Nigeria Tennis Live

Year: 2024

Seun Ogunsakin, 7 Others Selected To Play Grade A ITF Events In South Africa

Nigeria’s Seun Ogunsakin has been listed for three top grade Junior ITF tournaments in the coming weeks, Nigeria Tennis Live can reliably report. Ogunsakin, based in Tunisia, and the highest Nigerian player on the Junior ITF Ranking, is among a…

GOODNEWS: New Tennis Academy Set For Launch In Ekiti

Nigeria Tennis Live has gathered that a new tennis academy will be officially launched in Ekiti State in the next couple of months. Dr. Lekan Makinde, the CEO of Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation (OOF), and initiator of the Lekmak Tennis Academy,…

Gbolahan Odele Tennis: Agunbiade, Tersoo, Ayinla Emerge Winners In Lagos

The Gbolahan Odele Junior Tennis Championship has produced unprecedented winners in Nigeria’s junior tennis circuit after an exciting finale in Lagos. The week-long junior tournament sponsored by Chief Gbolahan Odele was attended by players from about ten States across the…

Road To Turin: Bulus Closing Up On Top 800 In New ATP Rankings

Nigeria’s Christopher Bulus keeps going up on his ATP rankings after some impressive performances on the tour in recent weeks, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. The US-based Davis Cup star reached under 1000 in the Road To Turin ATP rankings…

Nigeria’s Chukwudubem Amasiani Wins Fourth ITF/CAT U-14 Title In Two Weeks

Chukwudubem Amasiani has won his fourth title in two weeks at the ITF/CAT African 14&U Circuit in Madagascar, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. The African number eight U-14 player has been in an unstoppable form for a while now, and…

BREAKING! Adesuwa Osabuohien Wins Kikuxi Tennis Open In Angola

Nigeria’s Adesuwa Osabuohien has won the 2024 edition of the Kikuxi Tennis Open in Luanda, Angola, after defeating Cynthia Wanjala from Kenya. Osabuohien has been unarguably the most clinical player all week, and expectedly won the Women’s Singles title after…

Kikuxi Tennis Open: Adesuwa, Wanjala In Epic Finale In Angola

Nigeria’s Adesuwa Osabuohien has landed in the final of the Kikuxi Tennis Open in Angola after winning her semifinal match without breaking a sweat. The week-long $2,000 tournament has been a rollercoaster for the Nigerian Billie Jean King Cup captain,…

Ex-National Player Christie Agugbom Gives Back, Organizes Junior Tennis Tournament

Former Nigerian number one female tennis player, Christie Agugbom, has put together a South East Junior Tennis Classics for players in the south eastern part of the country. Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that the former tennis champion gathered U-12, 14…

Osabuohien In Semis As Abua, Akpan Fall Short In Kikuxi Tennis Open Q/final

Adesuwa Osabuohien made a little matter of her quarterfinal match at the ongoing Kikuxi Tennis Open Championship in Angola to secure a semis berth. The WTA 1337 player was in a ‘no mercy’ form when she took the court against…

Gbolahan Odele Tennis: Sponsor Identifies Talented Youngsters For Prospective Sponsorship

Chief Gbolahan Odele, sponsor of the ongoing Gbolahan Odele Junior Tennis Championship in Lagos, has revealed the true intention of the age grade competition. The tournament which was first held at the Police College in Ikeja, Lagos, in 2023, has…