BEIJING -- Kevin Koes curling team accomplished what has been a rare feat this season, winning its opening game at the 2014 world mens curling championship. Adidas Superstar Shoes Online . Koes Calgary squad of third Pat Simmons, second Carter Rycroft, and lead Nolan Thiessen methodically cruised to a 6-3 victory Saturday over Denmarks Rasmus Stjerne. "We lost the first game at the (Canadian Curling) trials, we lost our first game at the provincials and we lost our first game at the (Tim Hortons) Brier," Rycroft said, laughing. "Coach (John) Dunn said, I dont want that to happen again. "Mission accomplished: 1-and-0." It took some time for both teams to adjust to ice conditions in an arena more noted for hosting the 2008 Olympic volleyball competition. Canada pounced on Danish misses in the third end to score two, then stole single points in the following two ends to take control. Canadas airtight defence went to work the rest of the way. "If youre up, your shots are usually simpler, and with the ice being tricky, thats a big advantage," said Koe. "If youre having to play come-arounds and freezes to get back into it, those arent easy to begin with, let alone when the ice is tricky, so if you can throw them hard, which we like to do, thats always a good sign." Stjerne, who skipped the Danes to a fourth-place finish at the 2013 worlds in Victoria, said Canada is a "tough team to come back on." "They never gave us an inch," Stjerne said. "I felt like we had a couple opportunities to get a deuce, but we never took advantage and it bit us in the end." Canada returns to the ice Sunday morning against Japans Yusuke Morozumi, a 9-5 loser to Norways Thomas Ulsrud on Saturday night. "You know what? (The Danes) are a good team, they made the playoffs last year, so theyre one of the better teams here," said Koe, who was scored at 96 per cent for the night. "And weve got off to a slow start everywhere this year, so to get the win under our belt feels good." In other Saturday games, Oskar Eriksson of Sweden (2-0) topped Pete Fenson of the U.S. (0-2) 8-6, while Johnny Jahr of Germany, who was 0-9 at the Olympics, improved to 2-0 with a 9-5 win over Evgeny Arkhipov of Russia (1-1). Earlier Saturday, Russia edged Switzerlands Peter de Cruz 8-7, Jiri Snitil of the Czech Republic downed the U.S. 9-7, Germany beat Chinas Rui Liu 11-5 and Sweden doubled Scotlands Ewan MacDonald 8-4. Koe won gold in his only previous appearance at the world championship, taking top spot at the 2010 tournament in Cortina DAmpezzo, Italy. Koe had a strong performance at the Tim Hortons Brier earlier this month and is enjoying another solid year on the World Curling Tour. Canada has won gold three of the last four world championships. Jeff Stoughton was victorious in 2011 in Regina and Glenn Howard won at Basel, Switzerland in 2012. 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Sharapova has claimed each of the other three Grand Slam tournaments once, winning at Wimbledon in 2004 and the U.S. Open in 2006 before capturing the Australian Open crown in 2008. Shes never been to a final at the French Open, with a semifinal finish in 2007 her best result. The 24-year-old Bradenton, Florida resident entered this tournament off her biggest win on clay, taking the title at the Italian Open earlier this month. Some of her biggest obstacles are out of the way with the early eliminations of the three top womens seeds in Caroline Wozniacki, Kim Clijsters and Vera Zvonareva. It wasnt easy for Sharapova on Monday, as she fell behind 4-1 in the first set and had two break points against. She battled back to win the set in a tiebreaker, then went down 5-3 in the second. Radwanska failed to convert a pair of set points in the ninth game, then opened a 40-0 lead while trying to serve it out in the 10th. Again, Sharapova dug deep and won the next five points to square the set at 5-5. She held for 6-5 and then closed it out with a break at love. Next up for Sharapova will be Germanys Andrea Petkovic, who posted a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 win over Russias Maria Kirilenko on Monday. Sharapova has won two of the three lifetime meetings, with a split of two this year. Petkovic notched a 6-2, 6-3 win in the round of 16 at the Australian Openn in January before Sharapova rallied for a three-set win in the Miami semifinals. Nike Air Max 2016 Cheap. The highest remaining womens seed is Azarenka, who needed a mere 65 minutes to polish off Makarova and is into the French quarters for the second time in three years. Shes never made it to a Grand Slam semifinal, but is playing the best tennis of her career with a pair of titles and a runner-up finish since the start of April. "Im in a different chapter in my career," said Azarenka, who beat Sharapova for the Miami title. 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