Top seed Carlos Alcaraz scripted a hard-fought win against Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori at Madrid Open.

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Top seed Carlos Alcaraz scripted a hard-fought win against Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori at Madrid Open.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz displayed a dominating performance and claimed a hard-fought win against Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori at the ongoing Madrid Open.

Alcaraz was on the brink of an early upset before he dug down for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over his Finnish opponent.

The defending champion survived a tougher-than-expected test by 41st-ranked Emil Ruusuvuori in his opening match.

On the other hand, Bulgaria's Dimitrov, seeded 26th, won 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-2) against France's Gregoire Barrere in his second-round match.

Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev sealed his spot in the last 32 after smashing out Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka by 6-2 6-4.