Nigeria Tennis Live

Month: December 2021

Is It Time For Atseye To Rejoin Nigeria’s Davis Cup Team?

Is it too early to talk about Nigeria’s participation at the 2022 version of the Davis Cup? Maybe not. Out of the four editions of the Rainoil Tennis Open Championship – three on clay, one on hard court, Henry Atseye…

Atseye Up To 4th As NTF Releases New Rankings (FULL LIST)

Henry Atseye has moved up to fourth on the newly released rankings after winning his second ever Rainoil Tennis Open Championship over the weekend at the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja, Lagos. Atseye emphatically defeated Joseph Imeh in two straight but…

Rainoil Tennis Open: Is Joseph Imeh Nigeria’s King Of Clay?

Joseph Imeh is , at this moment, the only Nigerian with most appearances at the Rainoil Open Tennis Championship which is a clay court event. But does that make him the master of the surface in Nigeria? After losing four…

Rainoil Tennis Open: Oiza Battles Quadre For Semis Spot

Oyinlomo Quadre and Oiza Yakubu will go neck to neck to secure a place in the semifinal of the ongoing Rainoil Tennis Open Championship. The pair who happen to be two of Nigeria’s finest young female tennis players will be…

Yakubu Sisters Set For Q/final Berth As Rainoil Open Hots Up

Oiza and Nene Yakubu have proven that their recent trips across different parts of the country and the African continent have not gone to waste. Both sisters are presently playing at the ongoing Rainoil Tennis Open Championship in Lagos and…

Rainoil Tennis Open: Marylove, McCleod Renew Rivalry In Lagos

Nigeria’s number one female tennis player, Marylove Edwards will Wednesday come up against Angel McCleod in her second round match at the ongoing Rainoil Tennis Open Championship in Lagos. The match which promises to be a cracker will be between…

Rainoil Open: Enosoregbe, Philips Biggest Casualties Of Day One

Clifford Enosoregbe and Abayomi Philips were the biggest casualties from the day one of the ongoing Rainoil Tennis Open Championship in Lagos. The pair lost their matches to seemingly inexperienced players whom many did not expect to have won against…

Quadre Returns, Vows To Win Rainoil Tennis Open

Former Nigerian number one female tennis player, Oyinlomo Quadre, has returned to the national tennis circuit after being away for a few months, and has vowed to win the Rainoil Tennis Open Championship. The 18-year-old teenager who spoke with Nigeria…

Rainoil Tennis Open: Will Imeh Complete His Nigeria Slam In Lagos?

In 2019, Oyinlomo Quadre became the first Nigerian player to complete the Nigeria Slam after winning all the national tournaments in the country which she participated in. That feat has not been repeated by any Nigerian player ever since, but…

Rainoil Tennis Open Organizers Increase Prize Money

Nigeria Tennis Live checks have revealed that the organizers of the Rainoil Tennis Open Championship have increased the prize money for the competition from what it used to be a few years ago. The National Tournament which attracts all the…