Nigeria gained promotion to Davis Cup World Group II playoffs after an impeccable performance at the recent Africa Group III Qualifiers in Abuja. The host nation parading the likes of Christopher Bulus, Michael Emmanuel, Uche Oparaoji, Daniel Adeleye and Wilson…
Nigerian tennis lovers who followed Nigeria Tennis Live probably had a near on-site experience of what transpired at the 2023 African Games in Accra, but apparently not the details. The African Games in Accra, Ghana, was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for…
The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has officially released the list of players expected to prosecute the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. The much anticipated list which consists majorly of foreign-based players was confirmed to Nigeria Tennis Live by the…
Uche Oparaoji has penned down an emotional note to the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), as well as his colleagues after their Davis Cup triumph in Kigali, Rwanda. The man fondly called Lefty by his friends and tennis players led the…
The Nigerian National Tennis Team departed for Kigali, Rwanda, to seek qualification from Africa Group IV at the Davis Cup team tournament. The trio of Uche Oparaoji, Peter Lawal, David Ekpenyong are joined by US-based Christopher Bulus and Wilson Igbinovia…
The new ITF rankings recently released have shot up quite a number of Nigerian junior tennis players, after some beautiful performances on the circuit. The Nigerian youngsters who were in blistering forms benefitted from the two week-long Junior ITF competition…
Marylove Edwards has finally won her first senior national tournament after defeating Aanu Aiyegbusi to clinch her first ever Dala Hard Court event. Marylove, who played Sarah Adegoke, and lost in the 2017 Women’s Singles final of the Central Bank…
Wilson Igbinovia has officially shot into the top 300 players in world junior tennis after his recent performances on the junior ITF tour. The Lagos-based youngster won two (J5 & J4) of three legs of junior ITF tennis events in…
Wilson Igbinovia is now arguably the highest ranked male junior tennis player from Nigeria in recent years after his emphatic victory over Israel’s Itay Bity. The Nigerian was the tournament’s number one seed and after losing the second leg in…
Nigeria’s junior tennis players participation at the J4 ITF tournament in Cotonou have made significant progress in their matches. Marylove Edwards will be playing her third consecutive semifinal match in her third week on the road as she continues her…