Adeleye, Okonkwo Seek Final Berth As J60 Accra Climaxes In Ghana
Daniel Adeleye and Prosperity Okonkwo will be seeking to reach the final of the J60 Accra for the second consecutive week when they take to the courts today.
Adeleye, Nigeria’s highest ranked player on the junior ITF ranking, has been in great form since the commencement of the J60 event about four weeks ago.
Not for once since the tournament started did he not reach the final, winning two of those, and losing out on one to his Nigerian counterpart, Prosperity.
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The Davis Cup player is now in the semifinal for the fourth consecutive week and he takes on Louis Mouffe from Belgium in what will determine his fate in the next round.
Okonkwo, the other Nigerian in the semifinal, will have to be at his best, yet again, as he faces a monstrous hill in Francky Hoimian, the tournament’s number two seed, in the semis.
The Nigerian youngster who defeated Adeleye to win the week three of the J60 event has already gotten the better of the Ivorian Davis Cup player in the competition.
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The semifinal clash between the pair will present another opportunity for them to go head-to-head again as the Abuja-based teenager continues to boost his profile on the ITF.
A win for both Nigerians will ensure that a Nigerian reaches the final of the junior ITF event for the fifth time in six weeks.
Nigeria Tennis Live will keep monitoring the performances of the players and report all the updates to our teeming audience scattered across the globe.
