Nene Yakubu, 9-yr-old Bright Shine At Adeyemi-Bero Junior Tennis Championship
Youngster Nene Yakubu was one of the stars at the recently held Adeyemi-Bero Annual Tennis Championship which climaxed over the weekend. The competition which is basically an U-14 event, was competed by some of the best in the age category…
PUMA Wheelchair Tennis Championship: Nigeria’s Adewale Crushes Ghanaian Star
Alex Adewale of Nigeria began his quest to the defense of his Puma Engineering Wheelchair Tennis Championship in Abuja with a convincing 6-0, 6-2 win over Abdurasak Nuhu of Ghana. The top ranked Nigerian was decisive in his shots hitting…
Davis Cup Fallout: I Met My Players At The Airport For The First Time – Atiomo
Nigeria’s Davis Cup Captain, John Atiomo, has opened up on why Team Nigeria to the recent tournament crashed out unceremoniously and got relegated in the process. In this short exclusive interview with Nigeria Tennis Live, Atiomo revealed how he met…
Nigeria Dominates ITF Wheelchair Tennis Championship In Abuja
The 2nd PUMA Engineering Wheelchair Tennis Championship is scheduled to serve off today at the National Tennis Centre, Abuja with Nigerians expected to dominate the main draws. As at Monday afternoon, more than 25 Nigerians had registered for the singles events…
Ekiti Youngsters Ogunshakin, Adeleye Dominate Chevron Junior Tennis Championship
Oluwaseun Ogunshakin and Daniel Adeleye from Ekiti State have emerged as winners in the recently concluded Chevron Junior Tennis Masters tournament in Lagos. Ogunshakin, who is unarguably the hottest Nigerian Under 12 player in the country, ensured that he maintained…
UK-based Tennis Academy Builds Multipurpose Courts For Nigerian School
Reports reaching Nigeria Tennis Live have it that UK-based Apex Tennis Academy has completed the construction of two tennis and multipurpose courts in collaboration with Chalcedony School, Abijo G.R.A Lekki, Lagos. This information was made available by Adesola Aderogba, the…
These Eight Players Have Taken PTR Coaching Course To Become Tennis Coaches (Photos)
No fewer than eight players have taken the PTR Certification Course in their bid to become tennis coaches. The training which was held at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos and organized by Coach Abel Ubiebi of the ACES Tennis Academy,…
Nigerian Coaches Storm Thailand For Worldwide Coaches’ Conference (Photos)
Nigerian coaches have landed in Bangkok, Thailand, for the world coaches’ conference, Nigeria Tennis Live can authoritatively report. The coaches numbering six, stormed the beautiful city on Friday for the worldwide conference after two of them attended the High Performance…
After Dominating Lagos Open Juniors, Ekiti Players Set To Repeat Feat At Chevron Junior Tourney
Ekiti State accounted for six medalists at the recently concluded Lagos Open junior competition and are set to repeat the same feat in the Chevron Junior tennis Championship. Information made available to Nigeria Tennis Live has it that out of…
Nigerian Junior Stars Fall Short In Their Junior ITF Circuit Matches
The trio of Abayomi Philips, Emmanuel Jebutu and Marylove Edwards all fell short in their matches at the ongoing Junior ITF Circuits in Maputo, Mozambique and Dakar, Senegal. Nigeria Tennis Live reported that the players were making giant strides in…
