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Lucie Safarova had two wins — one in the womens singles, another in the mixed doubles — to give the Czech Republic a 2-1 victory over Canada on the opening day of the Hopman Cup on Sunday.Safarova defeated Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard 6-0, 6-4 to give the Czechs an early 1-0 lead, then teamed with Adam Pavlasek to beat Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., and Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 6-2 in the mixed doubles decider.In between, Vancouvers Pospisil secured the Canadians only point with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over Pavlasek in the mens singles.Seventh-ranked Bouchard, coming off a breakthrough season that saw her reach the final at Wimbledon and two other Grand Slam semifinals, was no match for the No. 16-ranked Safarova in the tournament opener at Perth.I was going for all my shots, and it worked well, Safarova said. I tried to keep the pressure on, quickly. When she has time, she takes control.In the night session Sunday, Poland took a winning 2-0 lead over Australia after the singles matches. Agnieszka Radwanska beat Casey Dellacqua 6-2, 6-3 and Jerzy Janowicz defeated Matt Ebden 3-6, 7-5, 6-0, with Ebden double-faulting on match point.On Monday, Serena Williams was set to play her first match for the United States with John Isner against Italy, while Andy Murray leads Britain against France.Williams said the high temperature of 41 C forecast for Monday would suit her just fine as preparation for the frequently scorching conditions at the Australian Open in two weeks.If anything its going to help me for Melbourne, Williams said Sunday. Perth is one of the hottest places Ive ever played, so it will be really good for the preparation in Melbourne, which is always super-hot.The Perth Arena roof will be shut during Williams match against Italian Flavia Pennetta if the heat policy is enforced, or both players agree the conditions are unsafe.At the Brisbane International, another of the Australian Open warm-up events ahead of the Jan. 19 start of the first Grand Slam of the year, hometown hope and former U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur lost her first-round match 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 to Varvara Lepchenko of the United States on an opening day of upsets.Earlier, Ajla Tomljanovic beat sixth-seeded and former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 7-6 (6), 6-0.Tomljanovic, who was born in Croatia but is now based in Brisbane, is planning to apply for Australian citizenship in the next few months.In other matches, seventh-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain beat Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 and Kaia Kanepi of Estonia upset fifth-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.Maria Sharapova is the top-seeded player in the womens tournament, while Roger Federer headlines the field in the mens draw, alongside defending champion Lleyton Hewitt. Tim Tebow Mets Jersey . Then youve got to worry about the other up and coming teams in the two weaker divisions in the "Junior Circuit". Yoenis Cespedes Jersey . - Whether its because of her improved play or the reason for it, Michelle Wie appears as comfortable on and off the golf course as at any time in her career. http://www.metsbaseballauthentic.com/ame...io-mets-jersey/. - Connor McDavid scored twice and added two assists as the Erie Otters beat the Sarnia Sting 7-3 on Saturday night in Ontario Hockey League action. Gary Carter Mets Jersey .In the Football Money League compiled by accountancy firm Deloitte, German champion Bayern Munich remained third but Barcelona dropped from second to fourth during its trophyless 2014.In the 2013-2014 financial year, Real generated 549. Tim Tebow Jersey . -- EJ Manuel followed the worst game of his career with the best.STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Favourites David Ferrer and Milos Raonic got past first-time opponents to reach the Stockholm Open quarterfinals Thursday. Top-seeded Ferrer made the last eight in Stockholm at his third attempt when he overcame Jack Sock of the United States 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Raonic, the second-seed from Thornhill, Ont., was hard-pressed to finish off Joachim Johansson of Sweden, who came out of retirement at 31 and qualified for his first pro main draw in 2 1/2 years. Raonnic won 6-2, 7-6 (3).dddddddddddd No. 5 Ernests Gulbis of Latvia and No. 7 Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria also won, but No. 4 Kevin Anderson of South Africa and three-time finalist Jarkko Nieminen of Finland lost their second-round matches. In the quarterfinals, Ferrer will face Fernando Verdasco in an all-Spanish match, Raonic will play French wild-card Benoit Paire, Jerzy Janowicz of Poland will face Gulbis, and Dimitrov will meet Kenny De Schepper of France. ' ' '