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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Josh Hamilton knew he finally had to take a break when he got of bed after more than 17 hours and still didnt feel right. Haloti Ngata Jersey . The slugger was out of the Texas Rangers lineup Monday night against Seattle because of what the team called an upper respiratory problem. Hamilton said he hasnt felt right for more than a week and called manager Ron Washington when he finally got up earlier in the afternoon before coming to the ballpark. "The last couple of days have been a little weird. Any time youve got inner-ear stuff or sinus stuff or chest stuff, it all goes back to not feeling quite right as far as your equilibrium, just feeling off," Hamilton said. "Just when I got up I still felt off. Called Wash and told him I problem needed a day just to be sure and try to get some more rest." Hamilton, who leads the majors with 20 homers and 53 RBIs in 45 games, said he started feeling bad during a series in Houston that began 10 days earlier. Instead of attending a team charity event Sunday night, Hamilton stayed home and went to bed at 8:15 p.m. He said he "rolled over twice maybe" before getting up at 1:30 p.m. Monday. Washington described Hamilton as "exhausted." Hamilton hit a game-ending homer in the 13th inning Saturday against Toronto, then went 0 for 4 in another day game Sunday. "Throughout the whole game yesterday I was getting oxygen trying to keep my head clear. Itd feel good when I had it on and then Id take it off and go start running around again and it was back to where it was. Just feeling off," he said. "You cant play like that and be productive. Weve got plenty of guys who can jump in there." Craig Gentry played centre field Monday night and David Murphy was in left for the series opener against the Mariners on Monday night. Michael Young was the designated hitter in Hamiltons normal No. 3 spot in the batting order. Hamilton said he has been doing everything he can since the Houston series to get fully healthy, and wasnt sure when he might be back in the lineup. The outfielder started 44 of the previous 48 games this season. He was held out of three games on the artificial turf in Toronto with back stiffness and out of the starting lineup another game, which he finished, during a stretch when Washington was giving all of his regulars a break. "Ive been on about everything I can be on to try and get better quicker. It just seems like its one of those things thats just going to have to run its course," he said. "I think coming back and being in the heat on top of feeling like I do it kind of snowballed on me a little bit. It made it worse than it probably is. "Its just a day at a time," he said. "Obviously Id like to play no matter what but if Im running out there and getting dizzy and stuff I probably dont need to do it." Ray Rice Jersey .S. Open because of a rib injury. 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Bouchard won the tough points when it counted late in the third set to post a 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory over veteran Shahar Peer on Wednesday and advance to the second round of the US$2.168-million Rogers Cup womens tennis tournament. That set up a meeting Thursday with Li Na, the 10th seed and winner of the 2010 French Open. At 56th in the world, Peer was the highest ranked opponent Bouchard ever beat. Li is ranked 11th. "She won a grand slam, so shes really obviously a very good player," said Bouchard. "Im looking forward to playing her here in front of this crowd and hopefully theyll support me again. "Ill try to play my best." The hardcourt event is looking for star power, particularly after its biggest draw Maria Sharapova withdrew Wednesday morning with a stomach ailment she picked up at the London Olympics. Sharapova won silver in London, losing the final to Serena Williams. Bouchard and Aleksandra Wozniak of Blainville, Que., who will face Jelena Jankovic in the second round, are certainly favourites with their home crowd. Petra Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champion and fifth seed, was in tough against Ksenia Pervak of Kazakhstan, who was up a set when the second round match was delayed 30 minutes by rain tied 4-4 in the second. Pervak had been looked at for an injury just before delay, and when they returned, Kvitova put the match away quickly 4-6, 7-6 (-0), 6-0. Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa caught a break as her opponent, 14th seeded Flavia Pennetta, retired with a wrist injury while leading the first set 4-1. Bouchard has been on a roll this summer, taking two $10,000 ITF events in Bastad before heading to Wimbledon, where she became the first Canadian to win a grand slam event at any level with a victory over Elina Svitolina in the final. She aalso took the Wimbledon junior girls doubles title. Ray Rice Youth Jersey. She followed with a win at a $25,000 tournament in Granby, Que., before reaching the third round of a WTA Tour stop in Washington last week. "Its not a surprise to me," she said. "Ive always believed in myself. "I know I have the level to do that and more. It just takes a lot of hard work and so thats what Im going to do." The centre court crowd at Uniprix Stadium was solidly behind Bouchard, who won the first nine points of the match as Peer struggled with her service. She shone in the final set, breaking serve to tie it 4-4, rebounding from 15-40 to hold her own, and breaking again on match point. "I was proud of the way I played and fought," Bouchard said. Im happy I was able to pull it out. "After I won, it a was great feeling. I want to keep having matches like this and emotions like this after I win." Sara Errani of Italy, the eighth seed, defeated Slovak qualifier Jana Cepelova 6-3, 6-2. Errani will take on either Na or Bouchard in the round of 16. Sharapova was replaced in the draw by "lucky loser" Galina Voskoboeva, whose first opponent will be American Christina McHale. McHale eliminated qualifier Arantxa Rus 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. Qualifier Kiki Bertins of the Netherlands downed 28-time WTA Tour winner and former world No. 3 Nadia Petrova 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 to advance to a second-round meeting with Danish star Caroline Wozniacki. Mona Barthel beat Hungarian qualifier Timea Babos 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (5) and will next face second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska. Shuai Peng beat qualifier Aravane Rezai to set up a meeting with No. 9 Marion Bartoli. In doubles, the only Canadians in the draw were eliminated when the Slovak pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Daniela Hantuchova ousted Sharon Fichman of Toronto and Marie-Eve Pelletier of Repentigny, Que.,5-7, 6-3, 12-10. Bouchard and Wozniak went down 6-2, 6-3 to Americans Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears. ' ' '