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注册日期: 2011-10-31
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MONTREAL - In the eyes of Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian womens tennis has now reached the level where it belongs. Troy Polamalu Jerseys Womens . Wozniak and Stephanie Dubois each won their singles matches before combining to win the doubles as well, as Canada swept Paraguay in Saturdays final of the Fed Cup Americas Zone I tennis event at Uniprix Stadium. The win qualified Canada for a playoff April 25 and 26 to access World Group II, which includes the ninth to 16th ranked teams in the world, and Wozniak is confident Canada can make it into the world elite. I feel Canada belongs among the best countries in the world, I think were ready, the Blainville, Que., native said, draped in a Canadian flag. Ive represented Canada all over the world and I think well be able to make that jump in April. Dubois, of nearby Laval, Que., breezed by Paraguays Veronica Cepede Royg 6-0, 6-1 in only 42 minutes, while Wozniak was just as efficient in dispatching Rossana De Los Rios 6-1, 6-0 in 45 minutes. I was happy that I was able to pick up my game today, and I needed to because it was the final, said Wozniak, by far the events top-ranked player at No. 32 in the world. I didnt come in to the match with any expectations, I just needed to concentrate on every point. Canada will play a head-to-head match against one of four countries who lose in the first round of World Group II, which wraps up Sunday. The draw to determine which country Canada faces will be held Tuesday. The week posed no challenge for the Canadian team, which also included Valerie Tereault of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., and Torontos Sharon Fichman. Canada lost only 14 games in 18 sets while sweeping Paraguay, the Bahamas and Puerto Rico by 3-0 scores. The doubles team of Dubois and Fichman didnt lose a game all week, while Wozniak and Dubois won 6-0, 6-3 Saturday against Paraguays Isaura Enrique Aguilar and Cepede Royg to complete the sweep. Its good for their confidence, Canadian head coach Sylvain Bruneau said. They can leave here feeling good about how they played this week. The match-up between Wozniak and De Los Rios could have been Canadas lone challenge of the week seeing as they were the events only two players ranked in the top 100 on the WTA Tour, but ultimately it turned into just another blowout. De Los Rios is a very good player, but Aleksandra was just too quick for her today, Bruneau said, pointing out De Los Rios won the last time the two faced each other on a hardcourt. Shes a player we were a little worried about. Wozniak, 21, split the first two games of her match with De Los Rios, the world No. 95, but didnt lose another the rest of the way. We were very happy to be in the finals, said De Los Rios, 33. But today she was very good, she was hard to beat. Dubois had just as easy a match to start the day, dropping only 21 points against Cepede Royg, yet she still found some glitches in her game. I made some mistakes, but they were good mistakes, in a sense, she said. 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The 35-year-old midfielder, whose contract was due to end in June, has made a record 787 appearances for United since making his debut in 1991. And he is still a key member of a team in contention for the Premier League, Champions League and two domestic cups.Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Felix Hernandez pitched into the seventh inning and Franklin Gutierrez went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, as Seattle topped Texas, 4-3, in the final game of the season for both teams. Hernandez (19-5) capped a stellar year by throwing 6 2/3 innings, in which he gave up three runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk, and struck out six. He finished the season with career highs in wins, strikeouts (217), innings pitched (238 2/3), while posting a career-best 2.49 earned run average. Jose Lopez also drove in two for the Mariners (85-77), who finished the year with five wins in their last six games. Scott Feldman (17-8) took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits in six innings. The right-hander lost his last three starts as the Rangers (87-75) lost 15 of their last 23 games to fall out of playoff contention. Seattle got the games first run in the third, after Josh Wilson hit a one-out single and stole second. Ichiro Suzuki was walked with two outs, and Gutierrez followedd with a run-scoring single. Oakland Raiders Jacoby Ford Jersey. The Rangers evened the game in the fifth on Craig Gentrys run-scoring groundout, but in the bottom half the Mariners tacked on three runs. Wilson again got the rally started with a one-out base hit. He later went to second on Suzukis single, and Gutierrez smacked a ground-rule double to right-center field. Lopez then hit a two-run double to left, making it a 4-1 game. Texas got two of those runs back in the seventh, on run-scoring groundouts from Chris Davis and Taylor Teagarden. The latter chased Hernandez from the contest, as Randy Messenger came in and got the final out. 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