Junior players from all over Nigeria have stormed the tennis section of the National Stadium, Surulere, as the second edition of the Azimuth Shipping Lines Junior Tennis Championship kicks off in Lagos.
Pictures obtained by Nigeria Tennis Live showed that the youngsters who arrived on Sunday evening were all enthusiastic about the competition as the tone was set for another season of intense competition.
Some of the players on their arrival at the venue of the tournament in Lagos.
The players who were escorted by their coaches showed no signs of fatigue as the Boys and Girls Under 12 kicked off their matches on Monday afternoon.
According to the organizers, the Under-14s will commence their competition on Tuesday, as the tournaments take shape.
One of the coaches who arrived the venue of the tournament with his players.
Top junior tennis stars have been confirmed for the tournament which gives educational grants to winners in different categories.
Nigeria Tennis Live, as the official media partners, will keep updating our teeming followers with the latest information from the event.
Check out some of the other pictures from the opening day below:
The agony of defeat…
Some of the coaches and officials before the commencement of the early matches.