Kikuxi Tennis Open: Adesuwa, Wanjala In Epic Finale In Angola

Nigeria’s Adesuwa Osabuohien has landed in the final of the Kikuxi Tennis Open in Angola after winning her semifinal match without breaking a sweat.

The week-long $2,000 tournament has been a rollercoaster for the Nigerian Billie Jean King Cup captain, as she proved just why she’s one of Nigeria’s best female players.

And in her semifinal match on Saturday afternoon, the US-based Nigerian tennis star got the better of Ghana’s Yvonne Tagoe in two straight sets, winning 6-1, 6-2.

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The player fondly called Ade Mama by her peers will now take on Kenya’s Cynthia Wanjala in an epic finale after the East African took apart Congo Democratic Republic’s Allyson Onya in a three-set thriller which ended 7-6, 1-6, 6-2.

The winner of the Women’s Singles event will go home with the ultimate prize money of $2,000 despite the fact that it is an all-expense paid tournament for the players.

About 50 players from 12 countries participated in the tournament which served off on Monday, 19 August, 2024 at the Kikuxi Villas Club Tennis Academy in Luanda, Angola.

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Three Nigerian players, Canice Abua, Michael Emmanuel and Adesuwa Osabuohien participated in the tournament, but only Adesuwa reached the final as Abua lost in the knockout stage while Emmanuel fell short in the quarterfinal.

Nigeria Tennis Live will keep tabs on the finale of the Kikuxi Tennis Open which serves off on Sunday afternoon, and report the update from the event to our teeming audience scattered across the globe.