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WUHAN, China -- Playing her first match as the No. 1-ranked player in womens tennis, Angelique Kerber dropped the first set before recovering to beat Kristina Mladenovic 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the third round of the Wuhan Open.Kerber replaced Serena Williams atop the rankings with her run to the U.S. Open title, and then took time off before heading to China to start her Asian swing in Wuhan, where she had a bye in the first round.The 28-year-old German didnt face a breakpoint in the second and third sets as she set up a third-round match against two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win over Elina Svitolina.Mladenovic was playing very well today, especially in the first set, Kerber said. The first match is always tough. But Im happy to be back in China and to have won my first match here.No. 3-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska won eight of the last nine games in a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Ekaterina Makarova to notch her first win in three trips to the Wuhan tournament.Radwanska has had success elsewhere in Asia over the last two seasons, picking up titles in Shenzhen, Tianjin, Tokyo and at the season-ending WTA championships in Singapore last year.I just hope I can play some more great tennis in China, Radwanska said.In other second-round matches, 8th-seeded Madison Keys had a 6-3, 6-4 win over Caroline Garcia, No. 9 Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Madison Brengle, 6-0, 6-4, Yaroslava Shvedova ousted No. 13 Roberta Vinci 7-5, 6-2 and Barbora Strycova rallied to beat Misaki Doi 5-7, 6-0, 6-2. Spud Webb Jersey . Kozun faked to the forehand and beat Monsters starter, Calvin Pickard, pad side in the second round for the winner. Spencer Abbott also scored in the shootout for the Marlies (25-13-4). Trae Young Hawks Jersey . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. http://www.authenticbasketballshophawks.info/dominique-wilkins-hawks-jersey/ . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. Dominique Wilkins Jersey . Andreas Johnson had a goal and two assists while Jacob de la Rose also scored for Sweden (2-0-0). Esa Lindell and Rasmus Ristolainen replied for Finland (1-1-0) Lindell opened the scoring for Finland just 41 seconds into the game, but the hosts quickly regained their composure and tied the score less than four minutes later on Wennbergs first of the game. Tracy Mcgrady Jersey . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- England captain Wayne Rooney has been dropped from the starting lineup for Tuesdays World Cup qualifier against Slovenia.The 30-year-old Rooney was deployed in midfield in Saturdays win against Malta, when he was booed by sections of the Wembley Stadium crowd.Englands all-time top scorer and most-capped outfield player will be among the substitutes for Tuesdays Group F qualifier in Ljubljana.Weve looked at Slovenia and the way they play and from when I looked at it Ive had in my mind the profile of the midfield that we wanted to play, England interim manager Gareth Southgate said Monday. In no way is it a reflection on his performance on Saturday. In fact we were very pleased with what he did.Speaking alongside Southgate, Roooney said he respected his managers decision.ddddddddddddIll be ready to come off the bench if needed, the Manchester United captain said. I show great pride in playing for my country, whether thats from the start or from the bench.Of course you want to be on the pitch, but my role as captain wont change off the pitch.Jordan Henderson will captain England in Rooneys absence on Tuesday. Eric Dier will take Rooneys place in the starting lineup.I dont know what (Rooneys) long-term plans are but hes almost like a coach for us in the dressing room already, thats a huge compliment to his football intelligence, Southgate said. ' ' '