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BERLIN -- Defending champion Borussia Dortmund slumped to a 2-1 loss at home to bitter rival Schalke in the 141st Ruhr derby on Saturday, while Bayern Munich became the first side to start the Bundesliga with eight wins. "We didnt play well, that was the first problem," said Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp. Ibrahim Afellay opened the scoring in the 14th minute, when he crashed a low shot in off the left post, and Schalke went 2-0 up in the 48th, when Marco Hoeger finished off a counterattack after a brilliant through ball from Lewis Holtby. Robert Lewandowski pulled one back with a header from Marco Reus free kick seven minutes later, but it wasnt enough to save Dortmunds 17-game unbeaten run at home or prevent the side falling 12 points behind Bayern. "We didnt play enough football," Klopp said. "Altogether it was a deserved win for Schalke." Thomas Mueller scored twice in Bayerns 5-0 rout of Fortuna Duesseldorf, with Mario Mandzukic, Luiz Gustavo and Rafinha also on target for the visitors. Elsewhere, Freiburg won 2-0 at Wolfsburg, Bayer Leverkusen drew 2-2 with Mainz, and second-place Eintracht Frankfurt beat Hannover 3-1. Marco Arnautovic scored one and set up another as Werder Bremen enjoyed a comfortable 4-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach. "We forget to defend sometimes, and were paying the price," said Moenchengladbach coach Lucien Favre. Nils Petersen opened the scoring in the 37th, before Arnautovic made it 2-0 at the interval with a delicate chip over the outrushing Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Arnautovic eluded two defenders to set up substitute Niclas Fuellkrug in the 76th, before Zlatko Junuzovic completed the scoring by stopping the ball with the back of his heel and hitting it on the half-volley beyond the helpless Ter Stegen. "Its important for the forwards. Thats why theyre there -- to score goals," said Bremen captain Aaron Hunt, who split the defence for Arnautovics first. The Ruhr derby was overshadowed by serious rioting outside Dortmunds stadium before kickoff. The dapd news agency reported that at least 150 fans were arrested, and that police used a water cannon and pepper spray to bring the situation under control. Some 600 Schalke fans were prevented from clashing with several hundred Dortmund supporters. Local police had 1,000 officers on duty for the high-risk game. Dortmund, which hosts Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday, started without four injured internationals -- Mario Goetze, Jakub Blaszczykowski, Marcel Schmelzer and Ilkay Guendogan -- and Klopp amended his formation with three at the back. "We were a bit surprised that Dortmund played with a different formation. But we adjusted to it," said Schalke coach Huub Stevens, who was missing Greek defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos and German midfielder Julian Draxler for the clubs 1,500th Bundesliga game. "We fought very well (after Dortmund scored) and deserved to bring home the win," Stevens said. Schalke has concerns over Holtbys fitness ahead of Wednesdays visit to Arsenal after the forward went off after a hard but fair challenge from Neven Subotic. In Duesseldorf, Franck Ribery delivered a perfect cross for Mandzukics seventh goal of the season in the 28th, eight minutes before Luiz Gustavo inadvertently scored Bayerns second. Ribery was again involved when Mueller made it 3-0 in the 55th, David Alaba crossed for the Germany internationals second in the 86th, and Rafinha rounded off the scoring a minute later. "We really wanted to win this game," Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes said. "What impressed me most of all was that we allowed absolutely nothing at the back." Gonzalo Castros 87th-minute equalizer salvaged a point for Leverkusen, following goals from Adam Szalai and former Leverkusen player Marcel Risse for Mainz. Stefan Kiessling had given Leverkusen the lead in the 43rd. Wolfsburg was bottom of the table after a Daniel Caligiuri penalty and Julian Schuster strike condemned Felix Magaths side to its fifth defeat of the season. "We had big plans to put them under pressure," Magath said. "We didnt do it." The under-pressure Magath will come under further scrutiny after opting to leave Brazilian playmaker Diego on the bench. "When we saw the lineup without Diego, we knew to expect a lot of high balls. Our defence dealt with it well," said Freiburg coach Christian Streich. Frankfurt made a blistering start against Hannover, with Karim Matmour and Sebastian Jung making it 2-0 by the 18th minute. Mohammed Abdellaoue pulled one back in the 43rd, but Alexander Meier sealed the win in the 83rd. 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"Normally I start matches serving well, so I was not too nervous." The No. 21-seeded Raonic fired 20 aces, converted 93 per cent of his serves and had three service breaks while holding his serve throughout. Raonic had 44 winners and made just eight unforced errors. Raonic was playing at the All-England Club for the first time since slipping and hurting his hip in a second-round match against Gilles Muller at last years tournament. He was forced to retire from that match and remained sidelined until October after requiring surgery. Raonic said hes been more cautiouss on turf ever since.dddddddddddd "If I start slipping on the grass now, I stop going for my shots quite as much," he said. "Thats the difference between now and last year. "I had a match point Tuesday and if it had not been wet I could have pushed for it and gotten to the ball a bit earlier." With the win, the six-foot-five Raonic faces the six-foot-six Querrey in a battle of big men. But Raonic said the two players dont use the same strategy. "Querrey hits big but we play different games with different patterns," said Raonic, who hasnt competed against Querrey but has rallied with him in the past. Querrey defeated Canadian Vasek Pospisil 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday night. But Raonic said hes confident ahead of the showdown. "I can hit all the sports, serve in different patterns," he said. "Im returning well, that will be the key in this match." Raonic and Aleksandra Wozniak of Blainville, Que., are the only Canadians left at Wimbledon. Wozniak opened with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Russian Vera Dushevina. Wozniak plays her second-round match Thursday against Chinas Zheng Jie, who she beat at the French Open last month. ' ' '
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