Nigerian Tennis: From Bad To Worse In 2013?
Damilare Okunola Nigerian tennis in the outgoing year looked like a normal routine for the tennis players as all the events they have been participating in took place without any form of improvement.The first quarter of this year started with…
Ahead African Wheelchair Tennis Championship: .Players Want Early Preparations
Damilare Okunola Nigerian wheelchair tennis players have called for early preparations ahead of the African Championship which holds in Kenya next year.The players said that they wouldn’t like a repeat of what happened last year when some of their female…
Serena Mourns Mandela
Damilare Okunola World’s number one female tennis player, Serena Williams has expressed her grief over the death of former South African President, Nelson Mandela.The tennis star described the Nobel laureate winner, popularly called ‘Madiba’, as a man whose ‘one life’…
13th Governor’s Cup: Another Tale Of Total Foreign Dominance
Damilare Okunola With all the preparations made by the Nigerian contingent in anticipation of a very positive outing at the just concluded Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, there was little or nothing to write home about their performance.Rather, it was…
Lagos Governor’s Cup: The Tougher, The Better…
Damilare Okunola Agility, mobility, hard shots, fast long balls, great serves, deadly backhand, are among other skills that differentiate great tennis players. These have not been absent at this year’s Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship rather, those skills have set…
Nigeria Can Play At The Grand Slams
Former Nigerian number one tennis player, Jonathan Igbinovia, told DAMILARE OKUNOLA in this interview, how he intends to ensure that Nigerian tennis soars again. You rarely come around from Atlanta, what brought you back on this occasion?Well, the driving factor…
National Junior Ranking Set To Be Released
Damilare Okunola The National ranking for junior tennis players will be released next week, NaijaTennis Special can report.This much was disclosed by a director with the International Tennis Academy, ITA, Godwin Kienka, in an interview with our correspondent.Kienka explained that…
Adewale Laments Wheelchair Tennis Neglect
1 Files 32KB Download All JPG 32KB Save Damilare Okunola US-based Nigerian wheelchair tennis star, Alex Adewale has lamented the continuous omission of wheelchair tennis from major sporting activities in the country.The winner of the inaugural men’s singles event for…
Enosoregbe To End 2013 As Nigeria’s Number One
Damilare Okunola After series of spectacular performances by Clifford Enosoregbe this year, the Edo-born tennis star is set to end the year as Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, Naija Tennis Special can report.In a year which has seen Enosoregbe…
‘Nigerians Are Africa’s Best’
Canadian tennis player, Eric Vehovec, has declared that Nigerian players are the strongest and the best on African continent.Vehovec, 22, said that he has travelled to several other African countries and played against strong players, but having watched and played…
