Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev through at Madrid Open after easily dispatching Yoshihito Nishioka and Hugo Grenier

Updated 30/04/2023 at 21:12 GMT

There were no shocks on the cards for Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev at the Madrid Open after both managed to beat Yoshihito Nishioka and Hugo Grenier respectively on the clay surface at Madrid. Elsewhere, there win wins for Jaume Munar and Karen Khachanov over Matteo Arnaldi and Roberto Bautista-Agut respectively.

Highlights: Rublev into Madrid last 16 with straight sets win over Nishioka

Andrey Rublev eased into the last-16 of the Madrid Open with a straight-sets victory over Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan.

Rublev made light work of Nishioka after winning the match in one hour and 27 minutes, breaking the world No. 34 twice to claim the first set 6-2.

Nishioka made it a more evenly contested second set, as the first 10 games all went on serve before the world No. 6 secured a decisive break to move 6-5 ahead.

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The Russian then won the 12th game on his second match point to wrap up the set 7-5 and set up a last-16 meeting with Karen Khachanov.

Alexander Zverev also safely secured his place in the last-16 with a straight-sets win of his own against Hugo Grenier.

The match was concluded in only 57 minutes, as the Frenchman was dispatched 6-1 6-0 with Zverev losing just a solitary game across the two sets.

Elsewhere, Jaume Munar overcame Matteo Arnaldi after losing the first set to advance into the last-16.

Both players lost their respective service games to leave the score level at 1-1, but Munar was broken in the fourth game to love on route to claiming the first set.

The remaining five games would all go to serve as Arnaldi drew first blood in the contest.

However, Munar responded by winning the next two sets and broke Arnaldi four times in the process to prevail 3-6 6-3 6-1.

Munar will face lucky loser Daniel Altmaier who won the all-German third round meeting with Yannick Hanfmann, 7-6(6-3). 6-3.

The match hinged on the hard-fought 12th game of the first set when Hanfmann had a set point but failed to convert. That took the set to a tiebreaker which Altmaier won 7-3.

Altmaier got the vital break in the second set, too, setting himself up to serve out the match after one hour and 46 minutes.

Khachanov sealed his place in the last-16 and a meeting with Rublev after a three-set win over Roberto Bautista Agut with a 7-5 4-6 6-3 victory.

Khachanov won the first set in a breathless 12th game and on his second set point.

The world No. 25 fought back in the second set, and after the first eight games all went to serve, he broke Khachanov and then levelled the match.

The world No.12 won the decisive third set in only 41 minutes and broke Bautista Agut in the eighth game, before winning the ninth game to love and securing the match.

17 seed Borna Coric moved on after upsetting Hubert Hurkacz in 99 minutes.

The Polish 12 seed dropped the first set in a tiebreaker, slipping on service points twice to hand Coric the advantage.

Hurkacz failed to convert an early break point that might have changed the complexion of the match, with both players swapping service games until the ninth game of the set. There Coric pulled off a well-timed break of serve before serving out the match.

Hurkacz defended three match points in the final game, but Coric eventually sealed the win, 7-6(7-3),6-3.

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz was next into the fourth round draw, seeing off Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets.

The Spanish World No. 2 broke the Bulgarian in the opening game of the match before holding to love. That ominous start was almost worse for Dimitrov who had to fend off two break points in the next game before narrowly holding. Alcaraz did get that second break in game seven, before serving out the set once again to love.

It had taken the teenager just 36 minutes.

The second set was more even and Dimitrov even got the first break in the sixth game, but Alcaraz broke back immediately, to love. At 5-5, Alcaraz broke Dimitrov's serve again before serving out the match.

The tournament favourite will meet Zverev in the next round on Tuesday morning.

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