ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina returned after a month out with injury to advance to the second round of the ABN Amro tournament on Wednesday. Tamba Hali Chiefs Jersey . The defending champion beat Gael Monfils of France 7-6 (6), 6-3, while second-seeded Andy Murray of Britain dispatched Edouard Roger-Vasselin, also of France, 6-3, 6-3. Making his first appearance since injuring his wrist a month ago, Del Potro had difficulty with his service games in the first set. Monfils served up 5 aces to zero and was also the first to take a mini-break in the tiebreaker, before he double-faulted and allowed Del Potro to reassert control. In the second set, the Argentine was dominant, breaking Monfils serve in the fourth game. The only hint of trouble came in the deciding game, when Monfils took Del Potro to two break points. But Del Potro saved both and went on to seal the victory. "My wrist is getting better by the day and it was fine today against Monfils," he said. "Its always difficult to come back after an injury, but I hope I can hold on to this level of play." Murray, who won the tournament in 2009, worked efficiently against Roger-Vasselin, winning in just under 90 minutes. The Wimbledon winner saved four break points, all in the second set. Del Potro faces Paul Henri-Mathieu of France in the second round, while Murray plays Dominic Thiem of Austria. Frank Zombo Chiefs Jersey . After pitching the first shutout of his career two starts ago, Cecil followed that up with another terrific effort on Friday against Texas, as he allowed a run and seven hits over seven innings to improve to 4-4, while lowering his ERA to 4. Jerron McMillian Chiefs Jersey . - The Seattle Seahawks and kicker Steven Hauschka have agreed to terms on a new multi-year contract after the best season of his career.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Edmonton Oilers have made Nail Yakupov a healthy scratch for the second straight game for tonights game against the Washington Capitals. The team announced the news via Twitter with a quote from head coach Dallas Eakins. "I really liked our group of forwards last game. Well stick with the same group." The Oilers lost 6-5 in overtime to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. The Capitals and Oilers each enter Mondays contest with just one win in five games this season. Washington (1-4-0) has lost its last three games in regulation, while the 1-3-1 Oilers have lost two straight. Saturdays game against the Leafs was a back-and-forth affair. The score was tied 2-2 after one period and it was 3-3 after 40 minutes. Edmonton then held a pair of one-goal leads in the third period, but was unable to hold either of them. Toronto tied the game at 5-5 on Joffrey Lupuls tally with 31 seconds remaining in regulation and Dave Bolland netted the game-winning goal at 2:09 of overtime. Ryan Smyth scored twice for Edmonton in the loss, while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Boyd Gordon and Jordan Eberle all scored a goal and Mark Arcobello had three assists. Devan Dubnyk struggled between the pipes, allowing all six goals on 26 shots. "Im sure (Toronto head coach) Randy (Carlyle) and I have got a few extra gray hairs from that one," said Edmonton head coach Dallas Eakins. Anthony Sherman Chiefs Jersey. "I thought our guys played hard." Saturdays wild game kicked off a six-game road trip for the Oilers, who are 0-1-1 as the visiting team so far this season. Washington, meanwhile, was handed its most lopsided loss of the season on Saturday, as it dropped a 5-1 decision to visiting Colorado. Alex Tanguay scored twice to back a 40-save effort from former Capitals goaltender Semyon Varlamov. The win kept the Avalanche perfect on the season, improving their record to 5-0. Eric Fehr potted the lone goal for the slumping Capitals, while Michal Neuvirth stopped 23-of-28 shots in a losing cause. "It starts on our end. Weve got to be stronger; weve got make sure pucks get out," said Fehr. "I think we need to want the puck a little bit more. We have to win puck battles, whether its in our end or their end. We need to play physical, and we need to want the puck." Washington is playing the third test of a five-game homestand on Monday and will close the residency with tests against the New York Rangers and Columbus. The Caps have claimed three of five and four of the last seven meetings against the Oilers, who have been defeated in seven of their past eight trips to D.C. ' ' '
