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SAN JOSE, Calif. Dwayne Bowe Jersey . - Ryan Harrison advanced to the quarter-finals of the SAP Open, closing with a flourish to beat Robbie Ginepri 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (0) on Thursday night. Harrison, who had 27 aces in his previous match, finished with only five this time but won the final 10 points — including a 7-0 whitewash in the tiebreaker. The 19-year-old American will play qualifier Dimitar Kutrovsky of Bulgaria in the next round. It will be Harrisons fourth quarter-final appearance in an ATP event. Harrison, ranked 94th in the world, got off to a fast start but had to outlast Ginepri in a tight third set. "He started a little slow," Harrison said. "But in the second set I had a little mental lapse and he got into a rhythm." Ginepri, attempting a comeback after missing almost two years following a mountain-bike accident that broke his left elbow, led 5-4 in the third set before Harrison tied it. Ginepri, ranked 235th in the world, went up 6-5 before Harrison took over. "His ranking is very deceiving right now," Harrison said. "Hes a far better player than that." In the tiebreaker, Harrison whipped a 122 mph ace to close it out. "I was glad to get it back in the third," Harrison said. "Throughout the tiebreaker I was able to come up with some good stuff." A week ago, Harrison won an emotional match that helped the U.S. beat Switzerland in the Davis Cup. In the final match of the night, Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan beat American Michael Russell 6-2, 6-2. Istomin will face tournament favourite Andy Roddick in the quarter-finals. The second-seeded Roddick is playing with a slight tear in his right hamstring sustained during the Australian Open. He also twisted his right ankle Wednesday during his match against Denis Kurda. Earlier in the day, Steve Darcis upset 2009 champion and fourth-seeded Radek Stepanek 7-6 (7), 7-6 (7) in the second round. Stepanek, from the Czech Republic, is ranked 29th in the world. Darcis is No. 72 and is seeded 22nd in the tournament. It was their first meeting since 2008, when they split two matches. Fifth-seeded Julien Benneteau of France defeated Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 6-2, 6-4 and will face Darcis in the quarter-finals. It was the first meeting between the two since 2005, when Mueller defeated Benneteau on grass. Benneteau is ranked 34th in the world, while Muller is 70th. Sixth-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa and qualifier Dimitar Kutrovsky of Bulgaria also advanced to the quarter-finals. Anderson will face defending champion Milos Raonic of Thorhnill, Ont., on Friday. Anderson, ranked 35th in the world, took advantage of two days rest when he beat a tired Mark Ebden of Australia, 6-1, 6-2. Ebden played a match that lasted 2 hours, 30 minutes on Wednesday night to advance to the second round. Kutrovsky, ranked 435th in the world, beat Blake Strode 7-5, 6-3. Strode, playing in his first ATP main draw match, was a last-minute substitution for defending champion Gael Monfils, who withdrew from the tournament with an inflamed tendon on Wednesday night. The American-born Strode is ranked 393rd in the world. Willis McGahee Womens Jersey . Liverpool has spent 115 million pounds ($183 million) on players since Comolli joined in November 2010 from French club Saint-Etienne, but expensive recruits Andy Carroll, Jordan Henderson and Stewart Downing are among those who have failed to impress. Haloti Ngata Jersey . Craig Gentry turned a spot start into a tiebreaking hit and the Rangers avoided a four-game sweep in a matchup of AL division leaders, rallying past the New York Yankees 10-6 Thursday. Tim Tebow Jersey . Padilla (4-2) allowed just two hits and a walk while fanning six for the Dodgers, who took three games in this series and head into the All-Star break with a 49-39 record, two games behind San Diego in the NL West. Jimmy Smith Jersey . The top-seeded world No. 6 Ferrer topped Canadian qualifier Pierre-Ludovic Duclos 6-4, 6-4 in just over an hour-and-a-half at Autotron Rosmalen. The Spanish Ferrer, who titled here in 2008, will meet Argentine Leonardo Mayer on Wednesday. Lardarius Webb Jersey . LOUIS -- John Axfords 48th consecutive save was a strange one.Capping off a surprising, yet utterly dominant, playoff run, the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings downed the New Jersey Devils 6-1 in Game Six of the Stanley Cup Final Monday night. After losing back-to-back games, the Kings might have been feeling some pressure coming home for Game Six, their series lead suddenly in jeopardy, but the game tilted midway through the first period when Devils right winger Steve Bernier received a major penalty and game misconduct for boarding, after he flattened Kings defenceman Rob Scuderi with a hit from behind. The Kings power play had struggled throughout the postseason, going 9-for-85 (10.6%) prior to Game Six of the Cup Final, but when Berniers penalty opened the door a crack, the Kings barged right through it, scoring three times to push the Devils back on their heels. Starting to take some heat for his lack of production in the series, Kings captain Dustin Brown was a force in the deciding game, scoring a goal and two assists. Brown finished the playoffs with 20 points, tying linemate Anze Kopitar for the postseason lead. Jeff Carter scored a pair of goals for the Kings, giving him four in the Final series and he ended up as one of seven players to tie for the playoff goal-scoring lead with eight goals. Teammates Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar, as well as Devils Ilya Kovalchuk and Zach Parise shared that goal-scoring lead with Carter. It was a tumultuous season for Carter. After being traded from Philadelphia to Columbus, Carter was shaken, then was injured and not very productive when he was in the lineup for the Blue Jackets. Acquired in exchange for defenceman Jack Johnson, Carters arrival helped spark L.A.s offensive surge in the final quarter of the season and into the playoffs. (As a side note, Carters second goal came on a bizarre play, after Dustin Browns entry into the zone was made much easier when Devils defenceman Anton Volchenkov collided with linesman Pierre Racicot. For a team already behind the eight ball at that point, it was impossibly bad luck for the Devils.) Carter wasnt the only multi-goal scorer in the clinching game. Trevor Lewis, the third-line winger who had one goal in 19 playoff games, picked up a pair, including one into an empty-net with 3:45 remaining when the desperate Devils had pulled goaltender Martin Brodeur. Maurkice Pouncey Jersey. What made the Kings such a formidable opponent in the playoffs -- absurdly so for an eighth seed -- is that they had so many contributors. Goaltender Jonathan Quick won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Playoff MVP and its tough to argue after he posted a .946 save percentage, the best since the stat was officially tracked, starting in 1984. Quick was my pick at regular seasons end for the Vezina Trophy as the leagues top goaltender, so this performance was no fluke, but great is great and worthy of recognition. He allowed two goals or fewer in 18 of 20 playoff games. In the other two games Quick allowed three goals. Having a great goaltender obviously helps. So does having an elite defenceman and the Kings have one of the best. Drew Doughty led all scorers in the Final with six points, giving him 16 points in the playoffs to lead all defencemen. While its not surprising, given Doughtys pedigree, it was generally an uneven season for Doughty after a protracted contract negotiation caused him to miss most of training camp. But once the playoffs began, Doughty raised his game and played like the Norris Trophy-calibre defenceman that he can be, with obviously beneficial results for the Kings. While the story of winning the Cup is the Kings finally getting the franchises first, its worth noting that theyre in pretty good position going forward too. Their top five forwards (Kopitar, Brown, Carter, Mike Richards and Justin Williams) are all under contract for at least two more seasons -- much longer in the cases of Richards and Carter -- and dont face the loss of a defenceman or goaltender to free agency this summer, so the pieces should be in place for the Kings to contend again next season. Sure, the Kings are going to go into the 2012-2013 with a bulls eye on them and theyll have to deal with a Stanley Cup hangover, but these are dream problems for any franchise. Problems that were well-earned with the Kings championship run this spring. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. ' ' ' |
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