Interview: Maybe A Nigerian Can Win The ITF Futures This Year – Ajoge
Edmond Ajoge is one of the sponsors of the three-legged ITF Futures currently going on in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital.Ajoge single-handedly sponsored the first-ever Tombim Abuja Open in 2015, where he told Naija Tennis Special in an exclusive chat that he would really…
Dayak Open: Nigeria’s Sylvester Lands In Q/Final Without Hitting A Ball
For the first time since the commencement of the Dayak Open, Nigeria’s Sylvester Emmanuel has qualified for the quarterfinals of the doubles event without as much as hitting a ball. Naija Tennis Special checks in Abuja revealed that the Spain-based…
Easy Draws For Nigerian Players As Dayak Open Serves Off In Abuja
At least one Nigerian player is assured of a passage to the second round of the Datak Open which serves off on Monday, 8 May, 2017, inside the tennis section of the National Stadium, Abuja. According to the draw sheet…
Dayak Open: Otu, Christian Join Sylvester, Enosoregbe In Main Draws As Atseye Drops
Following the end of the Tombim Abuja Open on Saturday, Nigerian players have started making plans to make their presence felt in the second ITF Futures which kicks off on Monday, 8 May inside the Package B of the National…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
