Steve Riley, who was in his early 20s when he first came to the UAE from the UK in the 1980s. The Briton quickly secured a position at Al Ain Hilton, before moving to Dubai Sheraton. But beyond his work, what stands out for Riley about the UAE is tennis. “I played a lot in the community tennis tournaments in Dubai before and even won the Dubai Tennis Open,” Riley said. This time, however, Riley was in Dubai for a different reason. Riley



