Indecision Over New CBN Open Date Leaves Nigerian Players Frustrated
The indecision by the sponsors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Open to fix a new date for the annual tennis championship has left many Nigerian tennis players frustrated, Nigerian Tennis Live can authoritatively report.The CBN Open has been…
Davis Cup: Team Nigeria To Go Into Close Camping In June
Nigerian Tennis Live can exclusively report that Team Nigeria to the forthcoming Davis Cup will soon go into a close camping to prepare for the team tournament. Information made available to our correspondent by Rotimi Akinloye, the head of the…
Our Last Hope For ITF Futures Success Is To Return To The Grassroots – Ajoge
After four years of steadily sponsoring ITF Futures in Nigeria, Edmond Ajoge, the sole sponsor of Tombim Abuja Open, says it is time to return to grassroots tennis.In an exclusive chat with Nigerian Tennis Live in Abuja, dark-skinned Ajoge expressed…
21-Year-Old Brazilian Climbs To Top 400 After Winning 2 ITF Futures In Abuja
Brazilian Joao Menezes signed off a memorable three-week exploit in Nigeria in a spectacular fashion by clinching the GSL Open Nigeria F3 Futures in Abuja following a 6-3, 6-1 win over Arjun Kadhe of India, the fourth seed. It was…
AMAZING: Former National Champion Atseye Makes Debut As Tennis Official (Photo)
At a time when most Nigerian players were struggling for ATP points and match fitness at the ongoing F1-3 in Nigeria, Henry Atseye, a former national champion, decided to tow another path; the officiating aspect of tennis.The former Central Bank…
GSL Open: Otu Loses To Top Seed, Holds Head High In Defeat
He may have lost his match against Maximilian Neuchrist, the Australian number three seed at the GSL Open in Abuja on Wednesday, 2 May, but Thomas Otu was quite brave on the court and did not show any sign of…
GSL Open: Thomas Otu Beats Indian Silly, Faces Big Test In 2nd Round Match
It was a sheer show of superiority and class when Nigeria’s Thomas Otu took out Nenwani Anurag, an Indian, in their first round match at the ongoing GSL Open in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital to qualify for the second round.Otu…
Generation Next: Who Is This Phillips Abayomi?
The recently concluded Zenith Bank Next Generation Junior Tennis Masters has thrown open another junior tennis player, Phillips Abayomi, whom tennis observers will be looking out for in the nearest future.The unseeded Abayomi who was playing his first ever final…
GSL Open: Sylvester Plays FInal Set Against Stubborn French Star
Even though he lost his first round match against unseeded Tom Jomby of France at the ongoing GSL Open, Nigeria’s Sylvester Emmanuel put up a show against the stubborn player, dragging him to the final set.The Spain-based Nigerian star had…
GSL Open: Nigeria’s Sylvester Faces Stern French Test In First Main Draw Clash
Tom Jomby will provide Nigeria’s Sylvester Emmanuel a major test to prove how good a player he is when the pair square up in one of the early first round matches at the GSL Open in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital.Sylvester,…
