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BRISBANE, Australia -- Sloane Stephens and John Isner ensured the United States made a winning start at the Hopman Cup on Monday and virtually ended Spains chances in the international mixed team competition. Stephens, who beat Serena Williams en route to the 2013 Australian Open semifinals, won nine of the last 10 games in a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Anabel Medina Garrigues in the womens singles before Isner beat Daniel Munoz-de La Nava 6-3, 6-4. Stephens and Isner then combined to win the mixed doubles match for a 3-0 victory. It was Spains second defeat in as many days in Perth after a 3-0 loss to the Czech Republic. At the Brisbane International, fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic beat 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 7-6 (6), No. 8 Carla Suarez beat Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan 6-2, 6-1, and No. 9 Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia defeated Heather Watson of Britain 6-4, 6-3. Ashleigh Barty, a 17-year-old Australian qualifier, beat 2012 Brisbane finalist Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 7-5 and could face either No. 3-seeded Maria Sharapova or Caroline Garcia of France in the next round. Sharapova, who is making her return from a right shoulder injury, was due to play a night match. The four-time major winner is in the same half of the draw Williams, the defending champion. The star on the mens side is Roger Federer, who has been working with Stefan Edberg in preparation for the Jan. 13-27 Australian Open. Federer is the latest in a line of highly-ranked players who have hired past greats as coaches in the wake of Andy Murrays success since he started working with Ivan Lendl. Novak Djokovic recently announced a partnership with Boris Becker -- a move that surprised Federer. "Not necessarily that he hired somebody ... But Becker I was surprised," Federer said. "I didnt think he wanted to become a coach. I didnt expect to see him back on tour. "Im happy seeing former greats and legends excited to be doing such a job and wanting to help the next generations. To bring them back into the game, its a good thing." In mens first-round matches, Sam Querrey upset seventh-seeded Dmitry Tursunov 7-5, 6-4, Marin Cilic had a 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-4 win over Denis Istomin and Jarkko Nieminen beat local hope James Duckworth 6-2, 6-3. Marinko Matosevic ensured at least one Australian man advanced when he beat Julien Benneteau of France 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (4). At the ASB Classic tournament in Auckland, Venus Williams beat Andrea Hlavackova 6-3, 7-6 (1) to reach the second round. Venus Williams, with sister Serena, beat Hlavackoa and Lucie Hradecka 6-4, 6-4 in the doubles gold medal match at the 2012 London Olympics and Venus said she was aware of their history Monday. "Weve played so many important matches in doubles and finals ... Olympic finals and I knew it was going to be tough," Williams said. "I was really glad to close it out." 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Manager Rudi Garcia was in the news this week after he was handed a two-match suspension for an altercation with a steward during Sundays win over Genoa, although the boss has stated that he will fight the ban. Milans form has been much more inconsistent in recent weeks as the club has posted a 2-2-2 mark in its six most recent ouutings after losing just once in the first nine league fixtures.dddddddddddd. The Rossoneri will be buoyed by their last result as Filippo Inzaghis side notched a 2-0 win over Napoli, which moved Milan to within two points of a Champions League place. Napoli won 2-0 over Parma on Thursday thanks to goals from Duvan Zapata and Dries Mertens in the opening 30 minutes, lifting the club into third place ahead of this weekends fixtures. Fourth-place Lazio is seeking a third successive Serie A victory on Sunday when the club travels to the San Siro to meet Inter Milan, which sits in a disappointing 11th place. Sampdoria is just one point from a Champions League spot and the club is riding a six-game unbeaten streak ahead of its home contest with Udinese on Sunday, while Genoa is also level with Sampdoria on 26 points and will visit bottom-half side Torino. Cesena sits in 19th place and is five points from safety ahead of its trip to Sassuolo, Hellas Verona and Chievo square off in the Verona derby, Atalanta hosts Palermo and Empoli hits the road to face Fiorentina. ' ' '