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MOSCOW -- Two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden 6-2, 7-5 to make the Kremlin Cup quarterfinals for the sixth time on Wednesday. cheap nfl jerseys . Meanwhile, mens defending champion Andreas Seppi broke Paolo Lorenzi twice in the second set to win the all-Italian second-round match 6-3, 6-2, and 2011 champ Janko Tipsarevic lost to Russian wild card Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-4. Kuznetsova, ranked 23rd, overcame an early break in the second set and earned the victory on her third match point against Arvidsson, a semifinalist last year. "I was more relaxed on the court today, yet I was hurrying a bit and wanted to play more aggressive, thus making more mistakes," Kuznetsova said. "But I can say that now, at the end of the season, I am playing much better." She missed Wimbledon, among several tournaments in midseason, because of an abdominal injury. She will try to reach the semifinals for only the second time in Moscow when she faces second-seeded Roberta Vinci of Italy, who beat Elena Vesnina 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 after a first-round bye. Vesnina, who won her first two singles titles this season, broke twice in the opening set. But Vinci broke the Russian three times in the second to force a decider. The 11th-ranked Italian broke decisively in the seventh game and served out. Samantha Stosur opened her account by beating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-3, 6-1. Stosur, coming off her second title this season and fifth of her career, converted four of 11 break opportunities. "I played really well and Kaia was a really dangerous opponent," Stosur said. "I really tried to start the match well, on top." Last years runner-up, Stosur has Alize Cornet of France next. Meanwhile, the 17-year-old Khachanov advanced to his first career ATP quarterfinals in hitting 14 aces past third-seeded Tipsarevic. Playing his fourth tour match, Khachanov broke Tipsarevic once in each set and didnt offer a break chance. "It was a tight match. I was trying but Karen didnt give many chances on his serve," Tipsarevic said. "Two chances he had on my serve he broke me. He plays really well for his age and if he improves his fitness he has all the potential to become a very good player." Earlier, Alisa Kleybanova advanced to her first quarterfinals since being treated for cancer, beating the sixth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 7-6 (2), 6-4. The Russian was ranked as high as 20th, but after missing much of the last two seasons because of her illness is now 254th. She resumed her career in May and won a challenger before returning to the tour in Toronto in August. "I always liked to play with Carla and I knew it would be a tough match," Kleybanova said. "But I think that today I played more accurate on key moments and thats why I won." Kleybanova was diagnosed with blood cancer and underwent chemotherapy until December 2011. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who is looking for her third title this year, beat Russian compatriot Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-3. cheap jerseys . The top-ranked player twisted his ankle while representing Serbia in the Davis Cup in April then appeared to hurt it again in a second-round loss to Grigor Dimitrov at the Madrid Open on Tuesday. Jerseys NFL Wholesale . Eakins, who has been with the Toronto Marlies since 2009 and has two years left on his three-year AHL deal, has received plenty of interest so far from the Canucks, New York Rangers and Dallas Stars, as well as the Edmonton Oilers for an associate coaching position. http://www.cheapchinajerseywholesale.com/Nba-jerse...ic-jers ey/ . Maclin went down at the end of a non-contact drill and appeared to be in pain while he was on the ground for several minutes. He was helped onto the cart and needed assistance getting off it and going into the teams practice facility. Cheap New York Mets Jerseys . "Todd had a three-month interview," Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson said. "He passed it with flying colours." The Blue Jackets announced Monday that they were removing the word "interim" from Richards job title and had offered him a two-year contract to continue what he started in an upbeat second half of the 2011-12 season. Cheap New Orleans Saints Jerseys . Its not so hard to believe him right now. Dunn hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Chicago White Sox handed Jon Lester his first loss with a 6-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. NEW ORLEANS -- Kickoff returns are among footballs most popular and exciting plays. The NFLs competition committee wants to make them safer. Committee chairman Rich McKay said Monday at the owners meetings that moving kickoffs up to the 35-yard line and bringing touchbacks out to the 25 have spurred "healthy discussions" among coaches and general managers. So much so that some alterations could be coming to proposed changes, which also include eliminating the blocking wedge and limiting coverage players from long run-ups. Owners will vote on those proposals Tuesday, along with amendments to defenceless player rules for receivers, and allowing the replay official to review all scoring plays at any time in games. "This is a rule 100 per cent based on player safety," said McKay, president of the Atlanta Falcons, referring to the kickoff proposals. "Weve seen higher rates of injuries than we are comfortable with and were trying to remedy it." Several coaches expressed concerns to the committee about so many changes to such a "game-changing" play. They worried that bringing touchbacks out to the 25 instead of the 20 would affect field position too much. They also fear an increase in touchbacks. McKay said there will be more meetings before Tuesdays vote. "I dont blame anybody for saying this is a big change -- it is," McKay he said. "Nor do I blame anyone for pushing back. Thats good. They made a lot of good suggestions." During the committees meetings last month with players in Indianapolis, kickoffs drew much attention. McKay said players voiced their concerns, adding that video showed a rising rate of injury. The league reduced the number of players allowed in a blocking wedge to two in 2009. Now, it wants the wedge gone altogether. Restricting how far coverage players can run up before the kickooff to five yards also is a safety measure. Cheap San Antonio Spurs Jerseys. As for replay, McKay said coaches complained of too much pressure when it came to challenging scoring plays, especially when theyre playing on the road and the play often quickly disappears from the videoboard. "If theres a doubt, we think the referee should review it," McKay said. College rules allow replay officials to review every play. The NFL wont nearly go that far, but McKay reasons that with 20 per cent of coaches challenges coming on scoring plays, the burden to confirm scores should be on the replay official. Of 53 challenges last year on scoring plays, 21 were upheld, reversing the call. Passing this rule change would also eliminate the third challenge a coach gets if he is successful on the first two. The third challenge was used only eight times last season. A proposal to ban players from launching themselves to make a tackle likely will pass. The committee was alarmed by the number of players using the technique, and NFL senior vice-president Ray Anderson said the league could unilaterally act to outlaw it. "We want to do it in a more inclusive, democratic way," said Anderson, the NFLs chief disciplinarian. "If its a critical point we think we just have to act on in the best interest of the game, we have the authority to do it." The change would not apply to the area between the tackles at the line of scrimmage. Another amendment would expand the definition of a defenceless receiver to a player who attempts or makes a completed catch and hasnt had time to protect himself. He would be protected from hits to the neck or head area. The league also wants to keep all of its fields green, so a team that wants to paint its field would need NFL approval. "We dont want any red fields like at Eastern Washington," McKay said with a smile. ' ' '
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