Emma Raducanu shocks Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in Dubai on Sunday. Raducanu will have to play Karolina Muchova in the 2nd round.
Emma added to her prize money $ 6,600 after winning this match. She has already won $ 23,500 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Brit will add $ 18,100 to her earnings to get in total $ 41,600 in total.
Highlights Emma Raducanu vs. Maria Sakkari Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
After this match, the head to head between Raducanu and Sakkari is 3-0 for Emma.
Draw and next match H2H: Emma Raducanu vs. Karolina Muchova – stats
Raducanu will face Muchova in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Emma Raducanu and Karolina Muchova since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Raducanu was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Maria Sakkari in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, there was more work to do for Emma to win the set because Maria succeeded in breaking back in the 6th (3-3) game. Raducanu kept her focus to break Sakkari in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).
The Brit was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 7th (3-3 0-40) and the 11th game (6-3 15-40). On the other side, Sakkari converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 6th game (2-3 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 63 points. The Brit was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than the Greek (37-26). Raducanu dropped 12 points on serve (19-12). In addition, on the other side, Sakkari conceded 18 points on serve (14-18).
Raducanu had a racing start in this set after breaking Maria Sakkari in the 2nd game (2-0). Nonetheless, Emma managed to stage a great comeback to break Sakkari in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
The Greek was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-2 to 6-2.
The Brit converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 30-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). In addition on the other side, Maria converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd game (1-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 52 points. The Brit conquered the set after winning 6 points more than Sakkari (29-23
). Raducanu conceded 11 points on serve (15-11). Regarding the other side of the net, Maria conceded 14 points on serve (12-14).Tennis Scores in Dubai
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