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BASEL, Switzerland - David Goffin kept up his remarkable form as he beat fourth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors. Best Replica Yeezy Website .It was Goffins 42nd victory in 44 matches since his straight-sets loss to Andy Murray at Wimbledon, and the first time the 23-year-old Belgian has beaten a top-10 player.Its one of my nicest victories, if not the nicest, the seventh-seeded Goffin said. Its really pleasing. I cant really comprehend what Ive achieved since Wimbledon: more than 40 victories, two titles ... I think Ill only realize what Ive achieved when Im on holiday.Later Friday, teenager Borna Coric upset second-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (4) to announce himself as one of the rising stars of tennis.Nadal announced after the match he will have season-ending appendicitis surgery. He was playing just his third tournament since Wimbledon due to a wrist injury and looked nowhere near his best.It was difficult in the whole match, in the whole tournament, Nadal said. Every day I felt more tired, I tried to practice, to get fit but it was not possible. The past four, five months have been very tough for me. Its been difficult to play and compete.Coric, meanwhile, was in sparkling form.Its an unbelievable feeling, Coric said. Im so proud of myself and I hope I can play the same game tomorrow.There was pressure but I didnt have anything to lose, because if I lose I lost to the No. 1 in the world. I never played against him so I didnt know what would happen, whether he would kill me or not.There was no such slip-up for Roger Federer as the top-seeded Swiss remained on course for his sixth title in Basel after beating fifth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (4), 6-2.In the Goffin-Raonic match, the Belgian broke early on but was broken back when serving for the opening set, shortly after some lights went out and halted the match for approximately 20 minutes.The seventh-seeded Goffin saved another break point at the start of the second set before breaking in the penultimate game before serving to level the match. Goffin took a decisive lead in the seventh game of the final set and he threatened to break again but Raonic saved two match points — one with his 21st ace.The Belgian finally converted his fourth match point when Raonic returned a powerful serve long. Goffin has won four Challenger and two ATP titles this year and played with confidence against the Canadian.I tried to make the most of my game after the lights went out, Raonic said. I came back trying to serve harder. and hoping to find rhythm that way. I created some opportunities in the start of both sets, but I didnt make the most of them.Hes been playing well. He has confidence in the tight moments due to how hes played the last four five months.Also Friday, Ivo Karlovic defeated Benjamin Becker 6-4, 6-4.The loss hurts Raonics chances of earning a qualifying spot for the season-ending ATP event in London. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., will need a strong showing next week in Paris as he battles Andy Murray, David Ferrer, Kei Nishikori and Dimitrov for the last three spots in the eight-man field.Raonic, who is 45-17 on the season and currently ninth in the points race, knows he needs to take advantage of his last chance at the Bercy arena starting Monday.Im hoping in these next few days I can pick up my physicality by working in the gym, Raonic said. All I can do is fight to the last point, whenever that might be. Hopefully it is later rather than earlier in Paris.Canadas Vasek Pospisil will play in the mens doubles semifinals in Basel with temporary partner Nenad Zimonjic — the former partner of Torontos Daniel Nestor — on Saturday.Pospisil, from Vancouver, teamed up with American Jack Sock to win the Wimbledon title this season. They will play next week in Paris in hopes of qualifying for the year-end event in doubles.———With files from The Associated Press. 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"And he picked up right where he left off last game. I thought he was solid. He looked big in the net, everything. Check marks right across the page for him." Bryzgalov, signed by the Oilers on Nov. 8, made 33 saves in his first NHL start since April 25 when he was in net for Philadelphia. Jordan Eberle added an empty-netter in the final minute off an assist from Hall, and the Oilers have won four of five. "So far so good," Bryzgalov said. Predators captain Shea Weber was hit by a puck near his right eye at 15:24 of the second, dropped to the ice and immediately skated to the locker room. He did not return with what team officials called an upper-body injury and is day-to-day. Nashville, which had won two straight, lost for the second time in seven games. Predators coach Barry Trotz noted they have used four goaltenders themselves this season. "The guys are going to bear down and play hard for the new guy thats in net," Trotz said. "The new guy for them is Bryzgalov, and we talked before the game that we needed to get in the hard areas and throw some pucks. He hasnt played for a while. He may be a little rusty. The game might not be tight. .. But obviously we didnt play hard enough in those hard areas." The Predators hosted one of the NHLs two games and were the only American team in action Thursday, wanting to start a holiday tradition in Nashville pairing hockey with turkey. It was just their 11th home game this season, fewer than all but Dallas and the Rangers. Nashville outshot Edmonton 13-9 in a sluggish first period with the Predators playing the second game of a back-to-back after winnning 4-0 in Columbus on Wednesday night. Cheap Air Max 97 China. This is the Oilers only visit to Nashville this season and the start of a three-game road trip. Eakins said he thought both teams were checking hard, which can lead to a dull or sluggish game. "But when youre coaching and you need your team to get better defensively, thats a ray of bright light coming in when the game looks sluggish but your teams checking very well," Eakins said. The Oilers opened the second by taking the first five shots, and Predators forward Paul Gaustad and Oilers left wing David Perron each went to the penalty box for unsportsmanlike conduct at 5:07. Nugent-Hopkins tipped in a shot by Jeff Petry 25 seconds later during the 4-on-4, and Hall scored on a backhander from Sam Gagner at 6:23 for a 2-0 lead. "Were a fast, skilled team," Nugent-Hopkins said. "We have to take opportunities when we get them. Four-on-four is a situation that when we play our game, we can get a couple goals." Bryzgalov, who signed a one-year deal with the Oilers for $1.7 million, debuted Monday in Edmonton, replacing Devan Dubnyk in a 5-1 loss to Chicago. Bryzgalov stopped four shots from Weber in the first period, but Weber had only one shot in the second before the puck hit him in the face. "Obviously if we lose our captain, its always hard and we hope hes OK and hopefully he gets back soon," Predators defenceman Roman Josi said. Bryzgalov had a nice pad save on Predators forward Mike Fisher in the final minutes to finish off his 31st career shutout and second against the Predators. NOTES: The Oilers are 4-5-2 when scoring first. Nashville dropped to 2-10-0 when the opponent scores first. ... Bryzgalov improved to 10-6-3 against the Predators. ... The Oilers are 5-1-0 when leading after two periods, and Nashville is 0-11-0 when trailing after two. ... Nugent-Hopkins has seven points in the last four games. ... It was Nashvilles fourth game on Thanksgiving and first since 2007. The Predators won the first three on their own ice. ... Nashville is 2-2-0 in the second of back-to-back games this season. ' ' '