After advancing to the third round of the Australian Open, Emma Raducanu dropped four straight matches and appeared to be in free fall. However, Raducanu picked up a statement victory on Saturday. Raducanu defeated Maria Sakkari in straight sets: 6-4,

Emma Raducanu drew a big name in her Dubai opener as the British tennis star is set to face Maria Sakkari, with the winner of that match likely facing No. 14 seed Karolina Muchova in the second round. On Friday, it was announced that the 2021 US Open champion received a main draw wildcard for the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai.

Emma Raducanu ended her winless run, and justified her latest wild-card invitation, as she defeated former world No 3 Maria Sakkari in straight sets.

Emma Raducanu ends losing run with important win over Maria Sakkari - Raducanu came into the match on the worst run of results in her career, having lost four successive matches