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London, England - Five-time champion Serena Williams and one-time titlist Maria Sharapova were a pair of easy second-round winners Thursday at Wimbledon. The world No. 1 superstar Williams stomped helpless South African Chanelle Scheepers 6-1, 6-1 in a mere 49 minutes on the No. 1 Court at the venerable All England Club. The 17-time Grand Slam champion and reigning U.S. Open titlist is now 72-9 lifetime at Wimbledon, including seven trips into the final. The 32-year-olds third-round opponent on the famed grass Saturday will be 25th-seeded Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, who got past Czech Petra Cetkovska 6-4, 5-7, 6-3. The fifth-seeded former world No. 1 Sharapova has now won her last nine Grand Slam matches after blasting Swiss Timea Bacsinszky 6-2, 6-1 in an hour, also on the No. 1 Court. The Russian star is fresh off her French Open title three weeks ago. Sharapova stunned Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final and was the 2011 runner-up here to Czech Petra Kvitova. Up next for the five-time major champion Sharapova will be upstart American Alison Riske. Ninth-seeded German left-hander Angelique Kerber reached the round of 32 by sneaking past Britains Heather Watson, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. Meanwhile, 11th-seeded former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic improved to 7-0 on grass this year with a 6-4, 6-0 pasting of Chinese Zheng Jie, 13th-seeded Canadian Eugenie Bouchard improved to 12-2 at Grand Slams this season with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Spaniard Silvia Soler-Espinosa, and 19th-seeded 2013 Wimbledon runner-up Sabine Lisicki handled Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 7-5. The former French Open champion Ivanovic captured her first-ever grass- court title in Birmingham two weeks ago; Bouchard is the only woman to appear in two major semifinals this year; and Lisicki was last years runner-up to Marion Bartoli at the AEC. Ivanovic and Lisicki will clash on Saturday. Kazakhstans Zarina Diyas ousted 15th-seeded Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro 7-6 (14-12), 5-7, 6-2, while 20th-seeded German Andrea Petkovic got past Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, and 24th-seeded Belgian Kirsten Flipkens handled Spains Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-2, 6-1. Flipkens was a surprise Wimbledon semifinalist last year. American Madison Keys posted a mild upset by tackling 31st-seeded Czech Klara Koukalova 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2. The 19-year-old Illinois native Keys is fresh off her first-ever WTA title, on grass, in Eastbourne last week. Also on Day 4, 2010 Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonareva, of Russia, dismissed rising Croat Donna Vekic 6-4, 6-4, Kazakhstans Yaroslava Shvedova doused Estonian two-time Wimbledon quarterfinalist Kaia Kanepi 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, and the aforementioned Riske downed rising Italian Camila Giorgi 7-5, 6-2. Matches between third-seeded French Open runner-up Simona Halep, of Romania, and Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko and American Victoria Duval and Swiss Belinda Bencic were postponed because of rain. The third round will commence Friday, as second seed Li Na, fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska and a sixth-seeded Kvitova will take to the courts. The Australian Open champion Li will meet Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, while the 2012 Wimbledon runner-up Radwanska will take on Portuguese Michelle Larcher de Brito and the 2011 titlist Kvitova will battle 30th-seeded five- time Wimbledon champ Venus Williams. Also slated for action are 10th-seeded Aussie Open runner-up Dominika Cibulkova and 16th-seeded former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki. Discount Nike Air Zoom Canada . Justine finished first with a score of 22.44 while Chloe was second with 21.66 points. Defending champion Hannah Kearney of the U.S., was third at 21.49. 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The right-hander pitched into the seventh inning and boosted Cincinnatis struggling offence by hitting a double and scoring as the Reds ended a seven-game losing streak by beating the Atlanta Braves 1-0 Saturday night.Concord, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - Hendrick Motorsports revealed on Thursday that Chase Elliott will take over driving duties of the No. 24 Chevrolet full- time in the Sprint Cup Series, starting with the 2016 season. Last week, Jeff Gordon announced that 2015 will be his last season competing for a championship in NASCARs premier series. Gordon, a four-time series champion, has driven the No. 24 car for team owner Rick Hendrick since November 1992. Elliott is the son of Bill Elliott, who is scheduled to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Friday. The 19-year-old Elliott won the championship in the Xfinity Series (formerly known as the Nationwide Series) last year, doing so in his rookie season as driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports. He became the youngest driver ever to win a title in one of NASCARs three national touring series. Hendrick announced the news of Elliott driving the No. 24 next year during the teams season kickoff employee event on Thursday morning. Chase brings the kind of intangibles that make him the total package as a driver, Hendrick said. Not only is he a special talent inside the race car, but theres a natural combination of competitiveness, work ethic and smarts that you rarely see. Chases personality and demeanor make him popular with fans, teammates and sponsors. Hes a great fit for our organization on many levels, and we feel he and Alan will be a successful combination. Theres a lot to be excited about. Since Gordon had made his announcement of his future plans, it had been widely rumored that Elliott would replace him in the No. 24 at the conclusion of this season. Elliott is scheduled to make his Sprint Cup debut in late March at Martinsville, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet for Hendrick. He is also slated for the Sprint Cup races at Richmond (April), Charlotte (May), Indianapolis (July) and Darlington (September). Elliott will bee paired with veteran crew chief Kenny Francis for the five-race schedule this season.dddddddddddd So many people have been behind me, and the first thing I want to do is thank them, said Elliott, who will run the full 2015 Xfinity Series schedule as the defending champion. My parents (Bill and Cindy Elliott) especially have believed in me every step of the way, and I know this wouldnt be possible without all the sacrifices theyve made to focus on my racing career. This is such a big week for our family. Im also extremely grateful to Mr. Hendrick and my teammates at both Hendrick Motorsports and JR Motorsports for believing in me. NAPA has been a huge supporter, and Im honored to represent them on and off the track. Of course, the fans have been amazing to me, and Im so appreciative of that. I know how rare this opportunity is and will work as hard as I can to make everyone proud. Alan Gustafson will be paired with Gordons current crew chief, Alan Gustafson, for next season. Sponsorship for the No.24 team in 16 will be announced at a later date. Since his Cup debut in the 92 season-ending race at Atlanta, Gordon has made 761 consecutive and career starts. His 92 career victories places him third on the series all-time race winners list, behind only Richard Petty (200) and David Pearson (105). Among those race wins include three in the Daytona 500 and a record five in the Brickyard 400. Gordon also holds the record for most victories on road courses with nine. His Cup championships occurred in 1995, 97, 98 and 2001. Gordon had one of his best seasons since his most recent championship in 01. He won four races, including the Brickyard 400, and had a series-high 23 top-10 finishes. Gordon came up one point short of advancing into the final four for the Nov. 16 championship race at Homestead. He finished sixth in the point standings. ' ' '