# Tennis: The world number two, Alexander Zverev, was taken to the limit by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in a gripping Madrid Open third round battle on Sunday, progressing 2-6, 7-6, 7-6. The two-time Madrid champion will face Francisco Cerundolo in the last 16, after the Argentinian overcame his compatriot Francisco Comesana in straight sets. Earlier, Andrey Rublev’s Madrid Open title defence hit the rocks in a 6-4, 0-6, 6-4 defeat by the Kazakh, Alexander Bublik. He will face Jakub Mensik in the next round after the Czech 19-year-old eased past 12th seed Ben Shelton 6-1, 6-4.
Tennis: Zverev through in Madrid, Rublev defence over