Raonic ousts Federer in Paris

Paris, France (SportsNetwork.com) - Canadian slugger Milos Raonic upended Roger Federer in Friday's quarterfinal action at the $3.7 million Paris Masters.

The seventh-seeded Raonic straight-setted the second-seeded former world No. 1 great Federer 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 on the indoor hardcourts at Paris' Palais Omnisports.

Raonic fired 21 aces and tallied the only break of the tight match to advance.

"Considering all the circumstances around it, I think this was the biggest win for me," said Raonic.

Federer had been 6-0 lifetime against the 32-year-old Raonic, including 2-0 this year.

The 33-year-old Federer was fresh off his title in his hometown of Basel, Switzerland, last week and was the Paris Masters champ in 2011. He's was riding a 14-match overall winning streak, including a title at the Shanghai Masters just three weeks ago.

Federer, who is looking to clinch the year-end No. 1 spot for a record-tying sixth time, will now take some time off before chasing more points at the ATP World Tour Finals, then with Switzerland in the Davis Cup final against France next month.

"I always thought it was going to get solved in London," Federer said. "Whether I am No. 1 at the end of this year, or one or two weeks later next year, it doesn't really matter. Novak seems to be fit, anyway. Now I will have a good preparation for London. It's not that I didn't want to win here, but I knew it was going to be tough from the start."

Raonic's semifinal opponent on Saturday will be fifth-seeded former Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych, who came from behind to beat 14th-seeded 6-foot-8 South African Kevin Anderson 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-4 and secure a berth in the season-ending Tour Finals for a fifth year in a row.

The Czech star Berdych was the Paris Masters champion back in 2005.

This marks the final tournament of the regular season on the ATP.