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Flushing Meadows, NY - Stan Wawrinka was a second-round winner on a hot Wednesday at the 2014 U.S. Open. Wawrinka, the No. 3 seed, defeated Brazilian left-hander Thomaz Bellucci 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-1) at Ashe Stadium. The 29-year-old Wawrinka, this years Australian Open champion, is through to the third round here for the fourth time in the past five years. Up next for Wawrinka, who is from Switzerland, is Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia, who eliminated 30th-seeded Jeremy Chardy of France 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3. Sixth seed Tomas Berdych was an easy opening-round winner. The big Czech and former Wimbledon runner-up blitzed 2001 U.S. Open champion and 2004 finalist Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 at Ashe Stadium. The fading 33-year-old Hewitt is also a former world No. 1. Up next for Berdych will be Slovak Martin Klizan. Grigor Dimitrov, the No. 7 seed, beat American Ryan Harrison 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2. It was Dimitrovs first win at the U.S. Open after three consecutive first-round exits dating back to 2011. Eleventh seed Ernests Gulbis cruised past Frenchman Kenny De Schepper 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to set up a second-round match with Dominic Thiem of Austria, who took down Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-3, 6-3, 6-2. Portugals Joao Sousa outlasted Canadas Frank Dancevic 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2). Meanwhile, 14th-seeded Croat Marin Cilic was leading former Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 3-1 when the Cypriot retired; 18th-seeded South African slugger Kevin Anderson outlasted Uruguays Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-1) in just over four hours; and 19th-seeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez was tied with Ivan Dodig 1-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 1-1 when the hobbled Croat quit in the fifth set in round one. A mild first-round upset came Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili topped 27th-seeded Colombian Santiago Giraldo 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3. American Steve Johnson had to retire from his first-round match against Tatsuma Ito of Japan because of severe cramping. Ito won by a 6-2, 3-6, 5-7, 4-1 score. Meanwhile, David Goffin of Belgium beat fellow countryman Niels Desein 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 and Dudi Sela rallied past Carlos Berlocq 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5. Also reaching the second round was 6-foot-8 Pole Jerzy Janowicz, a runner-up last week in Winston-Salem. Stitched Cardinals Jerseys . Linemates Ryan Johansen and Boone Jenner each had a goal and an assist in the first period, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 36 saves to lead the Blue Jackets past the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Saturday night. Genesis Cabrera Jersey . -- So much for concern that running back Marshawn Lynch would be absent from the Seattle Seahawks minicamp. https://www.cheapcardinalsonline.com/. -- Ryan Gropp scored in overtime as the Seattle Thunderbirds shut out the Spokane Chiefs 1-0 in Western Hockey League play Tuesday. Custom St. Louis Cardinals Jerseys .C. -- North Carolina State coach Mark Gottfried said his team had a "golden" opportunity to help its NCAA tournament chances. Dominic Leone Jersey . Appearing on TSN 1050 on Tuesday, Sean McAdam of Comcast SportsNet New England reported that the Blue Jays, along with a number of other playoff contenders were in the mix for the Boston ace.SAN DIEGO - Reliever Jose Valverde has agreed to a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.Valverde, who turns 37 on March 24, was most recently with the New York Mets, making 21 appearances before he was released May 26.dddddddddddd He had a 5.66 ERA in 20 2-3 innings.Valverde also has pitched with Arizona, Houston and Detroit.He has a 3.27 career ERA, 288 saves and a 27-33 record. ' ' '