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MOSCOW -- Defending champion Dominika Cibulkova advanced to the second round of the Kremlin Cup after rallying to beat Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 Tuesday. Stephen Gostkowski Jersey . The fifth-seeded Slovakian struggled in the first set, losing four consecutive games. But she broke Makarova in the 10th game of the second set to level the match and soon jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the third set. "The surface is very much different from the one here last year, and its not the best surface I would say," Cibulkova said. "Last year it was much softer and it was like a gum. But now its very slow and very rough. It was not easy to get into the rhythm, thats why I had so many mishits in the first set." In the second round, Cibulkova will face Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria, who beat Varvara Lepchenko of the United States 6-0, 7-6 (3). Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan eliminated Russias Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-2. "With my tennis today, I had no chances against Yaroslava," Pavlyuchenkova said. "I made too many mistakes on my serve, while Yaroslava played aggressively and attacked from the first return." Also, Vesna Dolonc of Serbia made it into the final 16, rallying to eliminate Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, while Alize Cornet of France defeated Anastasia Rodionova of Australia, 6-4, 6-3. In the first round of the mens tournament, Alex Bogomolov Jr. upset fellow Russian three-time champion Nikolay Davydenko 7-5, 6-4. The two met two weeks ago in Beijing with Davydenko winning in straight sets in the first round. "Today, I won the first set and and was leading 4-0 in the second, but Nikolay didnt want to give up. I was lucky to win in straight sets," Bogomolov said. Davydenko saved two match points in the last game before sending a backhand cross just wide on the third. "Ive made too many mistakes in the match," Davydenko said. 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All three matches were preceded by a minutes applause in honour of Wales manager Gary Speed, who was found by his wife hanged at his home early on Sunday morning. Bellamy, who played alongside Speed in the national team, was particularly distressed by the news and was omitted from the Liverpool team that drew 1-1 against Manchester City hours later. Bellamy made his return against Chelsea, holding back the tears prior to kickoff before going on to play an instrumental role in Liverpools dismantling of the hosts, who slipped to a fifth defeat in their last nine matches in all competitions to pile the pressure on manager Andre Villas-Boas. Bellamy set up Maxi Rodriguez for the opening goal in the 58th minute and whipped in a superb free kick five minutes later that was nodded in by Martin Kelly. "Speedo was regarded as his mentor," Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish said of Bellamy. "To come back and play like that speaks volumes." City, which is five points clear at the top of the Premier League, transferred its form to the League Cup, edging past Arsenal thanks to Agueros goal on the counterattack. Having come off the bench midway through the first half, Aguero met a pass from Adam Johnson with a thumping shot past Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski as City eliminated Arsene Wengers side in the quarterfinals for the second time in three seasons. "Its better to win here in the Premier League," City manager Roberto Mancini said. "But its a good feeling because were in the semifinals of this competition." Manchester United looks to become the third northwest power to make the semifinals when it hosts Crystal Palace in Wednesdays only match. Chelsea was unfortunate to lose 2-1 to Liverpool in the league on Nov. 20 but was outclassed 10 days later, even though Liverpool was playing just 48 hours after a grueling match against City. "Its a pity for us," Villas-Boas said. "We had a good chance to progress at home but Liverpool were far superior." Andy Carroll wasted a glorious chance to put Liverpoool ahead, blasting a 22nd-minute penalty straight at Chelsea goalkeeper Ross Turnbull after Alex was penalized for handling the ball in his own box. Tom Brady Youth Jersey. Rodriguez made no mistake from close range just before the hour, though, tapping home at the far post after running onto an inch-perfect cross by Bellamy, who had broken the offside trap on the right wing. England under-21 defender Kelly then wrapped up a deserved win for the Reds, the record seven-time winners of the competition. "I dont know if we took Chelsea apart but we were delighted with the way we played," Dalglish said. "Weve had a good day and we deserved to go through." Chelseas defeat -- its third in a 10-day span in three different competitions -- will be another tough pill to swallow for Villas-Boas, who had to deal with chants from Liverpools vocal fans of "Youre getting sacked in the morning" in the second half. With the Blues 10 points off the lead in the Premier League and facing possible elimination from the Champions League, their best chance of silverware may have been the League Cup. They were poor throughout, with their midfield totally dominated and striker Fernando Torres -- a 50 million pounds ($81 million) signing from Liverpool in January -- anonymous. "We need to get our fans behind us and get the emotions right. You can feel Stamford Bridge has become anxious," Villas-Boas said. "We need atmosphere to get us past this period." Arsenals hopes of making the semifinals for the fifth time in seven seasons were dashed by a City team containing two former Gunners -- playmaker Samir Nasri, who joined in the summer for 25 million pounds, and defender Kolo Toure. Every time Nasri touched the ball, he was booed and the France international was also on the receiving end of a number of chants, including "You only quit for the money." Arsenal officials were also forced to reject rumours that punches were thrown between Nasri and Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong in the tunnel after the match, saying that only words were exchanged. There appeared to be tensions between the two during the match. City is looking to add another cup to its trophy haul after winning the FA Cup last season to end a 35-year wait for major silverware. "Its better to win here in the Premier League," Mancini said. "But its a good feeling because were in the semifinals of this competition." 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