CBN Junior Open: ‘Djokovic’, ‘Federer’ Lock Horns In Epic Showdown
The Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan Lagos will feel the heat when the semifinal matches of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Junior Tennis Championship take centre stage. The week-long tournament showcasing the best junior tennis talents across Nigeria began…
Will Any Nigerian Ever Match Novak Djokovic’s Achievements?
Novak Djokovic is one of the greatest tennis players of all time, and one of the most iconic figures in sports generally. He is 36 years old. The Serbian, over the weekend, added the ATP Finals 2023 to his already…
Shehu Lawal: Ojuju’s Last Match Before Bowing Out Of The National Stage
One of the many beautiful attributes of Shehu Lawal, the Nigerian tennis legend, is his beautiful smile on the court, even when he is angry. Okay, so, even though he may not be actually smiling, his face always cuts that…
Rose Nana: The Next Big Name In Nigerian Tennis?
Her unassuming stature definitely doesn’t do justice to how much power her racket carries. But Rose Nana, a seven-year-old tennis prodigy knows what she wants and is ready to go for it. When her father wanted her to get on…
In 2003, Djokovic Was Ranked 74, While Nigeria’s Lawal Was 83 In The World; What Has Changed?
Novak Djokovic is the world’s number 2 ranked player at the moment, but only 17 years ago, Nigeria’s Shehu Lawal was ranked just nine places below him in the world juniors. As at this time, the 34-year-old Lawal was at…
