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WIMBLEDON, England - Andy Roddick found his form quickly in his first Olympic match Monday, beating Martin Klizan of Slovakia, 7-5, 6-4 in the first round at Wimbledon. . Roddick converted only two of 13 break-point chances but dominated with his serve, as often happens at Wimbledon, where hes a two-time runner-up. "I served really well," he said. "I would have liked to have converted more break points. But I got a couple and, thankfully, thats all I needed." The Olympic match, delayed one day by rain, was Roddicks first in eight years. He lost in the third round at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and skipped Beijing 2008. As a price for being unseeded, hell face a daunting challenge in the second round: Novak Djokovic, the 2011 Wimbledon champion. "The guy has been the best player in the world over the last couple of years," Roddick said. "Its going to be tough. But the situation, weve both been through it a million times. Im going to have to serve well and take some chances on returns." Lleyton Hewitt of Australian and Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, both three-time Olympians, won their opening matches. No. 9-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina, No. 13 Marin Cilic of Croatia, No. 16 Richard Gasquet of France and big-serving Milos Raonic of Canada also advanced. American Varvara Lepchenko eliminated Veronica Cepede Royg of Paraguay 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-2. Their match was tied after two sets when play was suspended Sunday because of rain. Roddick, a dedicated Davis Cup player for the United States, took Court 2 on a sunny morning looking particularly patriotic. He wore a blue shirt, white shorts and stars-and-stripes shoes. "Posh sneakers, Andy," shouted a spectator with a British accent. Roddick had the bulk of the crowd support, although a chant of "U-S-A! U-S-A!" quickly fizzled. He lost only nine points in 11 service games, and the first break point came on the final shot of the opening set, which put him ahead to stay. Roddick won with more than just his serve, hitting several improbable shots, including a back-to-the-net lob to help win one point, and a backhand as he did a belly flop behind the baseline. [url=http://www.lionsofficialteamstore.com/autographed-ron-bartell-jersey-ih-49.... Bartell Jersey . On Friday, coach Chuck Pagano said Reitz was out with a concussion. Everyone else, Pagano said, would play or was probable or questionable. . Strong-armed fill-in Colin Kaepernick made all the right throws, looking every bit a capable NFL No. 1. Kaepernick passed for 243 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start in place of the injured Smith, and the 49ers whipped the Chicago Bears 32-7 on Monday night in a highly touted NFC showdown that hardly lived up to the hype. [url=http://www.lionsofficialteamstore.com/autographed-bill-bentley-jersey-ek-81... . Milwaukee placed six players in double figures. The Bucks pulled ahead in the second quarter and led by double figures for most of the second half. C.J. Miles paced Cleveland with 18 points. [url=http://www.lionsofficialteamstore.com/autographed-montell-owens-jersey-ak-7... Owens Jersey .S. Open mixed doubles field, Ekaterina Makarova and Bruno Soares are now Grand Slam champions. . -- Right-hander Felipe Paulino and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $1.PHILADELPHIA -- Maybe a month in the minors was all Lucas Duda needed. Duda hit a two-run homer, Matt Harvey had another sharp outing and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Wednesday night for their fourth straight win. Duda, recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, also made an excellent catch in left field to preserve the lead and even stole a base. "Just getting used to it again," he said. The Mets have won five straight in Philadelphia and seven of eight overall this season. Harvey (3-3) allowed two runs and six hits, striking out six in 6 1-3 innings. He also had an RBI single. The rookie has a 2.76 ERA in seven starts. "He has extraordinary stuff," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "He pitched pretty well." Tyler Cloyd (0-1) was decent in his major league debut filling in for Cole Hamels, who was scratched from the start because of a gastrointestinal illness. Cloyd allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. The 25-year-old righty was 15-1 with a 2.26 ERA in the minors this season, including 12-1 with a 2.35 ERA at Triple-A Lehigh Valley. "It was crazy fun. It was exciting," Cloyd said. Josh Edgin, Robert Carson and Jon Rauch combined to get five outs before Frank Francisco finished for his 22nd save in 25 tries. Both teams are tied for third place in the NL East. They trail St. Louis by 10 games for the second wild-card spot with 32 games remaining, making it unlikely theyll be playing in the post-season. The lead went back-and-forth over the first three innings until Duda put the Mets up to stay with his 13th homer and first since July 6 before he was sent down later that month. Duda faced Cloyd in the minors. "I knew he has a cutter and he spotted it," Duda said. After Jimmy Rollins hit an RBI double to put Philladelphia up 2-1 in the second, Duda ripped a line drive out to right to give the Mets a 3-2 lead in the third. [url=http://www.lionsofficialteamstore.com/autographed-ndamukong-suh-jersey-qo-4... Suh Jersey. Duda kept it at 3-2 with a running catch on Ryan Howards liner to deep left with two on and two outs in the fifth. "That was a play I should make," he said. "It was nothing spectacular." Harvey helped himself in the second with a hit. Scott Hairston led off with a double and scored on Harveys one-out single to left to tie it at 1. Harvey is 6 for 13 at the plate with two doubles and three RBIs. "When you have runners in scoring position, you have to do whatever you can to get them across," Harvey said. "I got a pitch I can hit." The Phillies went up 1-0 in the first on Howards sacrifice fly. Juan Pierre lined a single off the right-field fence, advanced to third on Chase Utleys single and scored on Howards fly. NOTES: The Mets have won seven games in Philadelphia in a season for the first time since 1972 when they went 8-1 at old Veterans Stadium. ... Utley caused a stir before the game when he took grounders at 3B. He hasnt played there in 10 years, but is considering trying it out to give the Phillies flexibility for next year. ... Phillies OF Domonic Brown wasnt in the lineup for the third time in four games because of a troublesome knee. ... The Phillies placed RHP Vance Worley on the disabled list and announced hell have elbow surgery next month. ... Cloyd drew a walk in his first two plate appearances. ... Duda has hit just four of his 13 homers away from spacious Citi Field. ... Harvey is likely to make about three more starts before he reaches an innings limit set for him in his second professional season. ... Kyle Kendrick (7-9, 4.12 ERA) faces Mets LHP Jonathon Niese (10-7) in the series finale Thursday afternoon. ' ' '
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