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Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula kick off Madrid runs with easy wins

No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus was among the seeded players to start the Mutua Madrid Open with straight-sets wins on Friday in Spain. Following a first-round bye, Sabalenka topped Russia's Anna Blinkova 6-3, 6-4.

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