Sorenstam, Wie Have Rough Start

Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie struggled Wednesday in the first round of the Evian Masters in France.

Wie, a 15-year-old amateur from Honolulu, shot a three-over-par 75 -- nine strokes off the lead -- and said she had “bad breaks everywhere.” Sorenstam, winner of two majors this year, shot an even-par 72.

Lynette Brooky of New Zealand, Marisa Baena of Colombia and Carin Koch of Sweden were tied for the lead at six-under 66.

Wie had only two birdies, with the second coming at No. 18 when she chipped to eight feet.

Earlier, Wie dropped two shots at the fourth hole when her drive sailed into the woods. She had three other bogeys.

Sorenstam drove out of bounds on the par-five 15th and took a double bogey. She bogeyed the par-five 18th when she hit her seven-wood into the water hazard in front of the green.

“Not a good day at all,” Sorenstam said. “I made zero putts. And I thought I’d finally got these Evian greens figured out.”

Tennis

Jennifer Capriati won’t play in the U.S. Open because of a shoulder injury, making her the only woman who has won a Grand Slam event in the last five years not on the tournament entry list.

Major champions Serena and Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Anastasia Myskina and reigning U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova head the women’s field.

The men’s field for the Aug. 29-Sept. 11 tournament will be announced today.

Fifth-ranked Marat Safin had surgery last week in Moscow for a torn knee ligament and is expected to resume training in about two weeks, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported.

Second-seeded Nicolas Kiefer of Germany overcame humidity and heat to reach the quarterfinals of the RCA Championships at Indianapolis with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Antony Dupuis of France.

Unseeded George Bastl of Switzerland upset third-seeded Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4. They totaled five breaks in a wild third set that lasted 51 minutes.

Rafael Nadal of Spain won his 30th consecutive match on clay, beating American qualifier Hugo Armando, 6-1, 6-2, in the second round of the Mercedes Cup at Stuttgart, Germany. Second-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia overcame a wrist injury to beat Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain, 6-4, 6-1....Top-seeded Mariano Puerta of Argentina defeated Janco Tipsarevic of Serbia and Montenegro, 6-2, 6-2, in the first round of the Priority Telecom Open at Amersfoort, Netherlands, and third-seeded Nicolas Massu of Chile became the first player to reach the third round by beating Jiri Vanek of the Czech Republic, 6-4, 7-5....Defending champion Anabel Medina Garrigues defeated fellow Spaniard Conchita Martinez Granados, 7-5, 6-2, to reach the quarterfinals of the Palermo International in Sicily....Shahar Peer, 18, of Israel defeated sixth-seeded Ai Sugiyama of Japan, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-4, in the Cincinnati Women’s Open.

Pro Football

Receiver Terrell Owens hasn’t decided whether he will report to training camp on time because of a contract dispute with the Philadelphia Eagles, said his agent, Drew Rosenhaus.

Owens fired longtime agent David Joseph in April, hired Rosenhaus and started asking for a new contract one year into a seven-year deal worth nearly $49 million. The Eagles have said they won’t redo the contract.

Javon Walker will be a no-show at training camp next week unless the Green Bay Packers agree to give the Pro Bowl receiver a big pay raise or trade him, said Rosenhaus, his agent.

The team said it doesn’t comment on contract discussions.

Neither Edgerrin James nor his agent, Rosenhaus, are saying whether the Indianapolis Colt running back will report to training camp next week.

James signed a one-year deal worth slightly more than $8 million in March, but Rosenhaus has tried since then to convince the Colts -- and other teams -- that James deserves more money.

College Football

Ohio State is investigating whether quarterback Troy Smith broke an NCAA rule when he attended a football camp this summer sponsored by quarterback Steve McNair of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans.

Miscellany

Alexander Ovechkin’s agent told the Washington Capitals that the No. 1 pick in the 2004 NHL draft is opting out of his contract with Avangard Omsk of the Russian Super League to join the Capitals.

John Kostecki, one of the few Americans with the only U.S.-backed entry for the 2007 America’s Cup, has been removed from his role as tactician and sailing director but will remain with BMW Oracle Racing as a consultant.