Nigeria Tennis Live

Year: 2018

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The Young Have Grown: Imeh, Sylvester Crush Senior Players As Enosoregbe Dumps Otu In CBN Open Cracker

The days of senior players beating all the juniors in Nigerian tennis seems to have ended as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Open championship is fast proving.In some of the matches decided today, almost all the one-time…

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Fireworks At CBN Open As Sylvester Clashes With Atseye; Imeh Versus Lawal As Otu Tackles Enosoregbe

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Open Championship is presently setting Abuja, the Nigerian federal capital, on fire, with some world class tennis actions, Nigerian Tennis Live can report.After two rounds of matches and some unprecedented upsets at…

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Fed Cup: Oyinlomo Thrashes Top Tunisian Junior, Set To ‘Roast’ South African Star

Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadri was at her very best in her Fed Cup match against Tunisia’s Sarah Lisa Aubertin, although she was stretched to the final set in their 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 game at the ongoing Fed Cup tournament in Tunisia.The Nigerian…

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ITF U-18 Circuit: Brave Marylove Puts Up A Fight, Loses To Tournament’s No 3 Seed

It was simply a case of her best not being enough when Nigeria’s Marylove Edwards came up against America’s Sofia Camila Rojas in their second round match at the ongoing ITF U-18 Circuit in Aruba.The Nigerian youngster lost 4-6, 1-6…

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CBN Open: Sylvester Averts Major Scare, Beats Musa Bala In 2-Hour Duel

One of the hopefuls for a final place berth at the ongoing Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Open Championship, Sylvester Emmanuel, survived what would have been a major upset in his second round match against Musa Bala.The Davis…

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MUST READ: Why Nigeria Lost Davis Cup Promotion Ticket To Namibia

There are strong indications that Nigeria’s loss to Namibia in the Davis Cup tournament in Kenya, may have been a technical glitch on the path of the Nigerian team. Nigerian Tennis Live had reported that the players lost the opportunity…

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Junior Player Upsets Christian; Imeh, Babalola Continue Winning Streak As CBN Open Hots Up

Nigerian Tennis Live can report that Christian Paul became one of the first male casualties at the ongoing Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Open in Abuja, after being defeated 6-4, 4-2 (rtd) by Musa Mohammed, one of the…

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Check Out How An Unseeded Player Bundled Out The No 6 Seed At The Ongoing CBN Open

The first day of the 2018 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Tennis Open already produced an unprecedented upset in one of the Women’s Singles matches.Nigerian Tennis Live gathered that unseeded Rose Onoja Abu sent top female tennis star, Loveth Donatus,…

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ITF U-18 C’ship: Marylove Defeats Tough American, Sets Up Clash Against No Three Seed

Nigerian youngster, Marylove Edwards, has come out strong in her match against her American opponent, Minorka Miranda, defeating her in three sets of 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 at the ongoing U-18 Championship presently taking place in Aruba.Edwards, who had to scale…

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Fed Cup: Team Nigeria Draw Tunisia In First Round Of Matches

The Nigerian girls to the Fed Cup tournament will start their 2018 campaign against Tunisia, Nigerian Tennis Live has reliably gathered. Our correspondent had on Monday, 25 June, reported that the team successfully arrived the north African country for the…