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Beijing, China (Sports Network) - Top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and third- seeded Tomas Berdych were among Tuesdays first-round winners at the $2. John Kuhn Super Bowl Packers Jersey .1 million China Open tennis event. The former Australian Open runner-up French Tsonga got past promising 20-year- old Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (7-5), 7-5, while the former Wimbledon runner-up and eighth-ranked Czech Berdych handled Austrian left-hander Jurgen Melzer 7-5, 7-5 on the hardcourts at the National Tennis Centre. The world No. 7 Tsonga swatted nine aces in his Day-2 victory. Tsonga is now 3-0 lifetime against Dimitrov. "For me it was difficult to play Grigor because hes a really good player," Tsonga said. "For the first round, it was not easy. Today for me I didnt move really well, I didnt hit the ball really good, but I was on the court with my head and I did it. So Im really happy to go through this one." Tsonga will meet Chinese wild card Ze Zhang on Thursday. Two seeds bowed out here on Tuesday, as Russian Mikhail Youzhny drilled No. 4 Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-2 and Spains Marcel Granollers grounded No. 5 Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-1. Former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain advanced with a 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) victory over tough Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci. Additional first-round wins came for the aforementioned Zhang, Croat Ivan Ljubicic, Spaniard Albert Montanes, German qualifier Phillip Kohlschreiber and Italian Fabio Fognini. The former top-four star Ljubicic topped Russian lucky-loser Teymuraz Gabashvili 7-5, 7-5, while Kohlschreiber beat fading former top-5 Spaniard Tommy Robredo 6-3, 7-6 (7-0). Gabashvili replaced seventh-seeded John Isner in the draw after the big American pulled out with an abdominal strain. The 2011 Beijing titlist will claim $505,000. Julius Peppers Jersey . The Trail Blazers lead the first-round series 3-2 entering Game 6 on Friday in Portland. 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JayVaughn Pinkston totaled 20 points and six rebounds for the Wildcats (23-3, 11-2 Big East), who received 17 points and nine boards from James Bell. Villanova pulled into a tie atop the conference with idle Creighton, who whipped the Cats, 101-80, in Omaha on Sunday. Bryce Cotton tallied a game-best 22 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Friars (17-10, 7-7). Batts picked up 21 points and 11 boards, with Josh Fortune adding 16 points in a valiant, losing cause. A 13-2 run ending just before the middle portion of the first half turned a two-point deficit into a nine-point bulge for the Friars. Tyler Harris capped it on a trey to make it 22-13. Arcidiaconos triple capped a 15-7 surge from the Wildcats to pull them within 29-28, and he connected oonce more from long distance in the final seconds. Demetri Goodson Jersey. Cotton, though, hit two from the line to forge a 33-33 deadlock at the break. Nova provided some breathing room with a quick burst in the early stages of the second half, going up 44-39 just over six minutes in on a Daniel Ochefu slam. Villanova kept Providence at arms length from there, never letting the hosts climb closer than three until the final moments. Arcidiaconos two from the line provided a 63-58 edge for the Wildcats, but two free throws from Cotton and a three from Henton off a Bell miss evened the score with 20.6 seconds to go. Arcidiaconos last chance from beyond the arc came up short, and Hentons off- balance heave at the buzzer hit the rim. In the first extra session, Villanova erased a three-point deficit and went up by two on a Darrun Hilliard trey, but Cottons layup on the next trip down the floor evened the score. Arcidiacono missed an easy shot and the game slipped into a second OT. Game Notes: Villanova hosts St. Johns on Saturday, while Providence heads to Butler on Sunday ... 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