Madrid Open: Sabalenka fights through as 8 seeded players are eliminated
World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka survived a huge threat in her opening match at the Mutua Madrid Open on Friday, slipping past Magda Linette in a hard-fought battle. Elena Rybakina, Marketa Vondrousova, and Daria Kasatkina also advanced, while Zheng Qinwen, Ekaterina Alexandrova, and Katie Boulter were among 8 seeds to fall in the 2nd round…