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Canada’s Brayden Whips Brazilian To Win 2017 Tombim Abuja Open

It was a show of superiority on Saturday, May 6, as the 2017 edition of the Tombim Abuja Open reached an interesting climax in Nigeria’s federal capital. The first leg of the three-legged top class tennis ‘carnival’ was won by…

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Tombim Abuja Open: Home-sick Michael Moses Says He Could Have Fared Better

Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, Michael Moses, has revealed in an exclusive chat with Naija Tennis Special that he misses playing the Tombim Abuja Open. Moses who is presently studying at the University of Louisiana in the United States…

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Meet The 3 ‘Musketeers’ Restoring Spine To Nigerian Tennis (Photos)

For tennis followers and enthusiasts in Nigeria, the state of the racket game has dropped to a level where players have had to leave the country in search of ‘any’ tournament in neighbouring countries. Such is the decay in the…

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Tombim Abuja Open: Brave Sylvester Loses Doubles Semis

Nigeria’s hopes of having a representative in the final of the ongoing Tombim Abuja Open have been dashed after her last player, Sylvester Emmanuel, was bundled out of the competition in the doubles semis on Thursday, May 4. Naija Tennis…

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Tombim Abuja Open: Sylvester Set For Doubles Final Berth

Nigeria’s Sylvester Emmanuel is just a match away from landing in the final of the Men’s Doubles final event at the ongoing Tombim Abuja Open, Naija Tennis Special can authoritatively confirm. The Barcelona, Spain-based tennis star was dumped out of…

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Tombim Abuja Open: Sylvester Upsets Top Seed, Advances To Semis

Nigeria’s Sylvester Emmanuel has proven to be one of the country’s top tennis stars after partnering Australia’s Mark Verryth to bundle out the pair of Pedro Bernard (Brazil) Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (Argentina). Sylvester joined his partner to win the match 4-6, 6-4,…

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Photo News: Amazing Moments From Tennis Stars At Tombim Abuja Open

The ongoing Tombim Abuja Open is certainly making the National Stadium in the federal capital buzz with activities. Majority of the participants at the ITF pro-circuit are not from Nigeria, but have continued to enjoy the ambience that the city…

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Enosoregbe Set To Avenge Nigeria’s Defeat In Hands Of Zimbabwean

Nigeria’s Clifford Enosoregbe has the opportunity to avenge the defeat of compatriot, Emmanuel Emeruwa, to Zimbabwe’s Benjamin Lock when the pair square up today in the first match of the second round at the ongoing Tombim Abuja Open. Lock had…

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Tombim Abuja Open: Sylvester Bundled Out By Top Seed, Emeruwa Too

Sylvester Emmanuel’s dreams of at least making it to the semis of the ongoing Tombim Abuja Open has been dashed after the top Nigerian star was bundled out by Alessandro Bega, the tournament’s number three seed. The Nigerian player, who…

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Tombim Abuja Open: Tough Draws For Nigerian Stars

The two Nigerian tennis players in today’s tennis fixtures will have their hands full when hostilities resume in less than an hour, Naija Tennis Special can authoritatively report. Sylvester Emmanuel, who happens to be Nigeria’s highest ranked player coming into…