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Andy Murray takes on Milos Raonic in the Paris Masters semi-final on Sky Sports 3 on Saturday knowing victory will take him to the top of the world rankings. The Scot heads into the last four in the form of his career and on the back of a 18-game winning streak that has seen him claim titles in Beijing, Shanghai and Vienna - and he will look to claim a fourth in succession should he make the final in Paris.But it will be a semi-final unlike any other for the 29-year-old as victory will also confirm him as the world No 1, ending Novak Djokovics 122-week reign and becoming both the first Briton to hold the position and the oldest man to claim the ranking for the first time. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Standing in his way will be a familiar face in the shape of big-serving Canadian Raonic. The pair have met five times this season, Murray winning them all including a memorable 6-4 7-6 7-6 victory in the Wimbledon final.The Scot also beat the 25-year-old in the final at Queens, the quarter-final in Monte Carlo, the semi-finals at the Australian Open and most recently in the last four in Cincinnati and his run of wins stretches to seven matches since Raonics last win at Indian Wells in 2014. Murray is one match away from being world No 1 after beating Tomas Berdych 7-6 7-5 in the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters Murrays quarter-final win over Tomas Berdych was also a career best 72nd win of the season, improving on the 71 that he managed in 2015.Murray has already claimed Wimbledon and Olympic titles among another career-best of seven tournament victories in 2016, while Paris represents his 13th semi-final of a phenomenal year. Murrays Magnificent Year A look back at Andy Murrays brilliant 2016 season In the other semi-final, Marin Cilic will take on John Isner looking to build on a first ever victory over Novak Djokovic, which has hnanded Murray his chance. Highlights of Berdych v Murray Cilic beat Murray to claim a first Masters title earlier this year and has returned to the form that landed him the 2014 US Open over the last couple of months, culminating in his semi-final run in Paris which has sealed a place at the season-end World Tour Finals.Isner too has enjoyed a strong run of form to reach his seventh Masters semi-final and a win will see him into his first 1000 Series final since Cincinnati in 2013 Highlights of Novak Djokovic v Marin Cilic However, it is Cilic who holds the upper hand, winning all six meetings between the pair.You can follow all the action on Sky Sports 3 from 1pm on Saturday, or with our live blog right here at www.skysports.com/tennis Live ATP Masters Tennis November 5, 2016, 1:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Also See: Murray beats Berdych in Paris Cilic stuns Djokovic to reach last four Murrays magnificent year Tennis on Sky Sports Cheap NFL Jerseys China . 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The phone hearing is scheduled for 4:30pm et/1:30pm pt. Winchester, who was not penalized for the hit, appeared to make contact with Kellys head early in the first period of Thursdays game in Boston. ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Chicago Sky rookie Imani Boyette didnt want to continue playing poorly in the WNBA semifinals.The 6-foot-7 center averaged three points and 4.5 rebounds in two double-digits losses to the Los Angeles Sparks. Boyette played better -- much better, scoring all 13 of her points after halftime and grabbing 11 rebounds as the Sky held off the Sparks 70-66 on Sunday to force a Game 4.I hadnt shown up in the series yet -- the lights have been kind of bright, Boyette said. Ive been guarding two of the best players, so I was very much a rookie this series. My teammates have done a really good job of encouraging me and staying on me.Boyette scored seven points in the third quarter as the Sky turned a nine-point deficit into a two-point lead going into the final quarter.Shes a body down there, so she cant go ignored, league MVP Nneka Ogwumike said. We werent prepared for that.Courtney Vandersloot added 17 points and Clarissa Dos Santos had 10 for the fourth-seeded Sky, who have been playing without leading scorer and rebounder Elena Delle Donne. The 2015 league MVP underwent right thumb surgery on Sept. 13.We were confident going into this game because we knew they hadnt seen our best yet, Vandersloot said.Ogwumike had 16 of her 22 points in the first half and Kristi Toliver added 13 for the second-seeded Sparks, who won the first two games of the series at home by double digits.The Sparks made 6 of their 33 shots beyond the arc.Their zone affected us. We didnt adjust, two-time MVP Candace Parker said.Parker shot 3 for 14 from the field for nine points but grabbed 15 rebounds. She averaged 25 points in the other two games. League sixth woman of the year Jantel Lavender finished with six points for thee Sparks.ddddddddddddDefending champion and top-seeded Minnesota has a 2-0 lead over Phoenix in the other semifinal series, with Game 3 later Sunday.Toliver hit a 3 for a two-point Sparks lead with 1:30 left, but Boyette made two layups and Vandersloot hit a jumper for a four-point lead. Ogwumike missed a 3 with 8 seconds left, and Vandersloot made two free throws to seal it.The Sky opened the third quarter with a 17-6 run to take the lead. Ogwumike and Parker were scoreless in the third, when the Sky outscored Los Angeles 19-8.Our defensive intensity, we were able to stop them a little bit in the second half, Vandersloot said. They scored eight points in the third quarter, and thats unheard for a team that skilled and that many offensive threats.The Sparks led by 15 in the first half, but the Sky scored the final six points of the second quarter to pull within nine.We got up by a lot, and we got a little frazzled, Ogwumike said.Los Angeles won 95-75 and 99-84 in the other games.They were extremely hungry to win, Sparks coach Brian Agler said. We were like that in LA, but not quite like that here.TIP-INSSparks co-owner Magic Johnson was in attendance. ... The Sparks scored at least 93 points in four of their previous five meetings with Chicago. ... During the regular season, Los Angeles led the WNBA with a 48.7 percent field goal percentage, while the Sky topped the league in scoring at 86.2 points.STILL OUTDelle Donne has missed nine straight games. She averaged 21.5 points to share the league scoring title with New Yorks Tina Charles.UP NEXTGame 4 is in Chicago on Tuesday night ' ' '