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MOSCOW -- Returning to the city where he was born, Alex Bogomolov Jr. rallied to beat Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on his Kremlin Cup debut Tuesday. Watched by his father, a renowned tennis coach in the former Soviet Union, the fifth-seeded American made a nervous start by dropping the first set and then gave up a 4-1 lead in the deciding set before coming through. "Four-four (in the third set) was serious, but I returned well a couple of times and then finished fine and thats the main thing," Bogomolov Jr. said. It also was a celebratory night for Russian qualifier Ekaterina Ivanova, who defeated former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. Bogomolov Jr. was born in Moscow but moved to Mexico with his family when he was nine and then to the United States about two years later. His father coached Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Andrei Medvedev, among others. Bogomolov Jr. is making only his second visit to Moscow, where his father now lives, in the past nine years and has been accompanied by his Brazilian wife and their two-year-old son. He said his young son is so confused by the three languages in his life that he has hardly said a word yet. In other matches Tuesday, Russian pair Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dmitry Tursunov and Gilles Muller of Luxembourg advanced to the second round with straight-set victories. Ivanova beat the 13th-ranked Jankovic by battling back in the third set, finally breaking her in game nine to go up 5-4. "In the second set I lost my concentration out of tiredness, but in the third set I used my last bit of strength to win," Ivanova said. She will play the winner of Wednesdays match between Russians Elena Vesnina and Alla Kudryavtseva. Jankovic, the 2008 Kremlin Cup champion, blamed her loss on tiredness. "I felt sleepy out there and in slow motion, it wasnt my day," she said. "Its the end of the season, and Im looking forward to resting and coming back stronger in 2012." Sixth-seeded Kuznetsova beat French qualifier Alize Cornet 6-3, 6-3, while seventh-seeded Muller hit 19 aces on his way to a 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over Russian qualifier Konstantin Kravchukin. Sixth-seeded Tursunov defeated Spains Albert Ramos 7-6 (5), 6-4. Kuznetsova, ranked 19th, controlled Cornet, whom she broke twice to lead 4-1 on her way to securing the first set. The two-time Grand Slam winner rallied from 2-0 down in the second set, winning five consecutive games to take it in front of her home crowd. Muller, ranked 50th, saved two break points in the opening game and prevailed in a first-set tiebreaker before breaking decisively in the first game of the second set. Muller will play Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany, who ousted Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 7-5, 6-3, in the second round. Tursunov, ranked 40th, went down 2-5 in the first-set tiebreaker before taking the next five points and the set. He then broke Ramos in the first game of the second set and held serve for the win. He will play the winner of Wednesdays match between Julien Benneteau of France and Evgeny Donskoy of Russia. In womens first round play, Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria advanced after Petra Martic of Croatia retired with a left foot injury after losing the first set 6-1. Ksenia Pervak was another Russian to reach the second round after a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan. "I beat her (Voskoboeva) three times this season and all the matches were tough," Pervak said. "She is a hard server. But today I played better at key moments and I was a bit lucky." Pervak next plays third-seeded Marion Bartoli, fresh off a Japan Open win. Authentic Vincent Jackson Jersey . 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After 22 series starts - primarily on ovals - across five seasons now, Mathews, who scored a series career-best finish of third on June 15 at Delaware (Ontario) Speedway, has three top-five finishes and two pole wins. While not an indictment on his performance Mathews notes the glaring lack of a victory. Considering the competition, its not a huge red flag, but he thinks its past time to go to Victory Lane. Further whetting his appetite for a win was last Septembers battle at Barrie (Ontario) Speedway. Mathews started from the pole position and had a late-race lead before tangling with some ttraffic resulting in a disappointing finish in fourth.dddddddddddd "I really thought we had that one, but it didnt work out," said Mathews. "When you get that close it makes you want it even more. I have no doubt that well get there. We have a solid team." Cutting his racing teeth on the half-mile oval at Delaware, Mathews believes the two Ontario tracks are similar enough for the experience to transfer. "I began my career at Delaware and the two tracks are fairly similar," he said. "We run the same gear and the setups are pretty close. There are a few differences between the two (tracks), but I feel comfortable there." The relatively flat egg-shaped oval at CTMP creates some setup problems for race teams, but Mathews enjoys competing there. "I like that track," he stated. "It can be a little tricky, but everyone knows it well and will be ready for the race. I dont expect anyone to be surprised." The stakes for the Clarington 200 were raised last week with Canadian Tire Motorsport Parks announcement that they will cease operation of the oval track later this summer to continue the ongoing renovation of the facility by the new ownership group that came onboard in 2011. "I absolutely would love to win the last Canadian Tire Series race there," declared Mathews. ' ' '