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Tennis: Wins for Zverev and Sabalenka while Raducanu is knocked out in the Madrid Open

# Tennis: Two-time champion Alexander Zverev is through to the Madrid Open third round. The German defeated Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-2, extending his winning streak to six matches. American third seed Taylor Fritz returned to ATP Tour action with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Australian Christopher O’Connell. Norwegian Casper Ruud saw off Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, 6-3, 6-4. In the women’s draw, top seed Bulgaria’s Aryna Sabalenka beat Russia’s Anna Blinkova, 6-3, 6-4, while Britain’s Emma Raducanu suffered a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 defeat to Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk.