National junior tennis, Mohammed Ubale, has gotten an ITF educational grant to attend the 20th ITF Worldwide Coaches Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria.The experienced coach who has tutored many Nigerian players to impressive wins across the world, shared this piece of…
Nigeria’s hopes of advancing to the next stage of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship are hinged on the performances of the star players who made it to the Main Draw of the ITF pro-circuit in Lagos.Abdulmumuni Babalola, Nigeria’s number…
Nigerian players have, over the years, complained about the real essence of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, labeling it a tournament organized simply for the foreign players every year. Truly, since the tournament became an ITF-rated championship, no Nigerian…
Nigeria’s Henry Atseye has joined some of his compatriots in the Main Draws of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship which serves off on Monday, 9 October, 2017, Nigerian Tennis Live can authoritatively report.According to our regular checks with the…
Egypt’s Karim Mohamed-Maamoun has overtaken Cem Ilkel as the highest ranked player at the 2017 Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, whose qualifying series serves off on Saturday, Nigerian Tennis Live has gathered. As at last week, Ilkel, the 22-year-old Turkish…
The annual Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship presents Nigerians with one of the opportunities they do not get unless they travel outside the country.The ITF-certified pro-circuit which offers a total prize money of about $100,000 dollars is regarded as the…
Nigeria’s chances of having a podium place finish at the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship has been dealt a huge blow as the country’s number one player, Sylvester Emmanuel, has pulled out of the tournament.Nigerian Tennis Live can exclusively report…
Apart from her impressive performances on the tennis courts, prodigiously talented Nigerian young tennis star, Marylove Edwards, is also a force to reckon with in her academics.Nigerian Tennis Live had reported a few weeks ago that the Nigerian starlet who…
The organisers of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship have explained their reason for giving wild card to players who got them in the 17th edition of the ITF pro-circuit.Nigerian Tennis Live had exclusively reported that talented Nigerian youngsters; Christopher…
One of Nigeria’s top coaches, Kayode Savage, has heaped encomiums on the organisers of the NCC Tennis League, describing it as the best thing to happen to Nigerian tennis in recent times.‘KK’ as the tennis enthusiast is fondly called, made…