Tanya Okpala became a household name in the 90s as a result of her tennis brilliance and excellence. But she has become an internet sensation again, for a not-so-good reason. The former US-based tennis player who hails from Anambra State,…
The Lagos Lawn Tennis Club (LLTC), Onikan, Lagos, has kickstarted a fundraising campaign for ex-tennis star, Tanya Okpala. Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that this intervention is coming on the heels of the recent viral video of the former national champion…
A disturbing video of Tanya Okpala, a former Nigerian tennis champion based in the United States caused a lot of tension over the weekend. The former tennis star was reportedly spotted on the streets of Awka, the Anambra State capital,…
Peter Lawal, one of Nigeria’s players who represented the country at the 2023 Davis Cup, has left the country for Europe, Nigeria Tennis Live has gathered. Our correspondent gathered that the Abuja-based Nigerian number four tennis player has been in…
Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has revealed the players likely to represent Nigeria at the tennis event of the All African Games scheduled to hold in Ghana. In a brief chat with Nigeria Tennis…
Jade Nzewi became the biggest winner of the Azimuth Shipping Lines Limited Junior Tennis Championship when the grand finale was held on Saturday, 20 January, 2024. The France-based Nigerian teenager, who did not lose any match before the final match…
Not many would have heard of Samuel Ndem, the Imo-based tennis youngster had he decided to stay back and not compete at the Azimuth Junior Tennis Championship in Lagos. But his sheer determination and resilience made him find his way…
Chukwudubem Amasiani and his brother, Chukwubuikem Amasiani have reached the finals of the Azimuth Shipping Lines Junior Tennis Championship in Lagos. The Abuja- based youngsters are in the final of two different categories of the week-long event, having overcome difficult…
The hype around Azimuth Shipping Lines Junior Tennis Championship being one of the toughest junior tournaments in Nigeria remains valid and justified. Most of the players participating in the competition, by now, know that they’re unable to just stroll in…
Apapa Tennis Club player, Joel Benjamin, caused one of the most unprecedented upsets in national junior tennis by defeating Gbolahan Olawale at the ongoing Azimuth Shipping Lines Junior Tennis Championship. Benjamin, an unseeded player, was buoyed by the support of…