Canada's Shapovalov defeated by 4th-seeded Zverev in 3rd round of Madrid Open

Alexander Zverev of Germany defeated Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday in the third round of the Madrid Open.

The fourth-seeded Zverev will move on to face No. 21 seed Francisco Cerundolo, who dispatched Tommy Paul 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-2 in his third round match.

WATCH | Zverev takes down Shapovalov:

In other action, Carlos Alcaraz continued to make a successful return from injury.

The two-time defending champion cruised past Thiago Seyboth Wild in the third round on Sunday to earn another comfortable win.

Alcaraz won 6-3, 6-3 for his second straight victory in his first tournament after skipping Monte Carlo and Barcelona because of an arm injury.

"I think I played at a really good level," Alcaraz said. "Coming into this match I was nervous a little bit because I didn't know how my forearm was going to be. Thiago has big shots. He is really strong. I am really happy with the performance. It was difficult a little bit at the end, at 5-0 and then serving at 5-3. I am really happy to get it at the end."

Carlos continues to reign supreme