Tag Archives: Nigerian Tennis Players

Nigeria’s Christopher Bulus may have lost his first ever Challenger match against Australia’s Dayne Kelly, but he quite enjoyed himself on the court. Kelly, ranked 463 on the ATP rankings, defeated the former New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) student in ...

Mrs. Onoja, mother of Iye and Neku Onoja, two of Nigeria’s young tennis players, has revealed how much the lockdown has affected her children’s tennis. Since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, tennis activities had been grounded all over the world. Players ...

Koye Sowemimo, a Nigerian Sports Marketing expert and tennis enthusiast, has called for a structural approach to tennis development in Nigeria, an ingredient which he says has been missing for many years. He noted, with passion, how it is difficult ...

Coach Abel Ubiebi has warned that players are not likely to return to full form after the Coronavirus pandemic has been overcome. The CEO of Aces Tennis Academy made this known during a live session with Nigeria Tennis Live on ...

The Coronavirus pandemic which has brought the world to its feet is fast causing more harm than good to sportsmen all over the world, especially tennis players – in Nigeria. More than in most countries, the Nigerian players rely solely ...

In a battle of wits, skills and mental toughness at the final of the Boys 12 event at the AZIMUTH Shipping Lines Limited Junior Tennis Championship on Saturday, 25 January, Nigeria’s Elisha Kwange came out tops against India’s Satyam Maurya ...

Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has assured Nigerian tennis players that the federation is planning two additional tournaments to the tennis season. The NTF President who made this confirmation during a brief phone discussion ...

Team Nigeria to the ongoing ITF/CAT West & Central African Junior Championships in Lomé, Togo are already on course for another impressive half of the competition after claiming the boys and girls’ doubles title. The players distinguished themselves with impeccable ...

The 2019 tennis season is already a done deal, but the memories from the year in review will not leave all the tennis stakeholders in a haste. Unlike four previous seasons, there was no NCC Tennis League for the players, ...

Unless something unusual happens and she gets her visa, Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadre will not be participating at the Orange Bowl tournament in the United States of America, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. Reports reaching our correspondent have it that Quadre ...