MONTREAL -- Australias Samantha Stosur won a hard-fought opening match in the first round of the Rogers Cup womens tennis tournament on Monday.Stosur avoided the upset, beating 67th-ranked Heather Watson in straight sets 7-5, 6-3.The tournaments 13th seed struggled in the first set, but found her rhythm in the second, breaking Watsons serve on three occasions.To get through in straight sets, Im pretty happy, said Stosur, who reached the Rogers Cup final in 2011. Overall I thought I served pretty well. There werent a lot of points off my serve where she could dictate off the first shot.If I got a good strike, I was in good shape to win those points.Earlier in the day, Ukraines Elina Svitolina made quick work of qualifier Jennifer Brady, winning 6-2, 6-4.Numerous rain delays lasting a combined four hours extended the afternoon session and forced organizers to alter the schedule.Canadian Francoise Abanda had her first-round match postponed because of the weather. Abanda will face qualifier Saisai Zheng of China on Tuesday.The only Canadian who played Monday was Gabriela Dabrowski. The 24-year-old, along with teammate Alla Kudryavtseva, lost in doubles 6-3, 6-2 against Romanians Simona Halep and Monica Niculescu.In the afternoon session, Barbora Strycova overcame numerous rain delays to beat Caroline Garcia of France 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.Strycova, ranked 22nd in the world, came from behind to defeat 22-year-old wild card Garcia in a session plagued by five rain delays.On two occasions, Strycova and Garcia returned to the court only to be ushered away just moments later when the rain restarted.Its really difficult, said Strycova of the constant interruption in play. These delays are tough because you always have to be ready. After the fourth delay, I went on the court and played a set and a half and I was tired.After losing the first set, Strycova battled back to win the next two. The Czech native will face 6-seed Venus Williams in the second round.Following the last of the rain delays, Strycova held serve then broke her opponent to take a 5-3 lead in the third set.On match point, Garcia, ranked 31st in the world, fired her forehand into the net.It was very close, Garcia said. I started that match very well. She had trouble adapting. But then there were many tight games. It was difficult for me to make a difference. I made mistakes.Also in the afternoon session, American Madison Brengle defeated Russias Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 while Daria Gavrilova topped Annika Beck 6-4, 6-3.The odds are against the Austrian Gavrilova in the second round. Her next opponent is fifth-seeded Halep.Naomi Broady booked her place in the second round with a three-set victory over Puerto Ricos Monica Puig. The big-serving Broady lost the first set 6-3 but bounced back strongly, winning the next two 6-4, 6-2 to triumph in a contest that lasted more than two hours.Next up for the 26-year-old is a match against third-seeded Garbine Muguruza of Spain.Canadians Eugenie Bouchard and Aleksandra Wozniak were not in action on Monday.On Tuesday, the 42nd-ranked Bouchard will meet Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic in the first round, while Wozniak takes on Italys Sara Errani.The Associated Press and Press Association contributed to this report. Rays Jerseys Outlet . The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes. Sergio Romo Jersey . 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BOSTON -- Clay Buchholz, the longest-tenured member of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff, has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league second baseman Josh Tobias, the teams announced Tuesday.The Red Sox picked up their $13.5 million option on Buchholzs contract at the end of last season, but there was always a possibility he could be traded in the offseason. It became almost inevitable two weeks ago after the Red Sox completed a blockbuster trade for ace left-hander Chris Sale, giving Boston seven major league starting pitchers.Although the Red Sox could have opted to trade lefty Drew Pomeranz -- and would have obtained a greater return for him by virtue of his lower salary and a contract that is controllable through 2018 -- multiple teams that spoke with president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski during and after the winter meetings suggested he strongly preferred to move Buchholz, who is eligible for free agency after this season. The Phillies agreed to pay his 2017 salary, which also decreased the prospect value the Red Sox received.When it came down to it, as we looked under all scenarios, the deal that made the most sense was dealing Clay, Dombrowski said. The others have some longer time with us as far as being with the organization. We have longer control over them. Hes in his last year, the dollar perspective. It was really our choice to pursue this one rather than some of the other guys.Phillies general manager Matt Klentak said on a conference call that the team had asked the Red Sox about Buchholz as far back as last July, before the trading deadline, because they viewed him as a potential bounce-back candidate even before his second-half resurgence.Theres no such thing as too much starting pitching, Klentak said. Ive been saying all offseason that if an opportunity makes sense, we would explore that. And the Buchholz acquisition reflects that. This wasnt necessarily a position we were trying to fill, but we felt the opportunity was right.Klentak also mentioned Buchholzs history with Phillies pitching coach Bob McClure, who once held the same position with the Red Sox until he was fired in 2012.Clay is very excited to be reunited with Bob, Klentak said.Buchholz spent 10 seasons with the Red Sox, and expectations for him were impossibly high from almost the day he was drafted with the compensatory first-round pick obtained when Pedro Martinez signed with the New York Mets. The bar was raised even higher on Sept. 1, 2007, when Buchholz no-hit the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park in only his second career start.Dogged by injuries, Buchhoolz made frequent trips to the disabled list.dddddddddddd. He never pitched more than 189? innings in a season and averaged only 140 innings per season from 2010 to 16.He thought maybe it also was a spot where he gets a change of scenery, fresh opportunity, Dombrowski said of Buchholz. Not always a bad thing, as he mentioned.Buchholz also outlasted high-profile starters Josh Beckett, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jon Lester and John Lackey in Boston. He wound up going 81-61 with a 3.96 ERA in 206 appearances (188 starts). In six career postseason starts, Buchholz was 0-1 with a 4.25 ERA. Save for the no-hitter, Buchholzs crowning moment with the Red Sox was arguably grinding through a shoulder injury to pitch four innings in Game 4 of the 2013 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, a series the Red Sox won in six games.Without Buchholz, Bostons rotation consists of Sale and David Price, reigning Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello, Pomeranz, lefty Eduardo Rodriguez and knuckleballer Steven Wright. By subtracting Buchholz, the Red Sox also nearly offset the combined 2017 commitments for luxury tax purposes to newly acquired Sale, reliever Tyler Thornburg and first baseman Mitch Moreland, leaving them more likely to avoid going over the tax threshold for a third consecutive season.Tobias, 24, hit .291 with 9 home runs and 69 RBIs last season in two stops in the Phillies minor league system. He finished the season at Clearwater, Philadelphias affiliate in the Class A Florida State League.Buchholz joins a Phillies rotation led by 2011 American League Rookie of the Year Jeremy Hellickson, who was 12-10 with a 3.71 ERA last season. The right-hander accepted the teams qualifying offer of $17.2 million earlier this offseason.The rotation is also expected to include right-handers Jerad Eickhoff (11-14, 3.65 ERA in 2016), Vince Velasquez (8-6, 4.12 ERA) and Aaron Nola (6-9, 4.78 ERA).The Phillies already had seven pitchers on their roster who made at least 10 starts in the major leagues last season, so the trade for Buchholz will bump one of their young starters -- likely Jake Thompson, Zach Eflin or Alec Asher -- out of the rotation.The Phillies now have signed five players this offseason -- Buchholz, Howie Kendrick, Pat Neshek, Joaquin Benoit and Hellickson -- who are on the last year of their contract, which could put them in position to be one of baseballs most active sellers before the trading deadline.ESPNs Jayson Stark contributed to this report. Wholesale Jerseys 2019 Stitched Jerseys China Jerseys Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic NFL Jerseys Cheap Cheap Jerseys NFL Jerseys From China ' ' '