Nigeria Tennis Live

Year: 2018

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Dayak Open: Nigeria’s Christian Paul Defeats Argentine To Qualify For Main Draws

Nigeria’s Christian Paul avoided what could have been an embarrassment for the locals at the Dayak Open when he defeated an Argentine to berth in the Main Draws of the second leg of the ITF Futures taking place in Abuja,…

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BREAKING: CBN Senior Open Postponed, New Date Yet To Be Decided

Nigerian Tennis Live can exclusively report that the annual Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Open has been postponed.The movement of the tournament from Lagos to Abuja as the host city for the 2018 edition had sparked unprecedented reactions…

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INCREDIBLE! Brazilian Kicks Out Australian No. 2 Seed From Tombim ITF Futures

The drama at the ongoing Tombim ITF Futures continued on Thursday morning when Maximilian Neuchrist, the Australian number two seed was bundled out of the tournament by Hueb de Menezes, Joao Lucas, the number seven seed from Brazil.The Brazilian defeated the…

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Oiza Yakubu Tipped For Girls Title After Battling To Defeat Tough Opponent In Togo

Nigerian tennis bookmakers may soon heave a sigh of relief following the consistent performance of youngster Oiza Yakubu, a fast rising tennis player who is taking Nigeria and Africa by storm.Many tennis enthusiasts in the country believe that the female…

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How No 4 Seed Garaganga Crashed Out Of Tombim Open

Zimbabwean fourth seed, Takanyi Garaganga was the major casualty of the second round at the Tombim Open in Abuja on Wednesday following a 6-3, 6-4 defeat by Stephan Gerritsen of the Netherlands.Garaganga has been one of the frequent participants at…

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Africa U-14 C’Ship: Team Nigeria Land In Togo, Check Out Their Beautiful Pictures

Team Nigeria to the African U-14 Championship in Togo have safely arrived the West African country ahead of the tournament, Nigerian Tennis Live checks have revealed.The players who went under the watchful eyes of Coach Richard Inyang, reportedly got to…

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Tombim ITF Futures: Nigeria’s Imeh Puts Up A Fight, Loses Final Set To Dutch Star

Even though all Nigerian players crashed out of the Singles event of the ongoing Tombim ITF Futures in Abuja on Tuesday, the number one ranked player in the country, Joseph Imeh proved his mettle before losing to his more experienced…

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Oiza, Serena, Inyang Jet Out To Togo For ITF U-14 Junior Championship

Nigerian Tennis Live can report authoritatively that the about four Nigerian youngsters are presently on their way to Togo for the ITF 14 junior championship.Richard Inyang who is leading the team to Togo, told our correspondent that the players are…

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Tombim ITF Futures: 4 Nigerian Players Face Tough Oppositions

Nigerian players in the main draw of the Men’s Singles event at the ongoing Tombim ITF Futures in Abuja will have to be at their very best to be able to progress beyond the first round of matches following the…

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Tombim ITF Futures: Imeh, Sylvester Land In Doubles Quarter Finals

The two Nigerian players who were in action on the first day of the Tombim Abuja ITF Futures have confirmed their places in the quarter final stage of the Doubles event after recording interesting wins in their respective games.Nigeria’s number…