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ROME -- Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and defending champion Maria Sharapova won in straight set Tuesday to reach the third round of the Italian Open. Dwight Freeney Jersey . Kvitova overcame eight double-faults to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 6-4 in her opening match. Kvitova struggled in the bright sunshine at Foro Italico but still managed to dictate play with her attacking game. "I didnt feel very well and so I am happy I won, and I know where there is space where I can improve before the next round," she said. Sharapova held off a strong challenge from Christina McHale, beating the American 7-5, 7-5. Venus Williams eliminated Simona Halep of Romania 6-3, 6-4. "It was different than last week," Williams said, referring to the experimental blue surface in Madrid, where she lost in the second round. "I sort of had to make some adjustments to get used to this court. "It was kind of windy and with the shadows it was kind of tough to see the ball and it made it very difficult and so I was happy that I finished it well," Williams added. Two-time champion Jelena Jankovic lost 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4) to Sorana Cirstea of Romania. Among the men on the red clay courts, fourth-ranked Andy Murray downed David Nalbandian of Argentina 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 after taking last week off with a bad back. Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated 13th-seeded Gael Monfils 7-5, 6-3 to improve to 3-0 against the Frenchman. In other matches, sixth-seeded David Ferrer beat fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 7-6 (3); 10th-seeded Juan Martin del Potro ousted Michael Llodra of France 7-5, 3-6, 6-4; and 14th-seeded Juan Monaco routed Romanian qualifier Adrian Ungur 6-2, 6-2. Marcel Granollers of Spain beat 15th-seeded Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-4, and 16th-seeded Richard Gasquet eliminated Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-1, 7-6 (6). 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He went to the Pro Bowl in 2007 and 2009. He was targeted in coverage last season, and the Cowboys released him last month. Donnie Avery Youth Jersey . Visiting Celta led at the Anoeta Stadium four minutes after the restart when Enrique De Lucas blasted Iago Aspas short pass into the roof of the net. Five minutes later, Antoine Griezmanns run along the outside of the area froze Celtas defence and allowed the French midfielder to find Agirretxe alone on the left to equalize.UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Jamie Benn cant explain the correlation between his multi-point games and the Dallas Stars success. Hes not wasting any time attempting to figure out the link, either. "I dont know. Guess its good luck," Benn said after he scored the go-ahead goal 4:33 into the third period and also had an assist in the Stars 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Loui Eriksson and Brenden Morrow also scored and Richard Bachman made 25 saves to improve to 3-0 in the NHL and help the Stars run their winning streak to three games. "Were at a point mentally that we know if we play a certain way, (we can) win," Glen Gulutzan said. The Pacific-Division leading Stars improved to 18-11-1 and are 7-0-1 in Benns eight multi-point games. "Coast-to-coast has been a long go," Brendan Morrow said. "We wanted to focus on the game. All of our games have been down to the wire. We know how much things can change (in the Western Conference). A bad week can send you to 10th, 11th place." Michael Grabner and Kyle Okposo scored for New York. The Islanders have lost four in a row. New Yorks Brian Rolston left the game because of a concussion in the first period. He had played only five shifts, totalling 3:47 of ice time. "Rolston is day-to-day with concussion symptoms," Islanders Jack Capuano said. Kevin Poulin made 26 saves in his first start of the season. Hes the fifth goalie to start for the Islanders this season, joining Rick DiPietro, Evgeni Nabokov, Al Montoya and Anders Nilsson. "Poulin was great," Capuano said. The Islanders didnt give Poulin a lot of early support, and Eriksson opened the scoring at 8:36 of the first with a front-of-the-goal redirection of Benns centring pass. Eriksson was credited with a secondary assist on Benns game-winner and also finished with two points. "Its the same old, Shoot pucks, go to the net," Gulutzan said about Benn and Eriksson. Eriksson had not scored a goal in eight games and hadnt hhad a point in five. Donnie Avery Jersey. Benn only had two goals and three assists in his previous 10 games. Grabner tied it with 3:32 left in the period. Grabner he slipped behind Trevor Daley, and Okposos centring feed went in off Grabners skate. A review confirmed Grabner didnt kick the puck into the goal. Okposo gave the Islanders 2-1 lead off a rebound with 1:36 left in the second. "We have to get better at playing with a lead," New Yorks P.A. Parenteau said. But the lead only lasted until 1:07 into the third, with Morrow tying it on a power play with a quick one-timer from the top of the crease. The goal was Dallas lone score in six power plays. "It was one of the plays we thought might be there. (Steve Ott) might tell you he was trying to sauce (a pass, but we) got a lucky bounce," Morrow said. Benns goal gave the Stars a lead it would not relinquish and it came off of a rush following a scramble in front of Bachman. New York defenceman Mark Streit pinched in to keep the offensive pressure on, but when Benn took the puck and began skating up ice, there was not an Islander to be found. Benn ripped a shot over Poulins glove. "We had four guys below the hash marks and that shouldnt happen," Capuano said. "A couple mistakes in the third cost us the game." Added Poulin: We gave them the game." New York failed to score on its three power plays. NOTES: The Islanders called up Poulin and highly regarded defenceman Calvin De Haan from Bridgeport of the AHL, and put DiPietro on injured reserve because of a strained groin. ... Even though his three-game suspension for charging New York right wing Nino Niederreiter was up in New Yorks 5-4 win over Dallas on Dec. 3, Stars defenceman Mark Fistric was a healthy scratch. Niederreiter, who sustained a concussion from the hit, has not played since that game. ... Dallas and New York split the season series. ... Dallas three-games-in-four-days swing through the metropolitan area will conclude Friday night in Newark against the Devils. ' ' '
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