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TASHKENT, Uzbekistan -- Second-seeded Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium saved 12 of 14 break points and beat Ana Bodgan of Romania 7-6 (7), 6-3 on Tuesday in the first round of the Tashkent Open.Flipkens is the highest ranked player in the tournament after top-seeded Johanna Larsson withdrew with an illness before main-draw play began.The Belgian will face Greeces Maria Sakkari in the second round.Third-seeded Cayla Buyukakcay of Turkey was eliminated in the first round, losing 6-1, 6-4 to lucky loser Sofia Shapatava of Georgia.Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy defeated seventh-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania 7-5, 6-2. Other first-round winners included Britains Naomi Broady and Ukraines Lesia Tsurenko. Ryan McBroom Jersey . Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball. 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The cyst was not cancerous, agent Dave Lee said, and should not return. Harris needs to let the incision heal, but he should be fully recovered by the time training camp opens next month. "EVERYTHING IS FINE, (doctors) found a fist sized cyst on my lung next to my heart. Shows the importance of getting routine check-ups, GET YOURS!" Harris tweeted. "Its a (hash)blessing!!! Should be 110 per cent very soon and back to work. Thanks for the prayers and keeping me lifted!!! MUCH LOVE." Harris was the feel-good story of Green Bays season last year. The journeyman was cut by Jacksonville at the end of training camp, then spent all of four days in Pittsburgh before the Steelers let him go. He went back to Jacksonville and was working at a car dealership when the Packers signed him to the practice squad Oct. 24. Coaches were impressed right away with what they saw from the pint-sized running back -- he plays much bigger than his 5-foot-8, 208 pounds -- and when injuries decimated Green Bays running game, Harris was promoted to the active roster Dec. 1. His speed, elusiveness and surprising power gave the Packers the consistent run game theyd been searching for all season, and hed cemented his role as a starter by the end of the season. He rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns in four games, and caught a team-high five passes in the NFC wild-card win over Minnesota. "It definitely was a big deal for him last year, and I expect for him too find a way to get back out there again," wide receiver Randall Cobb said.dddddddddddd He might be even better now, too. The cyst, which doctors believe Harris has had his entire life, was pressing on his lung, reducing its capacity, Lee said. After doctors discovered it, Harris told them hed occasionally felt pressure in his chest, but assumed it was indigestion. Now that its been removed, Harris will have full lung capacity. "The good news is, it might help him in the long run," said Lee, Harris agent. "He should be able to have more endurance. Im not going to say hell be quicker, but he could last a few more plays. Thats the silver lining of it: Hes actually going to come out physically in better shape than when he went into the surgery." Notes: With WR Randall Cobb expected to be one of Aaron Rodgers primary targets, along with Jordy Nelson and James Jones, his time on special teams would seem to be over. But that depends on his teammates, and whether any one of them can step up and take the job from him, coach Mike McCarthy said. "Theres an opportunity there for others to compete and perform," McCarthy said. "We wont know that until training camp." Cobb said he doesnt care what role he plays, as long as hes playing. "It doesnt matter to me as long as were getting wins," he said. "Whatever its going to take ... is what Im down to do." ... McCarthy said the "real football evaluation" of DL Johnny Jolly, who is trying to make the team after being suspended the past three seasons, will come in training camp. ... With Greg Jennings now with the Minnesota Vikings, James Jones joked that "I dont like Greg no more. He left us."... The Packers wont practice Thursday, opting for a team activity instead. Whats the activity? "I really dont know what it is yet. Were waiting on the weather," McCarthy said. Steady rain forced the Packers to practice inside both Tuesday and Wednesday. ' ' '