Nigeria Tennis Live

Year: 2021

Youth Games: Ogunshakin Brothers To Lift Ekiti As Lagos Names Players

Seun and Seyi Ogunshakin will be flying the flag of Ekiti State at the forthcoming National Youth Games in Ilorin, when the event kicks off in October, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. The Ogunshakin brothers have been prominent in national…

What I Will Do When I Finally Beat Murewa – Malcolm Osaji

Malcolm Osaji has lost every final he has played against his friend and tennis partner, Murewa Egbeyemi, but it does not seem like a big deal to the youngster. Last weekend’s loss at the Sapetro Futures Tennis Championship made it…

National Youth Games: Team Oyo Name Players, Set Ultimate Target

The Oyo State Tennis Association has named the players who will represent her at the National Youth Games holding in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital. According to Coach Tirimisiyu Ganiyu, Imole Afolabi and Rokibat Taiwo will be representing the girls…

What Serena Williams’s Coach Told Me – Marylove

Nigerian tennis prodigy, Marylove Edwards, has shared some details of her visit to Paris, France, where she met with Patrick Mouratoglou, Serena Williams’s trainer. The Nigerian youngster spend some days with the world renown coach and she still relishes the…

Sapetro Futures Tennis: Meet All The Winners (Photos)

Winners have emerged at the just concluded Sapetro Futures Tennis Championship which was held inside the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan. Youngsters from every part of Nigeria had converged at the tennis hub of west and central Africa for a…

How Ogunshakin, Mubarak Can Become Top 50 Players – Kienka

Seun Ogunshakin and his eternal rival, Mubarak Ganiyu have the potentials of becoming top 50 in the world according to Mr. Godwin Kienka. The youngsters who have both battled one another in national junior competitions, have dominated the Boys 14,…

Help! I Need N3.4m To Complete Scholarship Fees

One of Nigeria’s young tennis players, Mariam Alli-Balogun, is presently seeking funds to complete payment for her scholarship at the Savannah State University, Georgia, USA. The youngster who had previously applied and gained admission to the New Mexico Military Institute…

NTF Announces Postponement Of VEMP Open Tournament

Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has confirmed the postponement of the 3rd VEMP National Senior Open Tennis Championship. The competition initially scheduled for 23 September to 2 October, 2021, has now been rescheduled following…

Kehinde Ajayi First CBN Open Winner Passes On, Odizor Mourns

Nigeria Tennis Live can report that Coach Kehinde Ajayi, the first man to win the Senior Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Tennis Open Championship, is dead. As at the time of filing this report, pur correspondent could not ascertain when…

Fusion Foundation: How To Get Tennis Scholarship In The US

Fuad Quadre, the founder of Fusion Tennis Foundation, has revealed, in clear terms, how Nigerian players can get tennis scholarship in the United States of America. He made this revelation during a side chat with Nigeria Tennis Live after the…