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SYDNEY, Australia -- Fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany beat Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 7-6 (5), 7-5 on Monday to move into the second round of the Sydney International, one of the last warm-up tournaments for the Australian Open starting next week. Air Max 270 Australia . Kerber will next play Estonias Kaia Kanepi, who beat American qualifier Victoria Duval 6-1, 6-3. In other first-round matches, Lucie Safarova beat 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-4 and American Bethanie Mattek-Sands had a 6-4, 6-3 win over Canadas Eugenie Bouchard. Two other U.S. players advanced, with Lauren Davis beating Australias Jarmila Gajdosova 6-4, 7-6 (8) and Varvara Lepchenko scoring a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win over two-time major winner Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia. Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria beat Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-4, 6-1. On the comeback from a long layoff with a knee injury, Mattek-Sands had a first-round loss in Brisbane last week and went through three rounds of qualifying for Sydney. She next faces defending champion and No. 1-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska. "She reads the ball so early so its going to be a great battle," Mattek-Sands said of her second-round match. "But Im looking forward to it. This is why you train - its to play the best players in the world. So why not play the No. 1 seed?" The Hobart International had another injury setback Monday when fifth-seeded Flavia Pennetta withdrew citing a wrist injury, a day after Venus Williams pulled out following her run to the final at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. In first-round Hobart matches, Spanish qualifier Estrella Cabeza Candela beat Karin Knapp of Italy 7-5, 6-4, Australian wildcard entry Casey Dellacqua beat Belgian qualifier Alison Van Uytvanck 6-4, 6-4 and Zhang Shuai had a 6-3, 6-1 win in an all-Chinese match against Zheng Jie. Asics Shoes Sale Australia . On Saturday, the paths of Drew Tate and Kevin Glenn cross again as opposing quarterbacks. Air Max 97 Black Australia . The NFL announced Friday that the Texans sixth-year veteran offensive lineman will replace Philadelphia Eagles tackle Jason Peters in the Jan. http://www.salenikeshoesaustralia.com/air-vapormax-clearance/vapormax-97-cheap.html . - The Jacksonville Jaguars are leaning more toward playing injured quarterback Blake Bortles against Tennessee on Thursday night.ROME - In a show of rapidly developing talent and established strength, Paul Pogba and Carlos Tevez led Juventus to a 3-0 win at Lazio on Saturday to maintain the Turin powers three-point lead atop Serie A.Pogba, the France international being hailed as one of the worlds next great midfielders, scored twice and also hit the post. Tevez, already established as a world-class striker, added a goal and an assist.The pressure was on for Juventus after Roma beat Atalanta 2-1 earlier to draw provisionally level with the three-time defending champion.We couldnt afford to make any mistakes tonight, Tevez said.Pogba put Juventus ahead in the 25th minute at Stadio Olimpico, collecting a cross from Tevez with one touch of his right foot and launching into the net from the edge of the area with his next touch with the same foot.Tevez finished off a counterattack in the 55th for his league-best ninth goal in 11 appearances.Pogba coolly scored his second in the 64th following an excellent setup from Roberto Pereyra — fooling Lazio goalkeeper Federico Marchetti by mixing up the pace of his long strides before slotting inside the near post.For Pogba, performances like he had tonight should be the norm, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said. This was his best match of the season.Juventus played the final 20 minutes with 10 men after Simone Padoin picked up his second yellow card.Lazio dropped to sixth, two points ahead of AC Milan, which faces Inter in the Milan derby on Sunday.Earlier, forward Adem Ljajic scored one goal and set up another as Roma overcame an opening-minute lapse for a win in Bergamo.Maxi Moralez scored for the hosts 57 seconds in after Ashley Cole was beaten down the left flank, prompting Roma fans to throw flares and other objects at Atalanta supporters. NMD R1 Sale Australia. Ljajic dribbled by three defenders to equalize with a long, angled shot in the 23rd, and then set up Radja Nainggolan for a similar goal in the 42nd.We conceded a goal right away on their first chance. But we showed determination to win this game until the 90th minute, Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic said.Atalanta remained two points above the relegation zone.In the Champions League this week, Juventus visits Malmo and Roma travels to CSKA Moscow.Ljajic has four goals this season, and shown to be a viable alternative to the likes of Gervinho, Juan Iturbe, Francesco Totti and Mattia Destro in coach Rudi Garcias well-stocked attack. Totti was suspended.Ljajic was punched by his coach at Fiorentina, Delio Rossi, after protesting a substitution in May, 2012. Rossi was fired, and the next season, Ljajic scored a career-high 11 goals for Fiorentina but again had problems with his coach, Sinisa Mihajlovic.Since transferring to Roma before last season, Ljajic appears to have settled down. While small in stature, his talent shows large with his quick feet and skills inside the area.Ive been saying for 18 months now that Ljajic is a talented player, Garcia said. Fortunately, in attack we dont have problems and can give everyone playing time. He had a great match tonight. He scored a beautiful goal and provided a great assist.Meanwhile, midfielder Riccardo Montolivo was named to Milans squad for the derby, marking his return six months after breaking his left leg in a pre-World Cup friendly with Italy.___Andrew Dampf can be followed at www.twitter.com/asdampf ' ' '
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