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Gov’s Cup Tennis: Unseeded Player Crushes No 1 Seed As Babalola, Enosoregbe Lose Badly

The first week of the Futures 4 of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship has begun on a rather surprising note with Karim Mohamed-Mamooun, the tournament’s number one seed, has been sent packing from the Men’s Singles.Nigerian Tennis Live checks…

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Exclusive: Coach Ubale Gets ITF Grant To Attend World Coaches Conference In Bulgaria

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…

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Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis: Nigerians Hope On Enosoregbe Imeh, Wild Card Babalola, Bulus

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…

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Check Out The Full Ranking Of Nigerian Players As Governor’s Cup Tennis Hots Up In Lagos

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…

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Atseye Joins Other Nigerians In Main Draws As Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Serves Off

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…

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FACT CHECK: Egypt’s Maamoun Overtakes Turkish Star As Governor’s Cup No 1 Seed

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…

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WEEKEND SPECIAL: Is It Time For A Nigerian To Win The Governor’s Cup?

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…

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Marylove Is Not Only A Great Tennis Player, She Is Also Sound Academically (Photo Proof)

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…

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2017 Governor’s Cup: Why We Prefered Bulus, Oyinlomo, Adetayo, Others For Wild Card – Organisers

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…

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NCC League Is The Best Thing To Happen To Nigerian Tennis In Recent Times – Savage

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…