Nigeria Tennis Live

Month: May 2024

JUST IN! Seun Ogunsakin Moves 101 Places In New ITF Ranking

After winning the J30 event in Tunisia over the weekend, Nigeria’s Seun Ogunsakin has moved 101 spots on the latest Junior ITF Ranking released on Monday, 13 May, 2024. The former African no. 1 U-14 player won the J30 tournament…

How Coach Patrick Is Changing The Narrative At LKJ Tennis Club

Whether you call him Coachie, or Coach, it doesn’t matter, his face just brightens up, and no matter how many times you call him, Patrick Oche is ever ready to respond. This was the experience Nigeria Tennis Live correspondent had…

Seun Ogunsakin Wins First ITF Title In Tunisia, 3rd In 2024

Seun Ogunsakin has defeated Edilson Jose De Arauje Rosa from Mozambique to win his first ever Junior ITF title in Tunisia, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. The Nigerian teenage tennis sensation who is currently based in Tunisia was the tournament’s…

Every Tennis Swing Tells A Story – Real Life Experience

Every tennis swing has a story to tell. In order to stay focused on the tennis court, one must put some technicalities regarding tennis games in plan. First is to wake up your muscles, so that when you call it,…

Abiodun Orimoloye: A Helping Hand Across The ‘Gold Coast’

Those who know him closely say he is an extremely free human being who just wants the best for everyone around him. Abiodun Orimoloye is his name and this is what we know about him. Barely two years since he…

How Tennis League Started At The Diamond Lawn Tennis Club

Tennis development in Nigeria has to happen, primarily, at the places where we have people together closely-knit as a community, and that’s the story of the Diamond Tennis League. Lekan Bisiriyu, a member of the club, and one of those…

JUST IN! Nigeria’s Ohunene Yakubu Reaches Highest Ever Junior ITF Ranking

Ohunene Yakubu has hit her highest ever ranking on the Junior ITF Rankings, Nigeria Tennis Live can authoritatively report. The Tunisia-based tennis sensation was a semifinalist at the recent J60 event in Tunisia, where she was only ousted by eventual…

Tennis Meets Data: Meet Navy Tennis Club’s Daniel Gabriel

As we continue to look forward to our dreams of moving and growing tennis in Nigeria, we are introducing a new series to you; Tennis Meets Data. Our focus on grassroots developments has birthed this new direction and as we…

Yakubu Reaches Tunisia J60 Semis, Ogunsakin Falters In QF

Nigeria’s top ranked female junior tennis player, Ohunene Yakubu, was in great form at the J60 Tunisia event which ended last week. Yakubu, winner of the J30 Abuja event a few months ago, reached the semifinals of the J60 competition…

Why I Believe I’m Ready To Play Billie Jean King Cup – Serena Teluwo

US-based talented Nigerian tennis player, Serena Teluwo, says she is now ripe and ready to represent Nigeria at the Billie Jean King Cup event. The Shaw University student who was recently crowned the Rookie of the year after a scintillating…