BREAKING: Brave Sylvester Loses To No 4 Seed, Crashes Out In Q/F
Nigeria’s tennis sensation , Sylvester Emmanuel who turned heads with a sterling performance on Wednesday night has been dumped out of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, after losing 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 to Maamoun Karim-Mohammed, Naija Tennis Special can report. Major,…
BREAKING: Sylvester Upsets Another Top Seed, Joins Enosoregbe In Q/F
Nigeria’s Sylvester Emanuel has defeated Klegou Alexis (7) of Benin Republic (6) 6-7, 6-1, 7-6 (1) to breeze into the quarter finals of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship. Playing in the longest match of the tournament so far (3hours…
BREAKING NEWS: Enosoregbe Upsets Top Seed, Lands In Gov’s Cup Q/F
Nigeria’s Clifford Enosoregbe has caused the first upset at the ongoing Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, and has qualified for the quarter final after beating number eight seed, Smola Maciej 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-2, Naija Tennis Special can authoritatively report. The…
BREAKING: Nigeria’s No 1 Player Moses Crashes Out Of Governor’s Cup (photo)
Nigeria’s Michael Moses has been dumped out of the first leg of the ongoing Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship after losing 6-3, 6-2 to France’s Calvin Hemery. The Nigerian number one male tennis player who had been tipped to lead…
Governor’s Cup: Enosoregbe, Atseye, Sylvester Land In 2nd Round
Nigerian players at the ongoing Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship are facing different fortunes already. The first leg of the $100,000 tournament kicked off in Lagos on Monday, October 10, with about 16 Nigerian players making it to the Main…
Governor’s Cup: With N47.6m At Stake, Is It Time For A Nigerian Win?
The 16th edition of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship is the highest-paying tournament in west and central Africa, and it is hosted in Nigeria. However, the international tournament seems to be one organised by Nigerians for foreigners since none…
NCC Tennis League: Team FCT Beat Team Kalotori To Top White Group
Team FCT, over the holiday weekend, won five of the seven points at stake to beat Team Kalotari in a White Group tie of the NCC Tennis League at the Port Harcourt Club. Former national champion Thomas Otu gave the…
NCC Tennis League: Champions Clash In Port Harcourt and Onitsha
The NCC Tennis League matches taking place this weekend (Saturday October 1 and Sunday October 2) at the Port Harcourt and the Onitsha Sports Clubs will feature four teams parading former and present national tennis champions. Sylvester Emmanuel (left) and…
Governor’s Cup: Nigeria’s Christian Paul Makes History, Starts In Main Draw
Christian Paul, ranked 1290 in the world will make history at this year’s Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship as he is the first Nigerian ever to be listed from the start of the tournament in the Main Draw. Information made…
NCC Tennis League: Civil Defence In Blistering Start To New Season
Team Civil Defence, runner-up in the maiden edition of the NCC Tennis League last year, have started this year’s edition on a winning note by beating Team Hope in Asaba. The star- studded Civil Defence team looked vunerable on the…
