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Watford have reiterated that their position regarding manager Quique Sanchez Flores remains unchanged, despite reports suggesting Walter Mazzarri is being lined up as a replacement.Flores has enjoyed a successful first season at Vicarage Road, guiding the Hornets to a safe mid-table position in the Premier League and an FA Cup semi-final. However, it has been reported that Watfords form over the second-half of the season is concerning Watfords owners and that they want to bring in the Italian Mazzarri, who has previously managed Sampdoria, Napoli and Inter Milan.But, ahead of Wednesday nights game at Norwich, Watford told Sky Sports News HQ that the departure of Flores was far from certain. Watfords league form has slipped a little and they were beaten 2-0 at Liverpool on Sunday The position on the head coach remains the same, the club announced. We are extremely pleased with the work of Quique and his staff and all of the players this season. Every objective set has been achieved.However, we still have two very important games to play. We have a meeting arranged immediately at the end of the season to discuss continuing the project together.Flores has a break clause in his two-year contract which could be activated at the conclusion of the season.Also See:Flores is no victimFlores: Rumours are normalLiverpool 2-0 WatfordMistakes cost us dearlyAndy Pettitte Jersey . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament. Jose Altuve Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. http://www.baseballastrosproshop.com/lance-mccullers-astros-jersey/ . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. Gerrit Cole Jersey . But what about the officials? Every sport has officials and they also have stories about hard work and sacrifice but their accomplishments are seldom recognized by anyone outside their inner circle. Justin Verlander Astros Jersey . LOUIS -- Rookie Tavon Austin has missed another day of practice, lessening the odds hell be ready for the St. NEWPORT, R.I. -- Beating one of his countrys top players and the tournaments No. 1 seed meant a lot to Tim Smyczek. Smyczek defeated fellow American Sam Querrey in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships 6-4, 7-6 (8) on Tuesday on Newports grass courts. "I think its the first time Ive ever beaten a No. 1 seed at a tournament. Its definitely a big deal for me," he said. "It was pretty neat to play Sam, whos been one of the top Americans for a long time, somebody Ive just tried to catch up to." Querrey, a 2009 Newport finalist and ranked 21st in the world, was broken in the seventh game by the 120th-ranked Smyczek. "I couldnt really find a flow out there. I was a little off the whole time," Querrey said. In the tiebreaker, Querrey saved match point twice -- both with aces -- but hit a backhand return into the net on the final point. It was the second match this year between the two. Querrey won in straight sets at Indian Wells in March. "I knew he plays aggressive and has a big game," Smyczek said. "I was just trying to keep him from taking it to me." Querrey seemed frustrated from the start, at one point uttering "ridiculous" to himself after hitting a forehand shot wide in the eighth game in huumid conditions, with breaks of sun peeking through mostly cloudy skies.dddddddddddd In the tiebreaker, Smyczek jumped ahead 3-1 before Querrey battled back, grabbing a 5-4 lead. Trailing 6-5, Querrey had the first of his two match-saving aces. Querrey had 16 aces to Smyczeks two. Fourth-seeded Lleyton Hewitt, a runner-up in Newport last year, beat fellow Australian Matthew Ebden 6-4, 6-1. Third-seeded Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands beat Italys Matteo Viola 6-4, 6-1; Ivo Karlovic of Croatia defeated fifth-seeded Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France 7-6 (5), 6-4; Canadian Vasek Pospisil beat American Denis Kudla 1-6, 6-3, 6-3; and wild card Prakash Amritraj of India beat Italys Flavio Cipolla 6-2, 6-3. Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic won a match of qualifiers, defeating Ante Pavic of Croatia 7-6 (6), 6-3. Eighth-seeded American Rajeev Ram beat Adrien Bossel of Switzerland 6-2, 6-2, and American Jack Sock advanced when No. 6-seeded Marinko Matosevic of Australia retired because of food poisoning after losing the first set 6-2. Frances Nicolas Mahut beat American Rhyne Williams 6-2, 6-4; No. 7 seed Kenny De Schepper of France defeated American qualifier Alex Kuznetsov 6-3, 6-4; and American Michael Russell outlasted Illya Marchenko of the Ukraine 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. ' ' '