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CBN Open: Fireworks In Abuja As Babalola Battles Sylvester For Men’s Singles Title

Abdulmumin Babalola will be seeking to break the ‘recent jinx’ of reaching a CBN Open final without winning it when he comes up against Sylvester Emmanuel at the men’s singles event later today. Monaco, as the legendary tennis player is…

CBN Open: Oyinlomo ‘Overwhelmed’ By First Senior National Title Ahead Of ‘Generational’ Finale

Young Nigerian tennis sensation, Oyinlomo Quadre, has expressed overwhelming excitement after clinching her first ever senior national title. The Morocco-based player combined well with Mary Tenu-Michael to beat the experienced pair of Blessing Samuel and Christie Agugbom to clinch the…

CBN Open: ‘Everybody Is Now Scared Of Oyinlomo’

After repeatedly defeating top players with unprecedented score lines, it appears as if every female player at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Open Tennis Championship is now wary of Oyinlomo Quadre. For three consecutive matches now, Quadre has…

CBN Open: Wild Card Oyinlomo In Epic Battle Against No 1 Seed For Semis Spot

The tennis section of the National Stadium, Abuja will experience an epic tennis battle as Nigeria’s teenage sensation, Oyinlomo Quadre battles Blessing Samuel, the number one seed at the ongoing Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Championship. Quadre, ranked…

ICYMI: Breakdown Of CBN Senior Tennis Open Prize Money (1st Round-Final)

Many tennis enthusiasts in the country are quite aware of the ongoing Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Open, and are getting the updates too. But not many can boast of the breakdown of the prize money. The 41st…

Abuja To Host CBN Senior Open For 2nd Consecutive Year As NTF Reveals Details

The annual Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Championship will be hosted by Abuja for the second consecutive season as announced by the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF). Nigeria Tennis Live had exclusively reported in 2018, how the sponsors were…

Now That The ITF World Tour Events Are Over, When Will We Have Our First National Tournament Of 2019?

Every year, before the commencement of the annual ITF World Tour events in Nigeria, the local players are always eager to show that they can get past their foreign counterparts, but no matter how much efforts they put in, they…

NTF President Gives Important Update On Planned Junior ITF Tournaments, Reveals Why Calendar Is Not Out Yet

Engr. Dayo Akindoju, the president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has updated teeming Nigerian tennis enthusiasts on the latest developments as regards the proposed Junior ITF competitions in the country. The NTF president in a recent post, had revealed…

Over 120 Junior Tennis Players Storm Lagos For 2nd Azimuth Championship (Photos)

Junior players from all over Nigeria have stormed the tennis section of the National Stadium, Surulere, as the second edition of the Azimuth Shipping Lines Junior Tennis Championship kicks off in Lagos. Pictures obtained by Nigeria Tennis Live showed that…

DONE DEAL: Two National Tournaments To Be Added To The Nigerian Tennis Circuit

Nigeria Tennis Live scoops have it that the Nigeria Tennis Federation has concluded plans to add new national tournaments to the local tennis circuit, bringing the number of competitions to about six. This information was made available to our correspondent…