Emma Ronducanu from England has ended her defeat with a straight set victory over Maria Sakkari from Greece in the first round of the Dubai tennis championship.
The 22-year-old player went to the tournament after losing four previous matches-running the worst in his career-but only took one hour and 20 minutes to seal the 6-4 6-2 victory against the world 29.
US Open 2021 winners have not won since defeating Amanda Amanda Anisimova in the second half of the Australian Open on January 16.
Number two Britain violated the service in the first game of the two sets, and on two occasions he lost his own service, he immediately rose again in the next match.
“There were a number of momentum shift throughout the match and when I went bankrupt twice at the beginning of the set I gathered very well and managed to break the second time,” Raducanu said.
“I am very happy with the way I fight and compete against Mary. He is a top player and has been three in the world. I am very proud of my performance.”
Radcuanu will play Karolina Muchova in the second half after the 14th seed Czech defeated Suzan Lamens 6-2 6-2.
