old veteran after losing to Melzer in 2012 indoors in Memphis.Raonic, who is fighting for a place in the year-end final in a field limited to eight players, will aim for the Japanese semifinals on Friday when he takes on Denis Istomin. The Uzbek beat Polands Michel Przysiezny 6-4, 7-6 (5) to book his spot.Raonic stands provisional ninth in the points race to the World Tour Finals next month in London and is trying to close the gap on Tomas Berdych, who currently stands one place ahead of him on the last of the qualifying spots.But with this week in Japan, plus Shanghai next week and then three final weeks in Europe, there is plenty of tennis left to play.Raonic secured his victory over Melzer with a modest 11 aces a€” half for his total in the previous round a€” breaking the Austrian three times.Im playing good tennis right now, I lifted my level form the first round, said the Canadian. But Im not thinking too far ahead.I can only handle one challenge at a time so Im not considering another final yet, said the highest seed remaining in the field.Raonic took the opening set in 36 minutes on his first set point with a break of Melzer.Melzer had his left ankle wrapped at the start of the second set, but his physical problem did not see to impair his mobility.In the second, Raonic went up a break for 2-0 but lost the edge in the fifth game, with Melzer getting the break back after putting Raonic in a 0-30 hole.The 23-year-old Canadian was caught out by two straight passing winners to drop the game, 3-2. Melzer levelled at 3-all a game later on an ace.Raonic earned a second break for 5-3 after Melzer was caught out by a down-the-line winner. Then he served out his 41st win of the season a game later to advance.The Canadian said that even though he let his break advantage slip in the second set, he was able to fight back.I think he lifted his game in the second set. I had one poor game and he played well to break.Raonic stands 2-0 over Istomin, winning both of their matches in San Jose, where the Canadian won three tiles.He can do a lot of thing impressively, Raonic said of his next opponent, I have to keep getting better and better and create opportunities. I have to really contain him as much as I can. Wholesale Yeezy . Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse will reunite at this weekends season-opening World Cup at Canada Olympic Park as they begin their buildup to the Winter Games in Sochi. Discount Yeezy . Belfort was originally schedule to fight Chris Weidman at UFC 173 on May 24, but a Nevada State Athletic Commission ban on testosterone replacement therapy forced the former light heavyweight champ to withdraw. https://www.fakeyeezywholesaleonline.com/ . -- Craig Anderson has quite a record against his former team, the Florida Panthers. Yeezy Sale . The former Toronto FC designated player played three of his 15 professional seasons with the team. Yeezy Outlet . Calgary finished atop the CFL standings with a 14-4 record and earned the right to host the West Division final at McMahon Stadium on Nov.Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) - C.J. Miles buried six 3-pointers for 22 points off the bench and the Indiana Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 94-91 on Friday night. Roy Hibbert added 18 points and Luis Scola scored 14 for the Pacers, who have won two in a row and five of their last seven. Brandon Knight had 20 points for the Bucks, who had a two-game winning streak stopped. Zaza Pachulia contributed 12 points and 14 rebounds in the loss and John Henson scored 14 with 10 boards. The Bucks snapped a six-game losing streak in the series with an 87-81 win in Indianapolis on Nov. 4. They led by as many as seven in this one and carried a 68-66 advantage into the fourth quarter, but Indiana took the lead for good on Donald Sloans 3 with 9 1/2 minutes remaining. We closed it out well enough, said Pacers coach Frank Vogel. Milwaukee was just 9-of--24 from the floor in the fourth quarter, including 1- for-7 on 3-pointers.dddddddddddd We couldnt get stops when we needed to and we missed shots we normally make, said Bucks coach Jason Kidd. The Pacers pushed their lead to seven three times in the quarter and held on down the stretch by making their free throws. Miles led all players with eight points in the first quarter and Indiana took a 23-21 edge into the second. Henson scored the first six points of a 9-0 Milwaukee run in the second quarter that gave the Bucks a 32-27 lead on a Jared Dudley 3. They pushed it to 53-46 at halftime. Game Notes The Pacers opened a four-game homestand that continues Sunday in Los Angeles against the Lakers ... 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