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J30 Abuja: Nigerian Players Crush Their Foreign Counterparts, Land In Semis

Nigerian players at the ongoing J30 Abuja event have proven to be exceptional with their performances in the second leg of the ITF event. The players have ensured that the Boys’ and Girls’ Singles will be won by a Nigerian…

J30 Abuja: Fu Wang Choi Upsets Nigeria’s Jimoh, Set For Revenge Against Yahaya

Fu Wang Choi from Hong Kong has caused an unprecedented upset at the J30 Abuja event after defeating tournament’s number two seed, Joseph Franklin Jimoh in a final set match. The teenager who is the number one junior player from…

Savage Set To Become First Ever Nigerian To Play Para-Standing Tennis

Kayode Savage, a Nigerian tennis player and coach, has been accepted as one of the players who will be playing the 2024 Para-Standing Tennis World Championships. The Para-Standing Tennis World Championships is a tennis event organized for tennis players with…

J30 Abuja: I Never ‘Experrerit’ – ‘Posi Opens Up After Winning First Ever ITF Match

Lagos-based Ayomiposi Agboola, aka ‘Posi, was full of ecstasy after winning his first ever match in an ITF competition. The Lagos Country Club, Ikeja, Lagos trainee defeated Namibia’s Joel Hiveluah 6-1, 6-1 in what was the Nigerian’s second ITF match…

J30 Abuja: Mohammed Upsets Bassey As Nzewi Loses To Fu Wang

The Girls’ Singles match between the J30 Abuja event’s number two seed, Etoro Bassey, and Khadijat Mohammed ended in a defeat for the former, Nigeria Tennis Live reports. Mohammed who lost to eventual winner Ohunene Yakubu, in the quarterfinal of…

Khadijat, Etoro In Epic Battle As J30 Abuja Second Leg Serves Off

The centre court of the tennis section inside the National Stadium in Abuja will not be short of fireworks when two of Nigeria’s top juniors face each other as the second leg of the J30 Abuja serves off. Khadijat Mohammed,…

Ogunsakin Hits Top 800, Yakubu Soars High In New ITF Ranking

Nigerian players have hit top ITF ranking spots after their amazing performances at the first leg of the J30 Abuja event which ended on Sunday, 18 February, 2024. The ranking released by the ITF on Monday, 19 February, saw many…

Reaching The J30 Abuja Final Alone Is A Dream Come True – Etoro Bassey

Etoro Bassey from the GEUF Tennis Academy in Akwa Ibom is more than excited to have reached the J30 Abuja Girls Singles final. The second highest-ranked Nigerian female player on the ITF rankings is the tournament’s number two seed, and…

J30 Abuja: Meet The Boys, Girls Singles Finalists

After five days of thorough competitive tennis action at the J30 Abuja tourney, the finalists have emerged in the boys and girls Singles event. Seun Ogunsakin, playing in front of a packed crowd inside the tennis section of the National…

Can Ogunsakin Defeat ‘Biscuit’ To Reach His Second J30 Final?

Seun Ogunsakin defeated his friend and eternal rival, Mubarak Ganiyu, in two straight sets to reach the semis of the J30 Abuja event on Friday, 16 February, 2024. The former African U-14 number one player, who is the tournament’s number…