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PARIS -- Milos Raonic hopes his recent success on clay leads to a long run at the French Open. The Canadian star won his opening match at the second Grand Slam of the year on Sunday, beating Australian wildcard Nick Kyrgios 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to reach the second round. Raonic, the eighth seed from Thornhill, Ont., needed exactly two hours to advance against one of the games rising young stars. He also beat an Australian opponent for the first time at a Grand Slam after losing to Carsten Ball at the 2010 U.S. Open and Lleyton Hewitt at the 2012 Australian Open. He won on his third match point, sealing victory with a 27th ace. Raonic, who came to Roland Garros from a Rome semifinal last weekend, finished with 50 winners and 30 unforced errors, breaking on four of ten chances. "I felt very good, I was able to do the things I wanted to do," said Raonic, who next plays one of two Czechs, Lukas Rosol of Jiri Vesely. "In the first round you go in not knowing exactly how things are going to play out. When it mattered, I was able to put forward the right attitude and the right level of tennis. Im happy with that." Raonic has a career record of 32-23 on clay courts, compared to 100-42 on hard surfaces that dont deaden his powerful serve. But Raonic had two quarter-final appearances as well as the Rome semifinal in four clay-court tournaments leading up to the French Open. Hes trying to go beyond the third round at Roland Garros for the first time in his career. Later Sunday, sixth seed Tomas Berdych beat Canadian qualifier Peter Polansky of Thornhill 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Polansky, ranked 137th and playing in only his sixth career singles main draw at a major, last played a Grand Slam at the 2010 US Open. He was successful on only one of six break points while committing 21 unforced errors with 15 winners. "Its good to be back in the main draw of a slam," said Polansky. "I played well and enjoyed it. I was hoping to get a better draw, there are a lot of guys I could have beaten today. "I played well, I just came up a it short. But I take a lot of positives out of the last few weeks. Maybe I have more belief in my game now that Im older." Raonic said that despite heavy conditions in wet Paris, the courts held up well compared to Rome. "Theyre quite similar, though here they can change a little bit more due to the cloud coverage and not really that much sun the last few days," he said. "The ball wasnt bouncing as much as it had actually the last days on the outside courts. The 23-year-old Raonic used his experience against the young Australian, reducing Kyrgios to racket-hurling frustration after breaking immediately after losing serve in the second set. Raonic began the third set with a break for 2-0, lost it, but again gained the lead 4-2 on his way to victory. Raonic said that he was having trouble at times on serve, but managed to fight through the problem. "I was getting it together when it mattered, and thats all I can really ask," he said. "There was some moments where I was losing a little bit of concentration on my level, and I was able to put it together when I was in the important moments." After answering on-court questions in French, Raonic then said he would tweet a message in the language later. He said he would have the tweet proofed by an expert speaker before broadcasting it to his 143,000 followers. Hunter Renfrow Jersey . - Gary Kubiak is John Elways No. Howie Long Jersey . -- When the Los Angeles Kings are on top of their formidable defensive game, they revel in the silence they can create in a frustrated road arena. http://www.cheapraidersjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-marcus-allen-jersey . James Erskine said Tuesday that Thorpe was "quite sick" in a Sydney hospital but dismissed media reports the swimmer might lose the use of his left arm. "Hes not in the intensive care," Erskine said. Ronnie Lott Jersey .com) - The Carolina Hurricanes placed defenseman John-Michael Liles on injured reserve Tuesday. Ted Hendricks Jersey . -- Challenged for the first time under Major League Baseballs expanded replay system, umpires got it right.Cordoba, Spain (SportsNetwork.com) - Gareth Bale fired home a last-gasp penalty kick on Saturday as 10-man Real Madrid came away with a difficult 2-1 win over Cordoba at the Estadio Nuevo Arcangel. Real Madrid entered the match looking for a second successive win after skating past Getafe, 3-0, last time out, but it was Cordoba that grabbed the lead after just two minutes when Sergio Ramos was whistled for a handball in the box and Nabil Ghilas confidently slotted home the ensuing penalty kick. Despite falling behind early, Los Blancos battled back to equalize in the 27th minute when Karim Benzema fired past Cordoba goalkeeper Juan Carlos. Things then became more difficult for Real Madrid with eight minutes to play when a moment of madness from Cristiano Ronaldo saw the Portuguese star shown a straight red card as he lashed out at a Cordoba defender and was immediately shown his marching orders by referee Alejandro Hernandez. The home side then went down to 10 men with three minutes to play thanks to a second yellow card shown to Federico Nicolas Cartabia, and Bale fired home the wining penalty in the final minute of normal time to save Reals blushes and keep the club one point clear of rivals Barcelona at the top of the La Liga table. The Catallan club was also in action on Saturday and had little trouble with Elche at the Martinez Valero as Lionel Messi and Neymar both scored braces to lead Barca to a 6-0 rout.dddddddddddd Barcelona started the scoring barrage in the 35th minute through an unlikely source as Gerard Pique fired home and Messi converted a penalty 10 minutes into the second half to double the lead. Neymar then got into the scoring mood in the 69th and 72nd minutes to make it 4-0, while Messi finished his double two minutes from time and Pedro capped the rout with a goal in stoppage time. Defending La Liga champions Atletico Madrid kept pace with Real and Barcelona on Saturday with a 3-1 win over Rayo Vallecano at the Vicente Calderon. Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring for the hosts after 12 minutes and completed a double in the 22nd minute for a quick two-goal margin. Roberto Trashorras pulled one back for Vallecano in the 35th minute, but it was canceled out by an own goal from Manucho as Atletico walked away with all three points to remain in third place with 44 points. Luciano Dario Vietto scored in the 56th minute to lift Villarreal to a 1-0 win over Levante, while Xabier Prietos 55th-minute tally handed Real Sociedad a 1-0 victory against Eibar. 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