Serena survives, Roddick falters in French Open

? Serena Williams looked ill, and not only because she had lost five games in a row at the French Open.

Battling a cold, Williams received a visit during a changeover from a trainer, who checked her temperature and gave her pills. Then came a third-set surge, and Williams beat 18-year-old Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Saturday, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2.

There was no prescription to help Andy Roddick, who lost to Russian qualifier Teimuraz Gabashvili, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Roddick threw rackets and argued with the umpire, but the fits of temper failed to produce a turnaround against an opponent ranked 114th.

Four-time champion Rafael Nadal won in straight sets but still needed nearly 21/2 hours to eliminate feisty No. 28 Lleyton Hewitt, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.

Unseeded Robby Ginepri, the only remaining American in the men’s draw, also reached the fourth round by beating 2003 champion Juan Carlos Ferrero, 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-4.

The top-ranked Williams appeared in danger when she fell behind 5-love in the second set and summoned the trainer.

HOCKEY

Blackhawks win Game 1

Chicago — Tomas Kopecky scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks won a wild and high-scoring Stanley Cup opener, beating the Philadelphia Flyers, 6-5, on Saturday night.

GOLF

Davis, Molder tied at top

Fort Worth, Texas — Brian Davis and Bryce Molder will share the lead entering the final round at the Colonial. Davis shot his second consecutive bogey-free 65 on Saturday to get to 16-under 194. That got him even with Molder, who overcame an early double bogey and finished with eight straight pars in a round of 67. Both are searching for their first PGA Tour victory today. Zach Johnson is a stroke back after a third-round 64, while Ben Crane, Jeff Overton and Jason Bohn are tied for fourth.

Two share Senior PGA lead

Parker, Colo. — Jay Don Blake and Tom Lehman share the lead heading into the final round of the 71st Senior PGA Championship. Blake shot a 2-under-par 70 on Saturday at the Colorado Golf Club to take a share of the 54-hole lead at the senior circuit’s oldest and most prestigious event.

SOCCER

U.S. tops Turkey, 2-1

Philadelphia — Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey scored second-half goals, giving the United States a 2-1 exhibition win over Turkey on Saturday in the Americans’ last game before leaving for the World Cup.

Arda Turan put the Turks ahead in the 27th minute on a counterattack after right back Jonathan Spector was dispossessed upfield.

Salt Lake trips Wizards

Sandy, Utah — Fabian Espindola and Alvaro Saborio scored three minutes apart in the first half to lead Real Salt Lake to a 4-1 victory over the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday night, its franchise-record fifth straight victory.

BOXING

Klitschko wins in 10th

Gelsenkirchen, Germany — Vitali Klitschko knocked out Albert Sosnowski in the 10th round Saturday to retain his version of the heavyweight title. Klitschko (40-2, 38 KOs) dominated the fight from the start, using superior size and his jab to keep some distance. Klitschko landed a couple of hard right hands to the body early, and one more hard right hand in the 10th sent Sosnowski (45-3-1) to the canvas.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

UK says Bledsoe cleared

Lexington, Ky. — University of Kentucky spokesman DeWayne Peevy says former basketball standout Eric Bledsoe passed an extensive review process by the NCAA before joining the Wildcats. The statement comes after a report in The New York Times that the NCAA is looking into questions about Bledsoe’s academic history and recruitment.

CYCLING

Basso extends Giro lead

Ponte Di Legno Tonale, Italy — Johann Tschopp of Switzerland won the 20th and penultimate stage of the Giro d’Italia, while Ivan Basso of Italy extended his overall lead Saturday.

AUTO RACING

Busch Nationwide winner

Concord, N.C. — Kyle Busch has won the Nationwide race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, his second straight victory in NASCAR’s second-tier series. Busch, the defending series champion, battled back from two laps down Saturday for his fifth win of the season. He has won four of the last eight events. Brad Keselowski finished second, followed by Joey Logano, Justin Allgaier, Ryan Newman and Kevin Harvick.