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Emma Raducanu's return to the WTA Tour began with a hard-fought win over Dutch opponent Suzan Lamens in the Madrid Open first round.

The British number two, playing competitively for the first time in almost a month, ground out a 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 victory on the clay.

Raducanu trailed by a break in each set before instantly recovering and edged the bigger points to secure victory.

"I know I had to play really well to win and although it wasn't my best, I got stuck in at the right moments," Raducanu said.

"I'm proud of how I competed.