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London, England (SportsNetwork.com) - World No. 1 Rafael Nadal started slow again at Wimbledon but recovered to beat Mikhail Kukushkin on a rainy Saturday that has wreaked havoc with the schedule. With the Centre Court roof closed, Nadal lost a first set for the third time in as many matches at this grass-court Grand Slam. The second-seeded Spaniard and two-time Wimbledon champion, however, secured a spot in the fourth round by rallying for a 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 win. Nadal sent a backhand long, giving an opening set that featured no break points to Kukushkin, who had won only seven games in two previous matches against Nadal. The man from Kazakhstan erased the matchs first break point in the fourth game of the second set, but a long forehand gave Nadal a second break chance and he converted with a strong return on a second serve to go up 3-1. Nadal broke again with an incredible forehand winner and closed out the set with an ace. Kukushkin slipped during the opening game of the third set and wound up netting a forehand to get broken again. After a strong service game by Nadal, Kukushkin finally managed to hold serve, ending a string of seven straight games won by Nadal. Nadal won 82 percent of the points on his first serve in the third set. Kukushkin had an opportunity to get back in the fourth set, but Nadal fought off two break points to go up 3-0. He ended the match with a forehand winner. Nadal will next play the winner of the match between wild cards Nick Kyrgios of Australia and Czech Jiri Vesely. Kukushkin fell to 1-14 all-time against Top 10 opponents. Seven-time Wimbledon winner Roger Federer cruised into the round of 16 with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 win over Colombian Santiago Giraldo on Centre Court. The fourth-seeded Federer served eight aces and converted 5-of-9 break points in the 81-minute match. The Swiss stars next opponent will be either 15th-seeded Pole Jerzy Janowicz or 23rd-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo. Rain suspended play on the outside courts for several hours. Nolan Patrick Flyers Jersey . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. Samuel Morin Jersey . Bowditch, the 30-year-old Australian seeking his first PGA Tour title, shot a 4-under 68 to reach 12 under at TPC San Antonio. Matt Kuchar and Andrew Loupe were tied for second. Kuchar shot 65, and Loupe had a 70. http://www.nhlflyersproauthentic.com/bri...-hockey-jersey/. Venable and Jeremy Hermida drove in three runs apiece, and the Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Sunday to snap a nine-game losing streak. Shayne Gostisbehere Flyers Jersey Jakub Voracek Flyers Jersey . - Rookie Tesho Akindele scored three goals and Fabian Castillo added two in FC Dallas 5-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.PARIS - Quevilly continued its tradition of producing French Cup upsets as the fourth-tier side beat top-flight Bastia 3-1 on penalties in the round of 32 on Tuesday, while Vincent Bessats hat trick gave Nantes a 3-2 win over league leader Lyon.With the teams level at 1-1 after extra time, Quevilly keeper Dan Delaunay delivered a man of the match performance by saving three spot kicks to put the 2012 finalists through.After a goalless 90 minutes, former France striker Djibril Cisse had put Bastia ahead in extra time with a header from close range after Delaunay failed to clear the ball.Adama Sarr equalized for Quevilly, which also reached the semifinals in 2010.At the Stade de La Beaujoire, the 29-year-old Bessat ssilenced his critics with a brilliant performance.dddddddddddd Lyon took the lead after five minutes courtesy of Alexandre Lacazettes goal but Bessat, who has struggled to make an impact this season, made it 1-1 with a shot into the bottom corner.A good spell of pressure from the hosts was rewarded with another goal two minutes later, with Bessat giving Lyon keeper Anthony Lopes no chance with a neat left-footed finish.The match looked set to head into extra time after Nabil Fekir showed his technical skills to level from Lacazettes pass, but Bessat won it for Nantes with two minutes remaining with a left-footed volley.Elsewhere, top-flight Metz eased to a 3-0 win at third division side Avranches. ' ' '