The current United States Open champion, British Emma Raducanu, and former world number one, Japanese Naomi Osaka, who were invited to the tournament, asserted their status as favorites in the promotion to the Mutua Madrid Open and spot in the second round.
Raducanu, 19, recently a quarter-finalist in Stuttgart, made his debut in Madrid, where he had never played before, with a 7-6 (3), 6-0 win over Czech Tereza Martincova.
The British of Canadian origin, eleventh in the women’s rankings, took an hour and 38 minutes to resolve the commitment to the Central European that assumed her inferiority by the end of the first set.
Raducanu, seeded ninth, will face Ukrainian Martha Kostiuk in the second round, who easily beat Danish Clara Tauson 6-3, 6-2.
Osaka already has the Madrid experience. He wants to regain the level that brought the Japanese player to the top when he accepted his fears and adapted to the pressure. She won with authority against Russian Anastasia Potapova (6-3 and 6-1) and awaits the winner of the match between Spaniard Sara Sorribes and Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the thirteenth seed, to thrive in an event that he will face for the fourth. time with the 2019 quarterfinals as the best record.
Source: La Verdad
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