Wimbledon, England ? Rafael Nadal, who at one point took a nasty-looking spill, composed himself and swept Kei Nishikori, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4, in a first-round Wimbledon match Tuesday at the All England Club.

Britain’s andy murray boots the ball in frustration during Tuesday’s first-round Wimbledon match against Jan Hajek. Murray won, 7-5, 6-1, 6-2.

It was merely a coincidence, of course, that Nadal’s third-set tumble Tuesday left him in nearly the same position, and in the same spot, that he found himself the last time he played a match at Wimbledon, almost two full years ago. Except on that occasion, he was dropping to the grass on purpose to celebrate beating Roger Federer in the 2008 final.

Nadal didn’t defend that championship, withdrawing last year because of painful tendinitis in his knees. Now he’s reinstated at No. 1 in the rankings, once again the reigning French Open champion — and back on what he called “probably the most beautiful and emblematic court in the world.”

Said Nadal: “I’m happy to be here again.”

Another past Wimbledon winner coming off an injury, Maria Sharapova, also played Tuesday, and also won convincingly, eliminating 127th-ranked Anastasia Pivovarova of Russia 6-1, 6-0 in only 54 minutes.

Joining her in the second round were defending champion Serena Williams, who pounded 15 aces in a 6-0, 6-4 victory over 17-year-old Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal to improve to 43-0 in first-round Grand Slam matches; two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, who overcame 16 aces by Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan and won 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4; and No. 3 Caroline Wozniacki, No. 7 Agnieszka Radwanska, No. 9 Li Na and No. 10 Flavia Pennetta.

Men’s winners included No. 4 Andy Murray, two-time French Open finalist Robin Soderling, No. 9 David Ferrer, No. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and No. 18 Sam Querrey of Santa Monica, Calif.

NBA

Durant to negotiate extension

Oklahoma City — Kevin Durant, the NBA’s scoring champion from last season, will get the opportunity to negotiate an extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder on July 1 and he said Tuesday that “hopefully something gets done.”

Durant was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2007 draft and won the Rookie of the Year award. Last season, he was selected as an All-Star for the first time and averaged 30.1 points to become the youngest player to lead the league in scoring.

Durant is signed with the Thunder through next season under his original rookie contract.

Bucks get Maggette from Warriors

Milwaukee — The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired forward Corey Maggette in a trade with the Golden State Warriors, sending them guard Charlie Bell and center Dan Gadzuric in return.

Villanueva faces assault charge

Toronto — Detroit Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva faces a charge of domestic assault after a May 19 incident in Burlington, Ontario, the Toronto Star reports. Villanueva, 25, was released by Halton Regional Police on a promise to appear in court on July 9.

College World Series

South Carolina sinks Sun Devils

Omaha, Neb. — Jackie Bradley and Adrian Morales homered during an eight-run second inning that propelled South Carolina to an 11-4 victory over No. 1 national seed Arizona State on Tuesday, knocking the Sun Devils out of the College World Series.

The Gamecocks (49-16) play either Oklahoma or Clemson on Thursday in an elimination game. Those teams started a Bracket 2 winners’ game Tuesday but it was suspended after a 32-minute weather delay with Clemson leading 6-1 in the top of the sixth. The game was to resume at 3:30 p.m., today.

South Carolina starter Sam Dyson (6-5) allowed two runs through seven innings, then was relieved by Matt Price after allowing two runs in the eighth. Whit Merrifield went 3-for-5 with his 13th homer.

Clemson starter Scott Weismann allowed a run, three hits and two walks over five innings. OU’s Bobby Shore allowed three baserunners over the first three innings, before throwing 14 straight balls to start the fourth. Spencer Kieboom’s two-run hit put the Tigers up 4-1.

Drugs

Sports leaders talk to DEA reps

Milwaukee — Officials from Major League Baseball, the NFL, NBA and NHL have gathered to talk with representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration about performance-enhancing substances.

The meeting was held Tuesday in Milwaukee at the office of baseball commissioner Bud Selig. This was the fourth such meeting that MLB hosted.

Selig says the leagues benefit from sharing information and thoughts on how to stop drug use in sports.

NHL

Hockey Hall names inductees

Toronto — Cammi Granato and Angela James became the first women elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Along with former NHL All-Star Dino Ciccarelli, Granato and James will go in as part of the players category during an induction ceremony in November. Longtime Red Wings executive Jimmy Devellano and the late Daryl (Doc) Seaman — a founding owner of the Calgary Flames — were elected as builders.