In 2003, Djokovic Was Ranked 74, While Nigeria’s Lawal Was 83 In The World; What Has Changed?
Novak Djokovic is the world’s number 2 ranked player at the moment, but only 17 years ago, Nigeria’s Shehu Lawal was ranked just nine places below him in the world juniors. As at this time, the 34-year-old Lawal was at…
Quadre Storms Tunisia For ITF Grade 2 Tourney, Sets Top 50 Target For 2020
Nigerian teenage tennis prodigy, Oyinlomo Quadre, is storming Tunisia for the Grade 2 ITF Junior tournament as she begins her 2020 tennis season. The world’s top 200 player who ended year 2019 on a high, was arguably Nigeria’s biggest star…
Vision2020: Abayomi, Jebutu Set For One Month Tour Of Europe
Youngsters Abayomi Phillips and Emmanuel Jebutu may soon be on their way out of Nigeria for a tour of Europe for about a month or more. The junior players who are 321 & 695 players in the world junior rankings…
Nigeria Planning To Host Challenger Series In 2021 – NTF President
There are strong indications that the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) may be hosting a Challenger series in year 2021. For a few years, the federation had been mooting the idea of having a Challenger series in the country to boost…
My Colleagues Have Resorted To Begging Because We Don’t Have Any Wheelchair Tennis Tournament – Williams
Nigeria’s number four ranked wheelchair tennis player, Williams Ukari, has lamented over the absence of national tournaments for players with special abilities, revealing that it has led some of them to begging at night. Ukari who won bronze at the…
Vision2020: Ekiti State Tennis Coach Vows To Win More Than 25 Trophies
Coach Akinwunmi Ogunshakin, the Ekiti State junior tennis coach, has revealed his plans to ensure that his team comes out tops in all their engagements for the new year. Ogunshakin who has only recently returned from the AJC qualifying series…
BREAKING: Team Nigeria Land In Lagos After AJC Qualifiers In Togo (Photos)
Nigeria’s team to Lomé, Togo, have landed in the country after an eventful participation at the ITF/CAT AJC Qualifying series in the west African country. The team arrived at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos on Wednesday afternoon, after a safe…
AMAZING: Team Nigeria Returns To Main AJC After 3 Years Absence
The victory of Nigeria’s U-16 boys at the just concluded ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers has ensured a return of the country to the Main AJC for the first time in three years. Nigeria Tennis Live reports that the U-16 boys clinched…
NTF Assures Nigerian Tennis Players Of Two New National Tournaments In 2020
Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has assured Nigerian tennis players that the federation is planning two additional tournaments to the tennis season. The NTF President who made this confirmation during a brief phone discussion…
Team Nigeria Win First Gold, Silver In Team Event Ahead Of Final Day Showdown At ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers In Togo
Nigeria’s youngsters at the ongoing ITF/CAT AJC Qualifying series in Lomé, Togo, have already won two medals before the final round of matches at the competition. Reports made available to Nigeria Tennis Live revealed that the U-16 boys clinched gold…
