Quietly but steadily, Nigeria’s youngster, Seun Ogunsakin, is en route to his second consecutive J60 final if he defeats his Chinese opponent in the semis of the event.
The Tunisia-based tennis teenager who is currently ranked 379 in the world, is playing at the J60 Harare Junior ITF tournament in Zimbabwe, and has been going about his job smoothly.
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The Ekiti-born former African number one U-14 player defeated Edilson Jose De Arauje Rosa from Mozambique in a thrilling two set game which ended 7-6(6), 6-4.
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To reach his second consecutive final, Ogunsakin will have to outlast China’s Jintao Lan who has also had a fantastic outing in Zimbabwe so far.
The Nigerian youngster could not reach the Doubles final after partnering De Arauje Rosa in the Boys’ Doubles semis and lost to the China and Zimbabwe pair of Junle Li and Ronan Tashingamtisi. The game ended 5-7, 6-2, 9-11.
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All eyes will be on Ogunsakin as he tries to go one better than the Chinese player who has not dropped a single set all week en route to reaching the semifinals of the event.
Nigeria Tennis Live will keep tabs on the player’s performance in Zimbabwe and report his progress as the tournament continues.