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TOKYO - Canadian Milos Raonic reached his 11th quarter-final of the season Thursday as the third seed overpowered Jurgen Melzer 6-4, 6-3 at the Japan Open.The Thornhill, Ont. native, who was a Wimbledon semifinalist and twice runner-up in the Japanese capital at the ATP 500 event, needed only 74 minutes to defeat Austrias 33-year-old veteran after losing to Melzer in 2012 indoors in Memphis.Raonic, who is fighting for a place in the year-end final in a field limited to eight players, will aim for the Japanese semifinals on Friday when he takes on Denis Istomin. The Uzbek beat Polands Michel Przysiezny 6-4, 7-6 (5) to book his spot.Raonic stands provisional ninth in the points race to the World Tour Finals next month in London and is trying to close the gap on Tomas Berdych, who currently stands one place ahead of him on the last of the qualifying spots.But with this week in Japan, plus Shanghai next week and then three final weeks in Europe, there is plenty of tennis left to play.Raonic secured his victory over Melzer with a modest 11 aces a€” half for his total in the previous round a€” breaking the Austrian three times.Im playing good tennis right now, I lifted my level form the first round, said the Canadian. But Im not thinking too far ahead.I can only handle one challenge at a time so Im not considering another final yet, said the highest seed remaining in the field.Raonic took the opening set in 36 minutes on his first set point with a break of Melzer.Melzer had his left ankle wrapped at the start of the second set, but his physical problem did not see to impair his mobility.In the second, Raonic went up a break for 2-0 but lost the edge in the fifth game, with Melzer getting the break back after putting Raonic in a 0-30 hole.The 23-year-old Canadian was caught out by two straight passing winners to drop the game, 3-2. Melzer levelled at 3-all a game later on an ace.Raonic earned a second break for 5-3 after Melzer was caught out by a down-the-line winner. Then he served out his 41st win of the season a game later to advance.The Canadian said that even though he let his break advantage slip in the second set, he was able to fight back.I think he lifted his game in the second set. I had one poor game and he played well to break.Raonic stands 2-0 over Istomin, winning both of their matches in San Jose, where the Canadian won three tiles.He can do a lot of thing impressively, Raonic said of his next opponent, I have to keep getting better and better and create opportunities. I have to really contain him as much as I can. Jonathan Stewart Giants Jersey . - The Washington Redskins have signed free agent offensive lineman Mike McGlynn. Lorenzo Carter Giants Jersey . Price was hurt at the start of Wednesdays practice after facing just one shot as the team worked on their power play. He left the ice in discomfort and appeared to be favouring his leg. 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Hes not going to dwell on the pass in the end zone he juggled for an incompletion, or the defences embarrassing second-half showing in a 44-23 loss last week to the New Orleans Saints.When you get kind of off-balanced, it sets you back, Peppers said. Were going to get it corrected.According to the Packers, Peppers and Texans defensive end J.J. Watt are the only players this season who have at least one sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, an interception and a defensive touchdown.Coach Mike McCarthy has marveled about how Peppers veteran influence has rubbed off on teammates. While Peppers gets fiery on game days, he is relatively calm off the field.Me personally, Im just going to get away. Its not going to eat at me, Peppers said about his plans for the bye week. This doesnt need to sit with anybody. Its an opportunity to learn. We got beat, you accept that and you move forward from it.Green Bay (5-3) is in relatively good shape at the break, a game behind Detroit in the NFC North. Five of the Packers last eight games are at home, in the cold comfort of Lambeau Field.The bye comes at an especially opportune time for Rodgers, who tweaked his left hamstring against New Orleans. Rodgers, who has had a good first half, has said he wont miss the next game, Nov. 9 against Chicago.So far, so good, I would say is how were looking at it, coach Mike McCarthy said Monday at Lambeau Field about Rodgers status.For the most part, the up-tempo offence is playing well with Rodgers playing pitch-and-catch with Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb. The running game with Eddie Lacy has been inconsistent; McCarthy has said in some games that is in part due to a lack of attempts.The Packers seem to be at their best when theyre playing at a quick tempo, with Rodgers able to dissect mismatches, and Nelson and Cobb breaking free for big plays.Lacys receiving skills have improved, while rookie receiver Davante Adams is emerrging as a third option.dddddddddddd Green Bay, though, would benefit from getting more production out of the tight end position.What hasnt been so good is the rush defence, which gave up 172 yards on 24 carries to New Orleans Mark Ingram, allowing a whopping 7.2 yards per carry.The leagues worst defence against the run (153.5 yards per game) got dented again.Our issues on run defence are fundamental. We need to do a better job of staying square, getting (to) gaps and we need to tackle the ball carrier and put him on the ground, McCarthy said.Part of the problem this year may stem from the loss of veteran tackle B.J. Raji in August to a season-ending biceps injury. Raji had been having a good camp after moving back inside from end in the Packers tweaked scheme.Read-option plays have also been somewhat troublesome, having the effect of neutralizing pass rushers Clay Matthews and Peppers.Still, the Packers had shown some improvement against the run until the Saints game. They held Carolina to 108 yards on 25 carries the previous week and contained dual-threat quarterback Cam Newton.The defensive positives start with a renewed ability to create turnovers. Green Bay has 10 interceptions and five fumble recoveries. It is third in the league in turnover margin at plus-8 in large part because of Rodgers, who had a six-game stretch without an interception.We need to be more than a football team that has to rely on winning the turnover ratio, McCarthy said. To get where we want to, weve got to overcome when we dont just play to our identity or our format.What McCarthy will take, though, is a repeat of the first half from Peppers, the 34-year-old veteran who signed with Green Bay in the off-season after being a salary cap casualty of the Bears.The next time Peppers takes the field will be against his former team.I mean, things look like they are happening real fast and the other team is scoring a lot and we cant control that, Peppers said after the loss to the Saints. Whats important right now is how we respond, and I am sure we will do that after the bye week.___AP Sports Writer Brett Martel in New Orleans contributed to this report.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Genaro Armas at http://twitter.com/GArmasAP Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '