Nigeria Tennis Live

Year: 2018

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Lagos Open: How Organisers Planned Surprise Birthday Bash For 19-year-old Indian Player

A surprise birthday celebration was on Wednesday, 3 October, organised for an Indian player taking part in the ongoing Lagos Open International Tennis Championships.The player, Jennifer Luikham, is one of foreign stars featuring in the competition which was formerly known…

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Lagos Open: ‘Fighting’ Oyinlomo Loses Second Round Tie To Top Ukranian Seed

She put up a fight and caused a major scare, but that was how far she could go in her second round tie against the Ukranian number three seed. Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadre lost in two hard fought sets of 2-6,…

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Lagos Open: Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Faces Biggest Career Test; Can She Upset The No 3 Seed?

The second round match between Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadre and Ukraine’s Valeriya Strakhova at the ongoing Lagos Open International Tennis Championships looks like the biggest career test for the budding Nigerian tennis sensation, and she seems to be up to the…

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Lagos Open: Top Seed Hails Organisers, Says This Edition Is A Much Improved Package

Conny Perrin, the female number one seed at the ongoing Lagos Open International Tennis Championships, has hailed the organizers of the annual ITF Pro Circuit, noting that the 2018 edition is a much improved version of the competition.The Swiss player…

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Lagos Open: Believe In Yourself, Oyinlomo Charges After Winning First WTA Points

Budding Nigerian tennis youngster, Oyinlomo Quadre, has encouraged Nigerian players to have strong belief in themselves, as this is one of the ingredients for success on the court.In a brief chat with journalists at the players’ interview corner of the…

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Lagos Open: Sylvester Lost Because He Played Under Pressure – Indian Top Seed

Nigeria’s Sylvester Emmanuel may have lost his first round match at the ongoing Lagos Open International Tennis Championships against India’s Arvean Govea due to the pressure of winning in front of his home fans. In an exclusive chat with Nigerian…

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Lagos Open: Oyinlomo, Imeh, Sylvester, Obasoto Get Wild Cards To Play Main Draw

Young Nigerian tennis sensation, Oyinlomo Quadre, is among the Nigerian players who got wild cards to play at the Lagos Open International Tennis Championships which serves off on Monday, 1 October at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos.The wild…

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World Tennis Stars Storm Lagos As Lagos Open Tennis Int’l Championship Kicks Off

Lagos will play host to players across the world as the International Tennis Federation (ITF) approved circuit, the Lagos Open Tennis, begins this weekend.Already scores of emerging tennis players from different countries of the world have been arriving ahead of…

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Tunisia Futures: Sylvester Qualifies For Main Draw, Set For Second Round Berth

Sylvester Emmanuel, the Nigerian number two male tennis player, will be seeking a second round berth at the ongoing Tunisia Futures 33 in Monastir after seeing off an Italian opponent, Christian Feline, in two straight sets of 6-2, 6-1.This win…

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Tunisia Futures: Sylvester Lands In 3rd Qualifying Round After Crushing Italian Opponent

Sylvester Emmanuel has secured a place in the final qualifying round of the ongoing ITF Futures in Monastir, Tunisia, after defeating Lorenzo Brunetti from Italy in two straight sets of 6-4, 6-3.Nigerian Tennis Live reports that this win is coming…