BREAKING! Ekpenyong Beats Nikola Jovic, Wins First-ever J100 Event
David Ekpenyong has gotten his revenge against Nikola Jovic from Serbia and has won the J100 tournament in Accra, Ghana. The Nigerian player, seeded three for the tournament, defeated the number two seed in a three-set thriller to win his…
Nigerian Players Take ITF Coaching Courses, Share Stories
Some Nigerian players who have been frustrated by the state of tennis in the country and their inability to grow in the game have started taking ITF Coaching Classes. The players, Nigeria Tennis Live gathered, are part of the students…
JUST IN! Ekpenyong Upsets Top Seed, Lands In J100 Accra Final
David Ekpenyong has reached his second consecutive final at the J100 event in Accra, Ghana, Nigeria Tennis Live has gathered. The Nigerian number one player, who was a runner-up in last week’s event, was outstanding in the match against the…
BREAKING! Wild Card Bulus Upsets Top 400 Player In Telavi Open
Nigeria’s Christopher Bulus keeps raising the bar with his performance whenever he takes to the court as he has just caused a very unprecedented upset in Georgia, USA. The world 1287 Nigerian has just defeated his opponent, Eric Vanshelboim, a…
Ekpenyong Rises In Latest ITF Ranking, Closes Up On Top 8 In Africa
Slowly, but steadily, Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, David Ekpenyong is closing up on becoming the number one African Junior player. In the recently released rankings by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the Nigerian teenager moved 20 places to…
BREAKING! Nigeria’s Bulus Reaches Highest Ever ATP Ranking
Christopher Bulus from Nigeria has reached his highest ever ATP ranking spot after the recently released ranking were made public on Monday, 16 October, 2023. The 22-year-old US-based professional player had been stuck on the 1368 spot for a few…
Ohunene, Mubarak, 15 Others In Action As Ghana J30 Hots Up
Nigerian players have taken the Junior ITF Circuit in Ghana by storm with 17 of them making it to the Main Draws of the week two at the J30 event. Ohunene Yakubu was the only Nigerian who played in the…
Ohunene Jumps 188 Places, Breaks Into Top 1000 In World Rankings
Nigeria’s Ohunene Yakubu has broken into the top 1000 junior tennis players in the world according to the latest ITF Junior Tennis rankings released on Monday, 18 September, 2023. The Nigerian youngster moved up 188 places in the recently released…
FAAN Junior Tennis: Double Champ Mofifun Shines As Nekepkemi Wins Big In Lagos
Mofifunoluwa Atilola was the star of the day when the FAAN Tennis Club rounded off the 9th edition of its week-long Junior Tennis Championship in Lagos. The Lagos Lawn Tennis Club player was the cynosure of all eyes as she…
ITF World Tennis Number: CAT Introduces New Player Rating System
The Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) has introduced a new player rating system for tennis players on the African continent. A statement on the official website of the African tennis governing body revealed that the system named ITF World Tennis…
