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CARLSBAD, Calif. Felix Hernandez Jersey . -- Vancouvers Rebecca Marino was eliminated in the first round of the Mercury Insurance Open on Tuesday after losing to No. 11 Maria Kirilenko of Russia 6-3, 6-2. Kirilenko did not face a break point on her serve as she hit 75 per cent of her first serves. She also took advantage of a back injury Marino suffered in the first set. Kirilenko, who lost to eventual champion Serena Williams in the quarter-finals last week at Stanford, was rarely pushed by her Canadian opponent. "I think I played great today," Kirilenko said. "I did everything that we planned. I was happy with that. I tried to mix my game because she is tall." Both players sought injury treatment at the end of the first set. The Russian saw a trainer for a pain in her left leg, Marino for a lower back injury. "I did a couple of drop shots and I could see that she was running a little bit (slower)," Kirilenko said. Marino, who is ranked No. 41 in the world, is scheduled to make her next appearance at the Rogers Cup in Toronto. No. 3 ranked Vera Zvonareva of Russia converted the only two service breaks of the match, enabling her to beat qualifier Jill Craybas 6-4, 7-5. The top-seeded Zvonareva, playing her opening match, had more trouble than expected against the American. Craybas won two qualifying matches to get into the main draw, then won her first-round match on Monday. The pair were on serve in the first set when Zvonareva had the only service break of the set in the ninth game to take a 5-4 lead. Craybas, ranked No. 125, wasted two break points in the next game before dropping the set with a backhand into the net. Zvonareva broke Craybas serve in the 11th game of the second set to take a 6-5 lead before serving out for the win. No. 2 seed Andrea Petkovic of Germany has her first action in a later match against Alexa Glatch of the United States. Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland was extended before winning her opening match with a 6-0, 7-6 (4) win over Great Britains Elena Baltacha. Radwanska, who received a bye into the second round, saved two set points at 5-4 in the second set before Baltacha saved one match point to force the tiebreaker. Three seeded players lost as qualifier Marina Erakovic of New Zealand upset No. 14 seed Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-1, 6-2, Alberta Brianti of Italy was a 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 winner over 10th-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy, and No. 13 seed Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia lost to Russias Alla Kudryavtseva 6-3, 6-2. No. 12 seed Sabine Lisicki of Germany beat Italian Greta Arn 6-0, 6-2 and No. 15 seed Sara Errani of Italy defeated Sania Mirza of India 6-2, 6-3. Radwanska, runner-up in the finals here last year to Svetlana Kuznetsova, was in quite a struggle after an easy first set. "I was serving very aggressively really playing my game," Radwanska said. "She was serving much better in the second set and it was hard to break her." Lisicki, who lost to Maria Sharapova in the Wimbledon semifinals, was pleased with her overall game. "I didnt have too much time to adapt because I just came here two days ago," she said. "A little bit different conditions (than last week at Stanford), so I was happy with the way I played." Justin Smoak Mariners Jersey . LOUIS -- Duke forward Jabari Parker has won the Wayman Tisdale Award, presented by the U. Custom Mariners Jersey . -- Ernie Els hardly ever catches a break at the Match Play Championship.After a seven year playoff drought, Tim Leiweke promised major moves would be on the horizon following Toronto FC”s 2013 season and with the additions of Dwayne De Rosario, Jermain Defoe and reportedly Michael Bradley, MLSEs new CEO appears to have lived up to his word. In thee latest “TSN FC” podcast, Luke Wileman, Kristian Jack and Jason deVos weigh in on TFC”s new direction and whether the team should be considered amongst the best clubs in MLS.Justin Smoak Jersey. TSN FC Podcast: Jack, Wileman and deVos on TFCs big moves wholesale jerseys cheap jerseys ' ' ' |
