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Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) - World No. Tytus Howard Jersey . 1 superstar Novak Djokovic and French Open runner-up David Ferrer were a pair of opening-round winners Tuesday at The Championships, Wimbledon. The reigning Australian Open champion and U.S. Open runner-up Djokovic handled capable German Florian Mayer in 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 fashion on Centre Court at the storied All England Club. The 6-foot-5 Mayer was a Wimbledon quarterfinalist last year and back in 2004. "It was a big pleasure again performing here on Centre Court in front of the packed crowd," Djokovic said. "For the first round, it was tricky. I think Mayers game is really well suited for grass, so it took a lot of effort." The six-time Grand Slam champion from Serbia captured his lone Wimbledon title two years ago. Watch exclusive bonus online coverage throughout the competition on TSN.ca, including full coverage of select matches not being televised. Meanwhile, the fourth-seeded gritty Spaniard Ferrer had a second-set hiccup in a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory against Argentine Martin Alund. Ferrer appeared to suffer a left ankle injury after taking a spill early in the fourth set on Day 2. Djokovic and Ferrer were joined in the round of 64 by eighth-seeded former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro, who dismissed Spaniard Albert Ramos 6-2, 7-5, 6-1. The 6-foot-6 Argentine del Potro beat Djokovic in last years Olympic bronze-medal match on the grass courts here at the All England Club. Ninth-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet overcame Spaniard Marcel Granollers 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-4. Gasquet was a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2007. In other action involving top-16 seeds, No. 12 Kei Nishikori of Japan whipped Aussie Matthew Ebden 6-2, 6-4, 6-3, No. 13 German Tommy Haas humbled Russian Dmitry Tursunov 6-3, 7-5, 7-5, and Croat Ivan Dodig was leading No. 16 Philipp Kohlschreiber 4-6, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 2-1 when the German retired from the match. Big-serving Milos Raonic, the 17th seed from Canada, was an easy 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 victor over Argentine Carlos Berlocq. Additionally, Aussie Bernard Tomic took out 21st-seeded American Sam Querrey 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 2-6, 6-3; 23rd-seeded Italian Andreas Seppi outlasted Uzbekistans Denis Istomin 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 3-6, 6-3; 26th-seeded Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov erased Portuguese Gastao Elias 6-1, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2; 27th-seeded South African Kevin Anderson spanked Belgian Olivier Rochus 6-4, 6-2, 6-1; 28th-seeded Frenchman Jeremy Chardy held off American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 7-5, 6-2; and 29th-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov doused Italian Simone Bolelli 6-1, 6-4, 6-3. Several other men notched first-round wins, including Americans James Blake and Denis Kudla, Canadian Jesse Levine, and Frenchman Michael Llodra. Tytus Howard Youth Jersey . 3 Ohio State. Amedeo Della Valle had 15 points, Marc Loving scored a career-high 13 and the bench provided 38 points as the Buckeyes sprinted past Nebraska 84-53 on Saturday. Andre Johnson Youth Jersey . No surprise there. Kershaw, who also earned the title after throwing his first career no-hitter in June, had a 1.SAN DIEGO -- Rene Rivera tied the game with a home run in the ninth inning, then won it with an RBI single in the 10th inning as the San Diego Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 Wednesday night. Rivera opened the ninth inning with his ninth homer, a shot off Francisco Rodriguez, to tie the score 2-2. In the 10th, Seth Smith walked and Yasmani Grandal singled to start the inning against Zach Duke (4-1). Smith was thrown out at third on a fielders choice and, one out later, Rivera singled to centre to drive in Grandal from second. Dale Thayer (4-3) pitched the 10th for the victory. The Brewers took a 2-0 led in the seventh inning. Lyle Overbay opened with a single and Elian Herrera doubled down the first-base line. Right fielder Will Venable fielded the ball cleanly, but he one-hopped his throw to Jedd Gyorko, who made an off-balanced relay that Overbay just beat at home. Herrera moved to third on the play and scored on passed ball. Jake Goebberts RBI single in the bottom of the inning pulled the Padres to 2-1. Both starters were efficient. Milwaukees Yovani Gallardo gave up three hits and three walks in six scoreless innings. The Padres Odrisamer Despaigne gave up two runs and six hits with a career-high nine strikeouts in seven innings. The Brewers had a chance in the fifth when Overby opened with a ground-rule double and took third on Herreras single. Gallardo was unsuccessful on a safety squeeze, although he advanced Herrera to second with his bunt. However, Carlos Gomez struck out for the third time and Jonathan Lucroy flied out to the warning track to end the inning. Lonnie Johnson Jersey. The Padres also had runners on bases in the fifth. Grandal singled and reached third when Gyorko singled and Ryan Braun mishandled it in right field. Venable followed with a fly to medium left field, but Grandal held at third. Rivera then grounded to third and Grandal broke for the plate, where he was easily thrown out by Aramis Ramirez. Alexi Amarista walked, but Despaigne grounded out to end the rally. TRAINERS ROOM Padres: 1B Yonder Alonso will undergo season-ending surgery on Friday to repair a torn tendon in his right forearm. ... SS Everth Cabrera (strained left hamstring) continues to increase his pregame work and could be sent out on a rehabilitation assignment this weekend. Brewers: RHP Matt Garza (strained left oblique) felt fine after Tuesdays bullpen session and will pitch in a simulated game on Friday. Depending on how that goes, he could join the rotation for the Cubs series which starts on Monday. UP NEXT Brewers: RHP Wily Peralta (15-8, 3.56 ERA) faces Giants RHP Ryan Vogelsong (7-9, 3.78) when Milwaukee opens a three-game series in San Francisco on Friday. Peralta is 2-0 in three career starts against the Giants. Padres: RHP Andrew Cashner (2-6, 2.43) goes against Dodgers RHP Dan Haren (11-10, 4.44). Cashner is making his second appearance since coming off the DL with a sore right shoulder. ' ' '
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