WIMBLEDON -- It was a squirrely day all the way around at the All England Club. There were five rain delays on this chilly Friday and the favorites struggled to find their rhythms.No. 4 seed Stan Wawrinka was shocked by unseeded Juan Martin del Potro in the first match on Centre Court, while Serena and Venus Williams both were extended to three sets before winning. Venus was fortunate to escape with a 10-8 final frame.Surely, No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic would restore order to the proceedings when he met American Sam Querrey on Court No. 1. The match was lit beautifully, as the sun came out in earnest around dinner time. We should have known it was going to be a movie with an implausible plot.Querrey, who was intent on fashioning the greatest upset of his career, was virtually unconscious for the 73 minutes he battled Djokovic. He was leading 7-6 (6), 6-1 when the rains came again.It was a stroke of luck for Djokovic, who lost the second set in a scant 22 minutes and seemed headed for a swift defeat. Now, he gets a desperately needed reprieve and a fresh start Saturday, weather permitting.Sleep will not likely come easily for the 28-year-old Querrey.Suddenly, at risk were Djokovics:Streak of 30 consecutive Grand Slam match victoriesFifth consecutive Grand Slam titleOpportunity for a calendar-year SlamOn the surface, Querrey seemed an unlikely candidate to create drama. He had lost eight of nine previous matches against Djokovic. And the ATP World Tours No. 41-ranked player had a middling 9-8 record on the grass at the All England Club.Querrey became the first American to take a set from Djokovic at a Grand Slam tournament since Paul Goldstein at the 2006 Australian Open.His statistic line was extraordinarily clean.Querrey hit nine aces against zero double faults and won all 10 of his service games.The first-set tiebreaker captured the wild oddity of this incomplete result.Querrey, energized, moved beautifully, largely dictating the points. Djokovic looked tired and a bit out of sorts, constantly casting his eyes toward his team. An errant backhand gave Querrey a 4-2 lead and, after the two switched sides, another bad backhand gave Querrey a 5-2 margin.Djokovic reeled him in and leveled it at 6-all, but Querrey closed the deal, converting his third set point.The second set saw Djokovic looking completely miserable. Querrey won 25 of the 40 points.He couldnt have been happy when the rain returned. Not long after the players left the court, the match was officially suspended until Saturday.In that span of Djokovics 30 straight Slam wins, there were only two near-misses, one of them his dramatic comeback from two sets down a year ago here to Kevin Anderson in the fourth round.Thats the template that Djokovic and coach Boris Becker will attempt to replicate. Djokovic has come back four times from 0-2 down, most recently against Anderson.Querrey is 20-1 in his career when leading by two frames and needs to win just one of three potential sets.Sweet dreams, Sam. Brett Favre Jersey .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Alan Page Youth Jersey . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. http://www.thevikingsshoponline.com/Youth-Jalyn-Holmes-Vikings-Jersey/ . 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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Two teams off to disappointing starts in their own way look to turn things around Monday night when the New Orleans Pelicans travel west to take on the Golden State Warriors.The Warriors, the two-time defending Western Conference champs, are coming off an alarming 117-97 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.Already, Golden State (4-2) has two more losses than it had in its first 24 games last season.Their four wins, however, are four more than the Pelicans have. New Orleans season-opening losing streak reached six on Friday night with a 112-111 defeat at the hands of the Phoenix Suns.The loss was New Orleans fourth in a row at home, so maybe starting a three-game trip Monday isnt such a bad thing. The Pelicans and Warriors already met in New Orleans, with Golden State prevailing 122-114 on Oct. 28.The Pelicans were short-handed for that one, missing Jrue Holiday (personal reasons) and Tyreke Evans (knee surgery).They since lost Lance Stephenson to a groin injury that will require surgery.Were not getting the breaks, Stephenson said after the Phoenix game, during which he sustained the injury. Weve gotta get the basketball gods on our side.The deteriorating depth seems to be having a negative impact on Pelicans star Anthony Davis. He poured in 95 points in New Orleans first two games, then 53 in the middle two and just 32 in the past two.One of Davis big games came against the Warriors. He contributed 45 points and 17 rebounds to the opening-week loss.The Warriors had one of their good 3-point-shooting nights against the Pelicans, going 9 of 28. They outscored New Orleans 27--15 from beyond the arc that night, more than accounting for the margin of victory.ddddddddddddolden State has hit 41 of its 113 3-point attempts (36.3 percent) in its four wins, and just 12 of 65 (18.5 percent) in its two losses.The Warriors were a season-worst 5 of 32 (15.6 percent) Friday against the Lakers.Were not going to be perfect every night, man, Warriors newcomer Kevin Durant said after the Friday game. As much as you want us to be, were not.Stephen Currys record 157-game streak of games with at least one 3-pointer ended in Los Angeles. He will seek to start another run against the Pelicans, who have seen Curry bury almost half his 3-point attempts (26 of 53) in their past five meetings.The Warriors beat the Pelicans in 14 of the past 15 head-to-head meetings, with the wins coming by an average of 12.1 points.The Pelicans will be playing for the first time since Stephensons injury. Having joined New Orleans as a free agent in September after playing for the Los Angeles Clippers and the Memphis Grizzlies last season, the veteran was finding his way with his new team in recent games.He began his Pelicans career with a total of 27 points and 16 assists off the bench in his first four games, then was much more productive -- 31 points and 13 assists -- in the clubs two most recent games.The Pelicans hope improved play from highly touted rookie Buddy Hield, who has shot just 31.7 percent in his first six NBA games, can help offset the loss of Stephenson. ' ' '