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LONDON -- Andy Murray won his first match since adding Amelie Mauresmo as his new coach, beating Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-4 in the second round of the Queens Club grass-court tournament on Wednesday. cheap nfl jerseys . "I was looking forward to getting back on the court," Murray said. "I enjoy playing here. I love being back on the grass. "I thought I was quite disciplined with my movement today. I moved pretty well. I wasnt sliding about too much. Yeah, it was a good start." Top seed and Australian Open winner Stanislas Wawrinka also advanced into the third round when Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus retired with a right shoulder injury as the Swiss led 3-2. There was victory too for 2011 finalist and fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, who weathered a close first set before overwhelming Belgiums David Goffin 7-6 (5), 6-2. Since his loss to Roger Federer in the 2012 Wimbledon final, Murray has won 19 consecutive matches on grass and captured three titles, including the 2012 London Olympic gold at the All England Club, and Wimbledon and Queens last year. Murray hired former top-ranked player and two-time major winner Mauresmo as his coach on Sunday, initially for the grass-court season. He has been without a coach since he parted ways with Ivan Lendl in March. Hiring a female coach has generated a great deal of attention, and although he previously worked with his mother, Judy, for a long period, he admits that such a move at his level of the game was unusual. "At first when I thought about it, it was obviously a consideration, because for a few years I havent worked with a woman," he said. "Now the decision has been made, its not something that Im thinking about. Its more about the qualities that she can bring that will help me and my tennis and my team as well. I hope it works out long term because I like her. Shes a good person. I hope it works out well." Murray was impressed with Mauresmo when they met, and saw the qualities she could bring. "After I spoke to her the first time I just really liked her. She was calm. She asked a lot of questions. She listened. She listened a lot. I liked chatting to her, so then I decided to sit down and speak to her and had a good chat with her about tennis. "This week, theres not going to be any big changes in my game. I also wouldnt expect any before Wimbledon. But well definitely work on some things after the tournament is finished here." Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver lost 6-4, 6-4 to Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine while Torontos Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia defeated Wawrinka and Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 7-6 (4), 7-5. Pospisil also lost in mens doubles. Ernests Gulbis, who reached his maiden Grand Slam semifinal at the French Open last week, fell to Kenny De Schepper of France 7-6 (3), 7-5. "I like the grass," Gulbis, the sixth seed from Latvia said. "But I never played well the first tournament. I always played decent in Wimbledon if I practiced well. So now Im going to stay here, practice two weeks on grass. Im going to be fully fine for Wimbledon." Lleyton Hewitt remains one victory short of Roger Federers record of 122 match wins on grass after being beaten 6-3, 6-4 by Feliciano Lopez. Hewitt, a four-time champion at Queens, was broken once in each set and failed to earn a single break point against the Spaniard. Its the first time the Australian has lost to Lopez in five meetings. Hewitt had been bidding to become the first player to win Queens five times. He shares the record of four titles with Andy Roddick. "I played a bit of a loose game the second game of the match," he said. "Then, yeah, he served really well the whole match. He had a lot better rhythm today than he did yesterday in his first-round match. He hit his spots really well." Dmitry Tursunov of Russia and Nicolas Mahut of France were beaten, but there were wins for eighth seed Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine and Radek Stepanek. cheap jerseys from china . Wedge will manage the final three games of this season against Oakland before the Mariners begin a search for a new manager. "Its got to the point where its painfully obvious to me that I just wasnt going to be able to move forward with this organization," Wedge said before Fridays game. wholesale jerseys . 1. PHIL JACKSON: Would be a major coup of the NY Knicks to get him as their President. Bottom line, owner James Dolan needs to stay out of the way. Jackson must have the ability to select his GM, front office staff, coaches, support staff and have final say on all player issues.ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Los Angeles Angels right-hander Jered Weaver will be out for at least a month after the ace broke a bone in his left elbow, casting a pall over the teams home opener Tuesday before it even began. The Angels put Weaver on the 15-day disabled list, and the durable 20-game winners non-throwing arm was in a blue sling while his teammates took batting practice before their Angel Stadium opener against Oakland. "This is all new to me," Weaver said. "Ive never broken anything before, and didnt really know how to take the news. It kind of was a shock at first, and now youve just got to play the waiting game, I guess." Weaver left Sunday nights loss to the Texas Rangers early after jamming his non-throwing arm while dodging a line drive back to the mound. The Angels initially thought Weaver had only strained his elbow, but Weaver felt abnormal pain after the game, and an MRI exam on Monday unexpectedly revealed a fracture expected to sideline him four to six weeks. "Its very disappointing, but I guess youve got to look on the bright side of things sometimes," Weaver said. "Its better earlier (in the season) than towards the end, but at the same time, its very frustrating and disappointing." Weavers injury has sent the big-budget Angels scrambling after their 2-4 road start to a season of high expectations. Manager Mike Scioscia promoted hard-throwing right-hander Garrett Richards from the bullpen to replace Weaver in the rotation, and the Angels called up right-hander Dane De La Rosa, who just joined Los Angeles in a trade with Tampa Bay last month. "Its extremely difficult to lose your ace, and Jered has been that for a long time here," Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto said. "Hes a pivotal player for us. I feel like in some way the silver lining is it was his left arm, and theres more of a short-term definition to the injury than long-term. Its not as if we just found out he was out for the year or something along those lines. Its his left arm, and thats the positive here." But Dipoto didnt sugar-coat the negatives, either. Weaver has been a mainstay in the Angels rotation for the past seven seasons, starting at least 28 games in each of the past six campaigns while winning 102 gammes in his major league career, all with Los Angeles. wholesale nfl jerseys. "I had no feeling it could be this bad," Dipoto said. "The results of the X-ray (in Texas) were negative for an obvious fracture. Unfortunately, the MRI didnt tell the same story." Weaver had his first 20-win season with a 2.81 ERA last year, throwing a no-hitter against Minnesota along the way. He went 67-33 over the past four years, making 130 starts and establishing himself as one of baseballs top starters and the Angels ace after John Lackey left for Boston in 2010. Weaver has been an innings-eating starter throughout his career, but injuries were a big reason he finished third in the AL Cy Young voting last year despite tying winner David Prices 20 victories. Weaver missed three weeks last season with lower-back pain starting in May, and he also missed a start in September to rest tendinitis in his right shoulder. "Hopefully we can keep him active and look forward to his recovery," Dipoto said. "I know he mentioned four to six weeks. Hes going to do what he can to make sure its closer to the four (weeks), but were not going to push him. Were trying to win a championship here." Weaver wasnt dominant in his first two starts this season, going 0-1 with a 4.91 ERA. Los Angeles lost two of three in each of its first two series against Cincinnati and Texas. Richards has started 12 games over the past two years for the Angels while pitching mostly out of the bullpen, but he enjoyed an outstanding spring training this year. He had no spot in the rotation with returnees Weaver and C.J. Wilson backed by newcomers Tommy Hanson, Joe Blanton and Jason Vargas, but Weavers injury could allow him to prove hes ready for a regular major-league starting role. Richards is likely to get his first start of the season Saturday against Houston. "Garrett is coming off a terrific spring, and hes throwing the ball extremely well," Dipoto said. "I dont know that anybody deserved the opportunity more than Garrett, and hopefully he can take the opportunity and run with it." De La Rosa was acquired in a trade last month from Tampa Bay for right-hander Steven Geltz, and was ticketed for Triple-A Salt Lake before the Angels needed him. cheap jerseys cheap jerseys from china ' ' '
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