Nigeria Tennis Live

Month: December 2019

End Of The Year Review: Tennis Players, Observers Rate NTF In 2019

The 2019 tennis season is already a done deal, but the memories from the year in review will not leave all the tennis stakeholders in a haste. Unlike four previous seasons, there was no NCC Tennis League for the players,…

How Injury Ruined My Tennis Season – Adetunji

South Africa-based tennis sensation, Adetayo Adetunji, has lamented bitterly, how her plans for the year 2019 were truncated by an unprecedented injury worry. In a brief chat with Nigeria Tennis Live, the tennis youngster revealed that her plans were scuffled…

Eight New Coaches Join The PTR Family After Undergoing Intense Training (Photos)

No fewer than eight new coaches have joined the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) family in Nigeria after undergoing intense training sessions. The coaches who registered for the training under the tutelage of registered PTR Tester in Nigeria, Abel Ubiebi, were…

From Davis Cup Demotion To Absence Of NCC League, African Games; Pick Your Worst Moment In 2019

The disappointment of tennis followers and observers in the outgoing year is one which many find pretty difficult to wrap their minds around. Especially looking at how they happened. Prior to the commencement of the tennis season, expectations had been…

How Would You Rate The Nigeria Tennis Federation In 2019?

Nigerian tennis players, officials and administrators are already done with the activities for the year 2019, as the tournaments have been concluded already. Members of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) will also, at this time, be taking stock of their…

There’s No Tennis Tournament In Port Harcourt – Coach Cries Out

A Port Harcourt-based junior tennis coach, Lukmon Akinona Ajibose, has cried out over the neglect of tennis in Rivers state, especially the capital city, over the past few years. In a chat with Nigeria Tennis Live from his base, the…

We Were Shocked! Tswako Foundation Tourney Organizers Say After Players’ Turnout On Day 1

Organizers of the ongoing Tswako Foundation junior tennis tournament have expressed shock at the number of players who stormed the venue of the event on the first day of the event. Nigeria Tennis Live had reported that US-based tennis player,…

Despite Nigeria Slam Success, Quadre Says She Did Not Achieve Her 2019 Goals

Nigerian youngster, Oyinlomo Quadre, has revealed that winning the Nigerian Slam does not amount to achieving her goals for year 2019. The Nigerian number one female tennis player won all the national tournaments for the year 2019 without dropping a…

US-based Nigerian Tennis Player Organizes Tournament For Junior Tennis Players In Abuja

Sadiq Tswako, a US-based Nigerian tennis player, is putting together a second consecutive tennis tournament for junior players between the ages of 14 & 16, Nigeria Tennis Live can authoritatively report. The one-time Life Camp, Abuja upstart informed our correspondent…

Interesting: Nigerian Coaches Reveal What They Think About NTF’s First Ever Technical Workshop

Participants at the recently held technical workshop organized by the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) for tennis coaches scattered across Nigeria have reacted to the two-day event which is the first of its kind ever. Phillip De Sousia from Portugal was…