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Canada’s Milos Raonic defeats Janko Tipsarevic to move on to Japan Open semis

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Milos Raonic of Canada returns the ball against Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia during their quarter-final match of Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

TOKYO – Canada’s Milos Raonic advanced to the semifinals of the Japan Open on Friday with a 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (7) comeback victory over Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic.

Serving for the match, the 21-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., blasted his 24th ace to finish off the No. 3 seed in two hours 43 minutes.

The No. 6-seeded Raonic will now take on the winner of the quarter-final match between No. 1 seed Andy Murray of Britain and No. 7 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland.

Raonic, ranked No. 15 in the world, also defeated Tipsarevic earlier this year in a three-hour final at the Chennai Open in India.

Tipsarevic currently sits at No. 9 in the ATP rankings.

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