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BEIJING -- Peng Shuai produced the upset of the first round in the China Open on Monday, beating sixth-seeded Venus Williams 7-5, 6-1.The 30-year-old Chinese wild-card entry broke Williams serve twice in the second set.In other matches, top-ranked Angelique Kerber defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-4, 6-4, No. 16 Elina Svitolina beat Tatjana Maria 6-2, 6-2, Daria Gavrilova beat Christina McHale 6-4, 6-4, and fifth-seeded Karolina Pliskova eliminated Lucie Safarova 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-4.Defending champion Garbine Muguruza, the French Open champion who is seeded second, beat Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 7-6 (5) in the second round.Im very happy I could close the match in the tiebreak because obviously it was getting tougher and tougher, Muguruza said. Tiebreaks are moments where its delicate. You feel a bit more nervous and more tense.In the mens first round, fifth-seeded David Ferrer beat Pablo Cuevas 6-4, 7-6 (3) and No. 7 Roberto Bautista Agut defeated Australian qualifier John Millman 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.Hurricanes Jerseys 2020 . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Hurricanes Jerseys China . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. https://www.cheaphurricanes.com/ . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Fake Hurricanes Jerseys . They hope to persuade the other team owners and commissioner Roger Goodell to put pressure on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to drop the nickname they find offensive. "Given the way the meeting transpired," Ray Halbritter, an Oneida representative and leader of the "Change the Mascot Campaign," said Wednesday, "it became somewhat evident they were defending the continued use of the name. Carolina Hurricanes Shirts . The 15th-ranked Canadian men lost the opening two games of their European tour: 19-15 to No. 17 Georgia and 21-20 to No.BROOKLYN, Mich. -- With time running out on his bid to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup, Greg Biffle is back at the site of his most recent victory.It was over three years ago.In June of 2013, Biffle won at Michigan International Speedway -- his fourth victory at the track and second in a row. In 116 Cup races since, hes come up empty. He missed the Chase last year and is in danger of falling short again unless he can pull out a victory in one of the last three races of the regular season.This sport is very humbling, Biffle said. When you think youve got it figured out, for sure you dont, and it reminds you of that every week.Biffle is the active leader in wins at Michigan, but he finished 19th at the track earlier this season. Shortly after that, he ran off a streak of three straight top-10 finishes at Daytona, Kentucky and Loudon, but hes been outside the top 15 in each of the four races since.Biffle and Roush Fenway Racing teammates Trevor Bayne and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. would all miss the Chase if the regular season ended now. None of them has a win this year.Stenhouse started 25th and finished second last weekend at Bristol.Our qualifying efforts lately havent been as good but our racing package has been better, Stenhouse said. Earlier in the year I felt like we qualified really well and then wouldnt race as good. For whatever reason we havent been able to get them both dialed in together.Since his last win in 2013, Biffle has finished in the top 10 twice in six races at Michigan.You have to have a car that gets around this place good. Each end is different, and what I like about the race track is no matter how your car is driving, you can adjust your line around the race track, Biffle said. Maybe run a little bit higher on one end than the other to compensate if your car is a little too loose or is doing something that you dont like.ddddddddddddTheres always a lot of drama in the last few races before the Chase, and thats when the seasons second race at Michigan falls on the schedule. A dozen drivers have won this year, solidifying their spots in the Chase as long as they stay in the top 30. Rookie Chris Buescher is cutting it close. Hes currently 30th and has only two top-10 finishes, but one was a win at Pocono.Hendrick Motorsports could end up with only one Chase entry if Chase Elliott falters and Kasey Kahne doesnt make it. Jimmie Johnson is safe for Hendrick, but Dale Earnhardt Jr. is still sidelined as he recovers from a concussion.Kahne hasnt won since August of 2014, a span of 70 races. He qualified 11th on Friday.I think the Hendrick engine package is strong, Kahne said Saturday. Everybody at Hendrick Motorsports is working hard to get our cars back where they need to be.Elliott has 11 top-10 finishes this year, but none over his last eight races -- and he has no wins.Austin Dillon is 11th in the standings, the top racer without a win. Hes in position to make the Chase on points as of now. So are Elliott, Jamie McMurray and Ryan Newman, who have no victories but are immediately behind Dillon in the standings.I was able to win a championship without winning a race in the Xfinity Series. Its definitely possible, but I would like to go to Victory Lane, Dillon said. We are going to focus hard on Victory Lane the next three weeks -- and then ten after that.---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '