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Defending champion Andy Murray guaranteed he will play for another Olympic medal after battling past Steve Johnson to reach the semifinals.Thursdays swirling wind, which contributed to Murray almost crashing out to Fabio Fognini, had died down and the world No.2 initially found the conditions much more to his liking.But, after a dominant opening set, he faltered in the second and again found himself in a real fight before recovering from a break down in the decider to win 6-0, 4-6, 7-6(2).He said: Its obviously been difficult, Ive been in tough positions after great starts and I was close to going out.Sometimes that can work in your favour as the tournament goes on. You start to feel a little bit better, maybe loosen up a bit and hopefully I can play better.It feels different [playing at the Olympics] because its special. We dont get this opportunity all of the time. Competing, trying to win medals for your country adds pressure, obviously.For me, its got nothing to do with having won the gold medal in London. Its just about trying to win more medals for your country and the team, and Ill give it my best shot to do that.Murray will now face fourth seed Kei Nishikori?after he defeated Frances Gael Monfils?7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(6).The last four showdown will take place on Saturday and Murray will surely need to play much better to make the final.The 29-year-old is very much the form man of world tennis having now won 27 of his last 28 matches, 16 in a row and 10 in succession at the Olympics.American Johnson has quietly climbed to 22nd in the world rankings but Murray won their only previously meeting in Shanghai last year comfortably.Rain delayed the start of play for half an hour and Murray seemed keen to make up for lost time, immediately breaking Johnsons serve and racing through the first set in just 26 minutes.Murray was pinning the American on his weaker backhand wing and showing off his full repertoire of shots. The second set was where it all went wrong for Murray against Fognini and Johnson ended the Scots run of 12 straight games across the two matches with a break in the opening game.The 26-year-old does not possess Fogninis extravagant talent but his serve and forehand were combining effectively while Murrays game, particularly his backhand, had gone off the boil.The second seed missed his only break point and Johnson served out the set to love. The Americans response after his first-set mauling had been very impressive and he made the first breakthrough in the seventh game of the decider with a Murrayesque lob.Murray could barely contain his frustration at the way he was playing but his fighting spirit can never be questioned and he hit straight back before saving another break point in a very tense exchange.Johnson twice successfully served to stay in the match, forcing a deciding tie-break -- introduced as a rule change for this Olympics. But Murray secured the early mini-break and never let his advantage slip, finally clinching one of the tenser wins of his career after two hours and 12 minutes.Rafael Nadal made it to the semifinals in his bid for a second Olympic singles gold, overcoming his Brazilian opponent and a raucous, flag-waving home crowd in the Rio Games main tennis stadium.Spains Nadal, the No. 3 seed, came back to beat 54th-ranked Thomaz Bellucci 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in two hours Friday.Nadal was the singles champion at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, then missed the London Games four years ago because of a knee injury.These Olympics represent the left-handers first competition since sitting out for over two months with an injured left wrist he says is not fully healed.Nadal will face Juan Martin Del Potro in the semifinal after he defeated Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 7-6(4).The Associated Press contributed to this report, Air Max 97 Vapormax Pas Cher . 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Vapormax 2019 Femme Pas Cher . The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side. Weber had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi scored the shootout winner to lift the Predators to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night. LOS ANGELES -- Justin Turner and the Dodgers arent thinking cruise control just yet.Rich Hill pitched six dominant innings in his first start with Los Angeles and Turner hit his 24th homer, lifting the Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants 1-0 on Wednesday night.Los Angeles has a three-game lead over the Giants atop the NL West after winning in back-to-back nights facing Madison Bumgarner and Johnny Cueto.Turner homered in the fourth for the first hit against Cueto. Turner has 20 homers since June 10.Its time to put our foot on the pedal and get some separation, Turner said.Hill (1-0) was on the disabled list with a blister on his left middle finger when the Dodgers acquired him from the Oakland Athletics on Aug. 1 along with outfielder Josh Reddick. He allowed five hits and struck out three while throwing 81 pitches in his first appearance since July 17.San Francisco has lost eight of 10. Cueto (14-4) allowed a run and four hits over six innings, and his lone mistake was the cutter he left over the plate to Turner.Its part of the game, Cueto said. You win 1-0, you lose 1-0. Theres nothing you can do. Its part of the game. You just have to keep on grinding and keep your head up.Kenley Jansen got his 37th save to complete the six-hitter. He reached 604 career strikeouts, tying Jim Brewer for most career strikeouts as a reliever in franchise history.Cueto had two wins in three previous starts against the Dodgers this season. Hes still looking for his second win in the second half of the season.With runners on the corners and two outs in the eighth, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made a visit to the mound to talk with reliever Joe Blanton. He left Blanton in the game, and then Brandon Crawford flew out to the warning track in right to end the inning.Roberts threw his arms up in celebration. It was the second important decision he made in the game -- the first was taking Hill out after six shutout innings -- and both worked.I wanted to go out there and look in (Blantons) eyes and check on him and see how he felt, Robeerts said.dddddddddddd He took a lot of energy with those first four hitters, but as I went out there, I just knew he had to stay in the game. Its just the confidence I have in Joe Blanton.Said Crawford: I thought I might have had enough. It got in on me a little bit, so I didnt square it up quite as well as I would have wanted to. I was hoping it might have been enough, but obviously it wasnt.The 31-year-old Turner had 31 career home runs entering this season. He hit 16 in 2015, but before that, hed never hit more than seven in a season. Turner also singled Wednesday.The Giants Angel Pagan had his hitting streak end at 19 games. Los Angeles Adrian Gonzalez singled in the fourth to extend his hitting streak to 17 games.TRAINERS ROOMDodgers: Andre Ethier (broken right tibia) took batting practice and was with the team for the day. Hes looking to return in mid-September. ... Alex Wood (elbow impingement) threw on flat ground. ... Brandon McCarthy (right hip) threw a bullpen session. ... Chase Utley (left foot) came out of the game and was listed as day to day.RYU EYEING POSSIBLE RETURNHyun-Jin Ryu, who has been out the entire season after undergoing left shoulder surgery, is expected to begin a throwing program in a couple of days. The Dodgers have missed Ryu and Clayton Kershaw in the rotation.Hes about ready to pick up a baseball, Roberts said of Ryu. Obviously we dont know how much we can build him up, but its encouraging that Ryu wants to get back in in any capacity he can.UP NEXTDodgers: RHP Ross Stripling (3-4, 4.04 ERA) had his only appearance against the Giants come in his MLB debut earlier this season, a game in which he threw 7 1/3 hitless innings before being removed after 100 pitches.Giants: LHP Matt Moore (7-10, 4.18) is looking for his first win with San Francisco since coming over from the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 1. He is 0-3 with a 4.70 ERA in four starts for his new club. ' ' '