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Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - World No. Dwight Clark Jersey . 1 Victoria Azarenka, last weeks Madrid titlist Serena Williams and former top-ranked star Venus Williams were among those recording second-round victories Wednesday at the $2.168 million Italian Open tennis event, a clay-court French Open tune- up. Azarenka, who was last weeks Madrid runner-up to Serena, blew past Israeli Shahar Peer 6-1, 6-2 in a brisk 55-minute nightcap on the red clay at Foro Italico. Peer failed to enjoy even one break-point chance in the predictable setback. Up next for Azarenka will be diminutive Slovak Dominika Cibulkova. The ninth-seeded former No. 1 Serena had to come from behind to best former top-10 Russian Nadia Petrova 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in 2 hours, 9 minutes. The 2002 Rome champion Serena, now 15-0 on clay this year, upset Azarenka in last weeks finale on the controversial blue clay in Madrid. Up next for the powerful American will be Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues. The wild card Venus, meanwhile, also topped a Russian opponent on Day 3, Ekaterina Makarova, 7-6 (9-7), 6-1 to setup a third-round match with Samantha Stosur, who stunned Serena in last years U.S. Open finale. Venus was the Rome champ back in 1999 and runner-up in 1998. Third-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska succumbed to Czech Petra Cetkovska 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, while sixth-seeded former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki gave way to the clay-court specialist Medina Garrigues 6-4, 4-0, as the Danish star retired due to upper respiratory illness. A fifth-seeded Stosur avoided an upset by handling Italian crowd favorite Sara Errani 6-3, 7-5. Stosur was last years Italian Open runner-up to former No. 1 Maria Sharapova. Eighth-seeded reigning French Open champion Li Na of China got past Czech veteran Iveta Benesova 6-1, 7-5, while another Wednesday upset came when capable German Julia Goerges drubbed seventh-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-1. In other second-round action involving seeds, No. 12 German Angelique Kerber whipped American Vania King 6-3, 6-2, No. 13 Ana Ivanovic pasted Spanish qualifier Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-1, 6-2, and a No. 14 Cibulkova edged out Italian wild card Karin Knapp 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. Up next for the former French Open champion Ivanovic will be her fellow former No. 1 Sharapova. South African Chanelle Scheepers overcame New Zealands Marina Erakovic 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, while Italian favorite Flavia Pennetta dismissed American qualifier Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-3, and Romanian Sorana Cirstea leveled Swede Sofia Arvidsson 6-3, 6-1 in other second-round play. The 2012 Rome titlist will collect $385,000. LaMichael James Womens Jersey .ca MLB Power Rankings for a couple of weeks, but theyve returned to the number one ranking in the seasons final edition. Perrish Cox Jersey . One point, one assist was all he needed. "I was like, Whoa, I wish I had a little bit more time," he said with a smile. On a night when Cleveland unveiled its backcourt of the future, Varejao did a little bit of everything for the Cavaliers, who blew a 16-point lead in the second half before holding on and beating the short-handed Washington Wizards 94-84 on Tuesday night in the first game on the NBA schedule. http://www.49erssuperbowl47proshop.com/ahmad-brooks-jersey . His manager compared him to Tony Gwynn. Thats the kind of memorable May it has been for the San Francisco Giants newest stars. Frank Gore Jersey . The win moved the defending champions ahead of Canada atop Group H in round-robin play. Finland, which plays Canada on Friday, joined Sweden and Russia as the only teams undefeated in regulation at the tournament. Vernon Davis Jersey .E.I. Rocket defeated the winless Sherbrooke Phoenix 5-4 in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - Steven Diez is the second Canuck to earn a quarter-final berth in mens singles play at the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open. The Toronto native beat Australias James Duckworth 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in a second-round match at the Hollyburn Country Club on Thursday to join compatriot Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ont., in the last eight. Pierre-Ludovic Duclos of Sainte-Foy, Que., failed to join them after falling 6-3, 6-3 to Jimmy Wang of Chinese Taipei. Meanwhile, Sergei Bubka and Dudi Sela also made it thrrough, while Dancevic, top seed Igor Sijsling, Danai Udomchoke and Ruben Bemelmans all qualified on Wednesday. Mike Iupati Womens Jersey. In mens doubles play, Philip Bester of North Vancouver, B.C., and American partner Phillip Simmonds found out who their quarter-final opponent will be when Maxime Authom and Bemelmans won their second-round match. First-ranked Americans John Paul Fruttero and Rajeev Ram lost their match, meaning fourth-ranked Australians John Peers and John-Patrick Smith are the top duo remaining. ' ' '
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