Milos Raonic beats Roger Federer for the first time at Paris Masters

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted October 31, 2014 2:04 pm

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Milos Raonic celebrates his victory over Roger Federer of Switzerland during their quarterfinal match at the ATP World Tour Masters tennis tournament at Bercy stadium in Paris, France, Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. AP Photo/Michel Euler

PARIS – Milos Raonic has his first career victory over Roger Federer.

Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., defeated the second-seeded Swiss star 7-6 (5), 7-5 in quarter-final play today at the Paris Masters.

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The seventh-seeded Raonic needed 93 minutes to complete the victory.

He had 22 aces to eight for Federer, and held a 45-25 edge in winners.

Federer had won all six of their previous head-to-head meetings.

Raonic will next play fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych in the semifinals.

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