Andy Murray defeated John Isner for the seventh time on Friday to reach the ATP Erste Bank Open semi-finals and keep alive his bid to snatch Novak Djokovics world No 1 ranking. Murray, the 2014 champion in Vienna, eased past Isner 6-1 6-3 in 73 minutes and now goes on to face defending champion David Ferrer for a place in the final on Saturday after the Spaniard came through an epic contest against Viktor Troicki.If he wins the tournament and Paris Masters crown next week, Murray could unseat Djokovic as the top-ranked player as long as the Serbian loses before the final in the French capital. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just £6.99. No contract. Isner crumbled in a one-sided opening set which lasted just 27 minutes. The American made an uncharacteristic 20 unforced errors, while Murray was perfect on his first serve and almost as immaculate on his second.The punishment continued in the second set after Isner received treatment for a blister on his right hand following the opening game. How Murray beat Isner... Relive the action as Andy Murray beat John Isner to reach the semi-finals in Vienna Murray was working his opponent around the Vienna court at a waltz, although the world No 27 avoided a ninth game against him on the spin and the potential of a dreaded bagel by holding serve, which was received with an ironic cheer from the home crowd.The Wimbledon and Olympic champion knocked the stuffing out of Isner in a lengthy fifth game lasting over eight minutes before seeing out the match with consummate ease, showcasing his all-court skills and confidence to stretch his unbeaten streak to 14 matches. Watch Murrays magical match point winner against Isner Ferrer was pushed all the way against a revitalised Troicki, who was looking to continue his excellent run in the tournament after wins over Kevin Anderson and home favourite Dominic Thiem. The fifth seed won through 3-6 6-3 7-5.In the days other matches, big-serving Ivo Karlovic from Croatia saved a match point and fired 29 aces against promising 20-year-old Russian Karen Khachanov to win 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3. Karlovic now has a season-leading 1,081 aces.He will next face sixth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for a place in the final after the Frenchman beat Spains Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 7-6 (7-5). Check our game-by-game updates from Andy Murrays semi-final match against David Ferrer at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna on skysports.com/tennis, our app for mobile devices and iPad and our Twitter account @skysportstennis this Saturday or catch the action, live on Sky Sports 4 HD from 1pm.By purchasing a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 or Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99, you can enjoy access to all seven Sky Sports channels and watch on a TV with a NOW TV Box or on a range of devices. Also See: How Murray beat Isner... Murray v Djokovic: The race is on ATP schedule Tennis on Sky Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys . PETERSBURG, Fla. NHL Jerseys Cheap .875,000, avoiding arbitration. Clippards deal Monday means all eight Nationals players who filed for arbitration wound up settling before a hearing. http://www.jerseyscheapnhl.com/?tag=cheap-patrice-bergeron-jersey . And follow TSN.ca right through Deadline Day for all the updates. From Pierre LeBrun While Anaheim GM Bob Murray said earlier this season he was not going to trade Jonas Hiller despite the fact hes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, some sources have told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun that Murray might be willing to move another goalie. Cheap New York Rangers Jerseys . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. Cheap NHL Jerseys Online . Nathan MacKinnon, Jamie McGinn and Jan Hejda also scored for the Avalanche, who won despite being outshot 38-23. MacKinnons goal, also on the power play, came with just over a minute remaining. Matchups are often a driving force behind fantasy owners weekly lineup decisions. When choosing between two (or more) similarly talented players, you know the first question that comes to mind: Which one has the best matchup?Ah, but what, exactly, constitutes a favorable or unfavorable matchup?Thats where this column comes in. The Matchups Map, each week, provides a schedule-independent method to determine strength of positional matchups, using the most recent, relevant data.dddddddddddd. Check back for updated numbers each week, including matchups highlights at each position -- both favorable and unfavorable -- based upon those statistics. ' ' '