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Sabalenka and Rybakina bulldoze their way into last-16 at French Open

Second seed Aryna Sabalenka moved into the last-16 at the French Open following a 7-5, 6-1 win over the unseeded Spaniard Paula Badosa. © AP - Christophe Ena

Two of the big hitters in the women's game – second seed Aryna Sabalenka and fourth seed Elena Rybakina – powered their way into the fourth round at the French Open on Saturday with respective straight sets victories over Paula Badosa and Elise Mertens.

Rybakina appeared out of sorts during the early stages of her match on Court Philippe Chatrier against the 25th seed. Her Belgian opponent failed to profit from the lapse after breaking to lead 3-2.

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