Nigeria Tennis Live

Year: 2023

Euro Tour: German Tournament Director Gives Verdict On Seun Ogunsakin

Guido Pierre Schneider, the Tournament Director of the ongoing International Deutshe Tennismeisterschaften U14 event in Germany, has paid glowing tributes to Nigerian youngster, Seun Ogunsakin. Ogunsakin, who is currently on a training tour of Europe, was in France for a…

Why Tunisia Denied Ndidi Osaji Entry Visa Despite Getting Invite For ITF/CAT Tourney

Nigerian youngster, Ndidi Osaji, has been denied visa to participate in the ITF/CAT U-14 tournament in Tunisia, despite getting an invite to the event. Osaji, ranked 21 in the African U-14 girls rankings released on Monday 31 July, automatically qualifies…

Davis Cup: Oparaoji Pens Emotional Message To NTF President, Colleagues

Uche Oparaoji has penned down an emotional note to the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), as well as his colleagues after their Davis Cup triumph in Kigali, Rwanda. The man fondly called Lefty by his friends and tennis players led the…

Davis Cup: Team Nigeria And A Date With Fate In Kigali

The Nigerian National Tennis Team departed for Kigali, Rwanda, to seek qualification from Africa Group IV at the Davis Cup team tournament. The trio of Uche Oparaoji, Peter Lawal, David Ekpenyong are joined by US-based Christopher Bulus and Wilson Igbinovia…

Omotayo, Osewa Shine In Topshot UTR Tennis Event In Lagos

Omotayo Blessing and her female team members came out tops at the just concluded Topshot UTR Tennis Invitational event in Lagos. Alongside her female Team B members – Mary Udoffa, Faith Ameh and Osaherun Osayinweh, she won 24 points. Nigeria…

NTF Gives Detailed Reasons Players Are Yet To Be Paid Weeks After CBN Open Ended

The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has given a detailed explanation for why players are yet to get their prize monies weeks after the CBN Senior Open ended. The social media has been awash with players’ complaints of not being paid…

DavNotch Senior Open: New National Champions Emerge In Abuja

Like most tournaments across the globe, the DavNotch Senior Open was not without a lot of drama, upsets and intrigues. It surely lived up to its billing as a National Tournament. With players in their second week of a three-week…

VEMP OPEN: Battle In Abuja As Ekpenyong Ambushes Abayomi

There will be a lot of battle at the semis of the ongoing VEMP Open National Tennis Championship in Abuja as some of Nigeria’s young players go neck to neck. In the Men’s final, David Ekpenyong, Nigeria’s highest ranked junior…

Adeleye, Ekpenyong Fly High On Latest Junior ITF Rankings (FULL RANKINGS)

Daniel Adeleye has shot himself up the World Junior ITF rankings after an amazing weekend in Ghana which ended with him winning a J30 event. The Nigerian youngster was the biggest Nigerian mover on the rankings released on Tuesday, 2…

Nigeria Tennis Ranking 2023: Oparaoji, Marylove Top Men, Women Rankings

Sensational Uche Oparaoji from Imo State is Nigeria’s number ranked player going into the three weeks of national tournaments in Nigeria. Oparaoji who won the Dala and Rainoil national events in the last tennis season, sits atop the national rankings…