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PARIS -- Canadian Milos Raonic has already improved on last years performance at the French Open. Raonic powered past Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, on Monday to reach the second round of the tournament. The 19th-seed from Thornhill, Ont., opened with a win on another sunny day at Roland Garros after losing in the first round a year ago to German Michael Berrer. "It was good to finally win my first match here," said Raonic. "It was good to play a guy like him, who doesnt give you much. I had to go and win the match." Raonic will next face American qualifier Jesse Levine, who beat Benjamin Becker of Germany 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. "I need to keep doing the right things and I need to work on my serving a bit," said Raonic. "Ill have to go out and play aggressive against him." The Canadian dominated from the start, breaking his Spanish opponent five times with 12 aces. Raonic ended with 58 winners against just 10 for Ramirez Hidalgo. "I put pressure on him and was able to depend on my serve," said Raonic, ranked 22nd on the ATP. "I feel in control as long as I can dictate. I get nervous before all of my matches and I didnt know what to expect from him. "Once I got into my game I relaxed and was able to play within myself." Earlier, fellow Canadian Frank Dancevic exited the tournament after less than 30 minutes on the court, retiring due to a back issue. The Niagara Falls, Ont., native was down 4-0 to Martin Klizan of Slovakia when he pulled out of the first-round match. Dancevic said he was afraid to risk aggravating a back injury he suffered last month in Florida. "I was petrified out there, I didnt know what would happen. I started feeling twinges even during the warm-up and it only got worse during the match," said Dancevic. "I didnt want to mess up my whole summer, it was just not worth it for me." The 28-year-old took treatment after the third game but knew he could not go on. "I wasnt able to play at 100 per cent, I was not in it at all," he said. "I played careful, I was scared to go for anything, I just knew there was no way I could go on." The Canadian is hoping to continue healing and could be a long shot entry into Wimbledon. If not, then he will plan to be ready for the Newport grass event in the U.S. which begins July 9. "Ive entered Wimbledon qualifying just in case Im feeling really great," he said. "I was playing so well in the spring and then I got this injury, for five days I lay on the floor with my legs on a bed, I was immobile. I only started training last week. "But Im still hoping to come back and play well," said the 120th-ranked Dancevic. "I would like to crack the top 100." cheap jerseys us . Savea scored three tries on his debut against Ireland in June but was dropped after a bumbling performance under the high ball in the second test of that series. He will play his third test on Saturday as a replacement for left winger Hosea Gear in one of two changes to the All Blacks backline for the match. cheap jerseys .C. -- After about 25 years of hard work and sacrifice, Mike Benevides finally got to run a CFL teams training camp as a head coach Sunday.GREEN BAY, Wis. -- If Green Bay Packers fans are eager for a sneak peek at Charles Woodsons potentially expanded role at safety for the Green Bay Packers this season, they probably arent going to get it Thursday night. If Woodson plays at all in the Packers preseason opener at San Diego, it wont be much. And Woodson says he has played enough safety in the Packers scheme already that he doesnt need too much work to be ready for the regular season. "Ive played, really, a ton of safety here since Ive been here, so I dont think they foresee it being any problem, and I dont see it being a problem," Woodson said. Woodson mostly rested during Tuesday afternoons training camp practice in Green Bay, and said he appreciates that Packers coaches give veteran players some time off during camp and the preseason. "Over time, you accumulate respect, I think it is, as far as veteran guys that have been around a long time, played this game a long time," Woodson said. "Youve taken a beating, basically, for over a certain amount of years. You give those guys a little bit of time off, because theyve done it. Younger guys, I think they have to go through it, and know what its all about. I think thats really all it is." Woodson may have earned the right to rest because of his veteran status, but several other Packers players are expected to miss the preseason opener because of injuries. Packers coach Mike McCarthy has ruled out at least 11 players for Thursday nights preseason opener at San Diego -- including wide receiver Greg Jennings and starting left tackle Marshall Newhouse, who are recovering from concussions. Also ruled out for the Packers are cornerback Sam Shields (elbow), running back Brandon Saine (hamstring), tight end Ryan Taylor (concussion), wide receiver Tori Gurley (groin), running back Duane Bennett (knee), offensive lineman Ray Dominguez (ankle), fullback Jon Hoese (hamstring), tight end Eric Lair (knee) and offensive lineman Mike McCabe (hip). General manager Ted Thompson acknowledges that the number of early injuries is somewhat concerning, although none of them seem paarticularly serious.dddddddddddd "If you have a pretty good balanced start at training camp when you have all 90 of your guys ready to go and then start picking them off, it usually accelerates when a position loses someone," Thompson said. "Then it puts more burden on those who are left, and then one more of those go down and it kind of works like that. Alarming is probably not the right word, but its concerning because you dont want to tax your guys that are healthy too much." Thats particularly true at left tackle, where unproven third-year player Herb Taylor has been filling in for Newhouse with the No. 1 offence in practice. With that in mind, will McCarthy be hesitant to play Aaron Rodgers on Thursday -- especially given the way the Chargers relentlessly blitzed Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler in a 2010 preseason game? McCarthy said playing time for veterans will be determined Wednesday morning, but he is "pretty confident" Rodgers will play. "That will be part of our discussion of how were going to play now that Marshall has been ruled out today by the medical staff," McCarthy said. "Yes, were conscious of that but at the end of the day, we need to play football. We need to go out there and get some work and make sure were moving forward. Were not flying out there just to take people on a trip." If Woodson ends up being one of the veterans who doesnt play Thursday, he said he will try to point out things to his younger teammates without being too intrusive. "I try to really just point out the obvious things that I might see with a young guy when hes out there," Woodson said. "Try to maybe get them to see the game from my perspective, what Ive seen when I see an offence line up. And just give little tidbits. I do try to give a little bit without trying to overwhelm a guy and trying to get him to play like I play. They have to go out and be themselves and get the defence where they need to get it and see things the way they need to see it. Itll be important for them to go out there and get their feet wet and understand what the NFLs all about." ' ' '