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Andy Murray continued his bid to overhaul Novak Djokovic as world No 1 at the ATP Paris Masters with a comfortable 6-3 6-0 victory against Frenchman Lucas Pouille. The Scot needs to at least reach the final in Paris if he is to stand a chance of topping the rankings on Monday and become the first British player to be ranked No 1 in singles. Second Paris win for Djokovic Novak Djokovic eliminated Grigor Dimitrov at Paris Masters It was a 17th win in a row for the 29-year-old, who is aiming to win a fourth straight title after winning trophies in Beijing, Shanghai and Vienna last week. Bidding to end Djokovics 122-week run at the top of the rankings, Murray told Sky Sports: Its always difficult when you come to a new event with not long to prepare. I returned well, I was hitting the ball cleaner from the back of the court and was able to dictate a few more points. Murray gives his reaction after putting on an impressive display in Paris My goal, obviously this year, is to try and finish it as strong as possible and the best way to do it is to concentrate on myself.Murray fended off two early break points in the opening game before breaking the young Frenchman to silence the enthusiastic Parisian crowd. Murray pulled off this remarkable winner in his straight-sets victory over Pouille At 4-2, 13th seed Pouille struck back thanks to a majestic passing shot down the line, but his all-out attacking style cost him in the next with Murray happily taking advantage, before comfortably serving out the set.It was more of the same in the next set with Murray back on song after being tested during an energy-sapping second round clash against Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. The Wimbledon champion broke three further times for a bagel set and a comfortable cruise into the last eight. He faces Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals on Friday, live on Sky Sports after the Czech defeated Gilles Simon 6-4 6-3 with 28 winners and a dozen aces in 68 minutes. Murray v Djokovic: The race is on Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic: Their previous meetings Murray will become world No 1 if he reaches the final and Djokovic fails to reach the semi-finals or if the Brit wins the tournament and the Serb does not reach the final. Check our game-by-game updates from Andy Murrays matches at the Paris Masters and ATP World Tour Finals from London skysports.com/tennis, our app for mobile devices and iPad and our Twitter account @skysportstennis. Also See: How Murray beat Pouille... Race To London: Runners & Riders Murray v Djokovic: The race is on Tennis on Sky David Booth Jersey . 1 overall pick in the draft by the Houston Texans, is recovering from sports hernia surgery. Brendan Shanahan Jersey . 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Watch Eugenie Bouchards opening round match at the Australian Open live tonight on TSN5 at 3am et/Midnight pt.ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills have secured at least one half of their starting safety tandem after signing Aaron Williams to a four-year, $26 million contract extension Wednesday. A person with knowledge of the contract said Williams is guaranteed $14.625 million. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the terms were not released by the Bills. The extension locks up Williams through 2018, and comes at a time when the Bills risk losing three-time Pro Bowl safety Jairus Byrd, who is preparing to test free agency next week. "I told them I accept the role of leading this defence to where it used to be," Williams said. "Im just blessed that they gave me that opportunity, and they trusted me to be here long-term to get this team back to where it started." Williams, Buffalos second-round pick in the 2011 draft, was entering the final year of his contract. He was rewarded with the extension after successfully making the switch from cornerback to safety last season. In 14 games last year, Williams had a career-best 82 tackles and tied Byrd for the team lead with four interceptions. Overall, he has five interceptions and two forced fumbles in 34 career games. "Aaron is the type of young, core player we targeted early in the process to retain for years to come," general manager Doug Whaley said in a released statement. "We expect Aaron to continue to grow into a key contributor for the Bills organization.&quuot; The question is whether Williams will continue to develop alongside Byrd.dddddddddddd This week, the Bills decided against applying the franchise tag for a second consecutive year to retain Byrds rights, opening the door for the fifth-year player to test free agency on March 11. Williams is hoping the Bills can still reach a deal to re-sign Byrd, because the two established a solid on-field rapport last season. "If Jairus does come back, that would be the greatest thing ever, because our chemistry is unbelievable," Williams said. "If he doesnt come back, good luck to him. Were always going to be best friends. ... Well just have to move on and find another piece to try to replace his role." The Bills defence is undergoing another off-season change, with Jim Schwartz taking over as co-ordinator after Mike Pettine left to become the Cleveland Browns head coach. Schwartz has a similar aggressive defensive coaching philosophy, which is expected to ease the transition. "I feel real confident that nothing major is going to change," Williams said. "There might be a few things here and there, but I think team-wise, once we get all the pieces together we will be fine." The Bills also announced free-agent linebacker Jameel McClain had arrived in Buffalo to meet with team. 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