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Andy Murray stayed on course at the Erst Bank Open in Vienna by battling into the quarter-finals with a 4-6 6-2 6-2 victory against dangerous Frenchman Gilles Simon. Jay Bruce Reds Jersey . The 29-year-old Wimbledon and Olympic champion, who is closing in on Novak Djokovics top ranking, stretched his winning streak to 13 matches and took his season record to 67 wins and just nine losses.But the 2014 champion in Vienna was made to recover from a set down in a marathon match which lasted two hours and 40 minutes as Murray commit an uncharacteristic 58 unforced errors, although Simon was almost as sloppy, hitting just three fewer. Murray and Simon played out an extraordinary 39-shot rally After crumbling when serving to stay in the opening set on a frustratingly slow court, a weary-looking Murray had to save six break points in the second game of the second set before striking in the next game, which lasted an astonishing 14 minutes and 30 seconds.But world No 24 Simon wasnt going away and struck immediately straight back to level at 2-2. The pair traded blows in a 34-shot rally Murray, however, went on to win the next four games to level the match and after the Frenchman received treatment for a blister on his right foot before the start of the deciding set, the British No 1 upped the ante.Despite hanging on for 2-2, Murray repeated the punishment he dished out in the second set to take the match as Simon wilted under increasing pressure. Murray wrapped up victory in an epic contest Victory helped Murray set up a meeting against big-hitting American John Isner on Friday, live on Sky Sports.Murrays best chance of taking the world No 1 spot will be to capture his seventh title of the year in Vienna, as well as next weeks trophy at the Paris Masters.In the French capital, Djokovic would have to reach the final to stay in pole position. Murray v Djokovic: The race is on Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic: Their previous meetings Australian Open and French Open champion Djokovic has spent a total of 222 weeks at No 1 in three spells  - including his current run of 121 consecutive weeks. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. In the days other matches, home favourite and third seed Dominic Thiem was upset by Serbias Viktor Troicki 6-2 7-5 while sixth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 and Spains Albert Ramos defeated Austrian veteran Jurgen Melzer, 3-6 6-4 6-0. You can watch Premier League and EFL Cup football, plus Englands tour of Bangladesh and the Mexican Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy six months at half price! Also See: How Murray outlasted Simon... Murray v Djokovic: The race is on Murray: This is my best chance Tennis on Sky Chris Sabo Reds Jersey . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Anthony DeSclafani Jersey .com) - The Montreal Canadiens embark on their first road trip of the season as they head out west to battle the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. http:///...y-votto-reds-jersey/ . The phone hearing is scheduled for 4:30pm et/1:30pm pt. Winchester, who was not penalized for the hit, appeared to make contact with Kellys head early in the first period of Thursdays game in Boston. NASHVILLE -- Predators captain Shea Weber is day to day with an upper body injury and did not skate Thursday in Nashvilles first practice since the defenceman was hurt. Weber left Tuesday nights 4-3 win at Winnipeg 3:28 into the third period and did not return. The Predators took Wednesday off, and Weber was not seen in the locker room after practice Thursday. The defenceman is the Predators second-leading scorer with 36 points, and he also is alternate captain for the Canadian Olympic hockey team for the Sochi Olympics. The two-time Norris Trophy finalist and 2010 Olympic gold medallist has missed only three games this season after taking a puck to the face Nov. 28. If Weber cant play against the New Jersey Devils on Friday night or Saturday night in St. Louis, that leaves the Predators with very little experience on defence. "Its a big deal if he doesnt play," Nashville coach Barry Trotz said. "Its a huge hole we have tto fill. Chris Sabo Jersey. " Michael Del Zotto is the most experienced defenceman currently on the roster, and Nashville just traded for him Jan. 22 in a deal sending Kevin Klein to the Rangers. Del Zotto is closing in on 300 career NHL games, and Roman Josi is the next closest defenceman with 145 games in the league. Ryan Ellis has 117 NHL games, and then theres rookie Seth Jones. "Its a young group," Trotz said. The Predators currently have 56 points and trail the Vancouver Canucks by seven points for the final wild card slot in the Western Conference. Nashville has four games left before the Olympic break. "Its definitely tough when you lose a guy like him," Jones said of Weber. "Anyone its tough, but especially him. Hes our leader. He kind of makes us go ... Without him, itll definitely be tough. But other guys on the D corps and the team will definitely step up." Wholesale Jerseys China ' ' '