While all his colleagues were on the court engaging in one competition or the other, Quzeem Kushimo was looking away in sheer disappointment. The 13-year-old Ogun State player had left his State with the rest of the team to participate…
Lorelay Holzendorf, one of the outstanding players at the ongoing National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State, is already plotting another big win. The Team Edo youngster who recently led team Nigeria to a top finish at the ITF/CAT U-12…
Amazing Nigerian tennis teenager, David Ekpenyong, is close to ranking among the top 200 players in the world. Nigeria Tennis Live checks revealed that the youngster, who was a losing finalist at the J100 event in Quebec, Canada last week,…
Zimbabwean Coach Mkhululi George has shared an insight into Seun Ogunsakin and how his playing style reminds him of tennis legend Rafael Nadal. The coach who made this remark after watching the Nigerian youngster destroy his opponents in the African…
Nigerian players have shown bookmakers across the globe that with the enabling environment and appropriate resources, they can thrive, and thrive very well. Not only have these players shown their abilities on the world stage, they have done it as…
Gangling Nigerian teenage tennis sensation, David Ekpenyong, is Nigeria’s new number one male tennis player, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. Ekpenyong won two of the three national tournaments recently played in Abuja and was a losing finalist in the third…
Despite his quarterfinals loss in the Singles event of the African Junior Tennis Championships for U-14s in Morocco, Seun Ogunsakin remains a player to beat in Africa. The Ekiti-born tennis prodigy would later partner Prosper Ikenna Okonkwo, another talented Nigerian,…
Mofifunoluwa Atilola was the star of the day when the FAAN Tennis Club rounded off the 9th edition of its week-long Junior Tennis Championship in Lagos. The Lagos Lawn Tennis Club player was the cynosure of all eyes as she…
The Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) has introduced a new player rating system for tennis players on the African continent. A statement on the official website of the African tennis governing body revealed that the system named ITF World Tennis…
Mubarak Ganiyu, one of Nigeria’s talented youngsters, is edging closer to reaching top 1000 players on the World Junior ITF rankings. The Nigerian teenager who has been on tour of African countries for some weeks has raked in some points…