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Lagos Open Tennis: Amazing Pictures That Show How Emotional Tennis Is

The first leg of the 2019 Lagos Open International Tennis Championship ended with Burundi’s Sada Nahimana and Calvin Hemery from France winning the women and men’s singles titles. Even though the matches were delayed, rescheduled, canceled and postponed due to…

Lagos Open Organizers Partner With US-based Tennis Academy To Train Junior Players

The organizers of the ongoing Lagos Open Tennis International Championship are partnering with a US-based tennis academy to train youngsters during the second leg of the competition. Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that Arizona based Genesis Academy led by legendary Nigerian…

Lagos Open Tennis: Igbinovia, Friday, Other Nigerian Youngsters Impress As 2nd Leg Prelim Kicks Off

Nigerian junior players who are participating in the preliminary matches of the ongoing Lagos Open International Tennis Championship put up spirited displays in their first matches. The youngsters proved how much they have come of age and how fearless they…

Lagos Open Tennis: Top 3 Nigerian Players Who Stood Out After Week One Of ITF World Tour

The expectations of Nigerian tennis followers that one of the local stars would successfully go beyond the quarterfinal of the ongoing Lagos Open International Tennis Championship faded almost immediately after it began. This was majorly due to the inability of…

Lagos Open Tennis: She’s Too Good For A Nigerian – Indian Top Seed Says After Defeating Oyinlomo

Riya Bhatia, the Indian number five seed who defeated Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadre, has described the youngster as a really good player. Bhatia, ranked 499 in the world, played a final set match against Quadre, a top 200 junior player which…

Lagos Open Tennis: Oyinlomo Sets Up 2nd Round Clash Against Indian Star After Emphatic 1st Round Win

Living up to her pre tournament hype, Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadre has booked her place in the second round of the ongoing Lagos Open International Tennis Championship. Quadre, Africa’s number four best junior player, crushed top player, Patience Onebamhoin in two…

Lagos Open Tennis: Don’t Expect Any Miracle From Nigerian Players – Christian Paul Warns

One of Nigeria’s top tennis players, Christian Paul, has warned tennis followers, enthusiasts not to expect any great performance from any Nigerian player at the ongoing Lagos Open International Tennis Championship. The Abuja-based Paul who lost his second preliminary match…

Lagos Open Tennis: Sylvester Powers Into Main Draws, As Christian Paul, Others Fall Short

Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, Sylvester Emmanuel, has qualified for the main draw of the ongoing Lagos Open International Tennis Championship, after overcoming youngster, Emmanuel Jebutu, in two straight sets of 6-3, 6-1. Nigeria Tennis Live reports that Sylvester,…

Lagos Open Tennis: Youngsters Oyinlomo, Oiza Get Wild Cards To Play Main Draws

Oyinlomo Quadre and Oiza Yakubu will be in action as the Main Draw of the Women Singles at the Lagos Open International Tennis Championship serves off today. Quadre, one of Nigeria’s brightest female stars in recent years, will be playing…

Lagos Open: Nigeria’s Jebutu Shocks Indian Player, As Sylvester Struggles Against Timibra

Youngster Emmanuel Jebutu was one of Nigeria’s most outstanding players on the first day of the ongoing Lagos Open International Tennis Championship, Nigeria Tennis Live can authoritatively report. The Nigerian junior tennis star who played against an Indian, Bhanu Suthar,…