Maria Sakkari vs Emma Raducanu Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Dubai Tennis Championships

Prediction published on 15/02/2025, 12:00  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 15/02/2025 at 12:52 in Tennis Predictions

Wild card Emma Raducanu bids to end a run of defeats on Sunday. The British player faces unseeded Maria Sakkari in round one of the Dubai Tennis Championships. Who will reach round two? Here's our match prediction.

Next up for the winner will be either the 14th seed Karolina Muchoca or qualifier Suzy Lamens. Raducanu is 61st in the live rankings and comes into this match having lost her last four matches. Her most recent defeat was to in-form Ekaterina Alexandrova in Doha.

Raducanu has had some difficult draws and her only really unexpected recent loss was to Carolina Bucsa in Singapore. The 22-year-old has won both of her previous matches against Sakkari. The first was on her way to winning the 2022 US Open.

Maria Sakkari has also been struggling for form and is down to 29th in the live rankings and was 11th this time last year. The Greek player has only won four of her 11 matches in 2025. Her most recent tournament was in Doha, where she lost in round two to Iga Swiatek.

Her two matches against Raducanu have seen Sakkari win just ten games. Sakkari has managed to lose five times in her last four tournaments. We suggest low stakes on Raducanu winning this match.