World No. 11 Emma Raducanu kicked off her Madrid debut with a victory as on Friday she defeated Tereza Martincova 7-6 (3) 6-0. Raducanu made a slow start to the match as Martincova led 5-2 after the opening seven games of the match. Raducanu was on the verge of losing the first set but she saved two break points in the ninth game, before forcing a tie-break. In the tie-break, Raducanu won four consecutive points to take a 5-2 lead before she realized her first set point to steal the first set. Martincova never recovered from blowing two …