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PARIS -- Marin Cilic ended a three-match losing streak against David Goffin at the Paris Masters on Thursday to earn a spot at the ATP Finals.The former U.S. Open champion needs to stop an even worse run if he is to make it to the last four in the French capital.Cilic converted his sixth match point to beat Goffin 6-3, 7-6 (9) at the indoor tournament, giving him a spot in the quarterfinals and one of the remaining two berths in the eight-man ATP Finals in London this month.Next on his plate is top-ranked Novak Djokjovic, who rallied past Grigor Dimitrov 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Cilic has a terrible 0-14 record against the Serb.He likes to play me, Cilic said. Or if you want to put it around differently, I dont like to play him that much.A three-time defending champion at the Paris Masters, Djokovic sealed victory on his second match point. Dimitrov served and returned extremely well in the opener, then the Bulgarian appeared to lose his focus and was undone by multiple errors.Djokovic called the trainer at 3-1 up in the second set because of pain in his right knee after falling while chasing a shot. He played with more accuracy afterwards.No problem, thankfully, Djokovic said. Just an awkward footing in that point, but all is well.Andy Murray, who can topple Djokovic in the rankings if he wins the tournament and Djokovic does not reach the final, made the quarters with no trouble, dispatching Lucas Pouille of France 6-3, 6-0. The Briton will next take on Tomas Berdych, who beat Gilles Simon 6-4, 6-3.Cilic is enjoying a strong finish to the season after a knee injury hampered him in the spring. He won his second title of the year last week in Basel, and after the ATP Finals he is expected to lead Croatia in the Davis Cup final against Argentina.I was expecting it, Cilic said about making the ATP Finals. It was the goal of the season for me.Goffin won their three previous encounters, all of them this year, but Cilic was better on Thursday on crucial points, often using his big serve to lift himself out of trouble.The Croat also made up for his many unforced errors with aggressive shot-making in the tiebreak. He raised his arms in triumph and screamed after Goffin framed a forehand to end it.Goffin served for the second set at 5-3 and crumbled, broken at love.In some moments of the match, I could have done a bit better, said Goffin, who needed to win in Paris to qualify for the ATP Finals. But he played well and he didnt give me many opportunities. I gave away many points to him.Dominic Thiem of Austria will complete the field in London if Berdych fails to reach the semifinals in Paris and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga does not win the title. Tsonga recovered from a calamitous start and saved two match points to down Kei Nishikori 0-6, 6-3 7-6 (3) and set up a match with fourth-seeded Milos Raonic.The remaining quarterfinal will be an all-American affair between big-hitter Jack Sock and big-server John Isner.Sock reached the quarters for the first time by beating Richard Gasquet of France 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 while Isner defeated Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3.Facing a partisan crowd, Sock took an all-risk approach that paid dividends. Sock, who was the runner-up in Stockholm two weeks ago, lost only two points on serve in the first set. He hit nine aces and an impressive total of 43 winners.Gasquet saved two match points at 4-5 in the decider, including a beautiful half-volley that drew a smile from Sock, but the American continued to play aggressively, earning another break to seal the match.Well, with him, on every point you have to run really fast, Gasquet said. Hes hitting hard on every shot. 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Coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday that VandeBerg is out indefinitely that Iowa would look into the possibility of a medical redshirt if he cant return in 2016.VandeBerg caught a team-high 19 passes for 284 yards and three touchdowns through four games, including a seven-reception performance in a blowout win over Iowa State.You cant really describe how much he means to our team, running back LeShun Daniels Jr. said. With him not being out there, its just a different feel.The loss of VandeBerg, quarterback C.J. Beathards most trusted option in the passing game, could end up being a big blow to an offense that has scored just 35 points in its last two games. The Hawkeyes (3-1) host Northwestern (1-3) on Saturday.Even when VandeBerg was around to draw the opposing defenses attention, Iowas receivers still struggled to get open.Sophomore Jerminic Smith has seven catches for 97 yards and a touchdown. 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