Emma Raducanu beat Netherlands’ Suzan Lamens in straight units to advance to the second spherical of the Madrid Open.
The British No 2 prevailed 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 in a hard-fought contest to arrange a conflict with Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk as she will get her clay-court marketing campaign below means.
Raducanu took on Kostyuk in Madrid three years in the past when she got here out on high in straight units and will probably be hoping to duplicate that success.
The 22-year-old battled via the first-set tie-break towards the Dutch No 1 earlier than changing the second of two break factors to edge in entrance at 5-4 within the second set.
Raducanu then accomplished the job within the subsequent sport when she took the primary of her two match factors due to Lamens’ lengthy forehand return.
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