The British tennis star, 21, snapped a four-match losing streak by beating the Greek 6-4 6-2. Raducanu was understandably in a jolly mood after winning her Dubai opener. During her on-court interview, she revealed what she has particularly appreciated about the United Arab Emirates city. She said: "It's my first time spending a little bit of time here and I've really enjoyed it. "What I love most is that everything is open late, and I'm a big night owl, so I can go for my walks at like 11pm. The world No.61 had lost first round matches in Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Qatar since reaching the Australian Open third round. She was initially down to enter qualifying in Dubai, before being granted a wildcard into the strong field. World No.29 Sakkari has proven to be a good opponent for Raducanu in the past.
