26th October, 2010
The Main Draws, second leg of the 10th Governorâ€
But Nigerian players seem to have woken up from their slumber with their performance in the first round games played yesterday in the Etisalat/FCMB-sponsored tennis tourney.
Unseeded Shehu Lawal created an upset as he defeated Moroccan star Anas Fattarn, who is ranked number 834 in the world 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
Also, Unranked Abdulmumin Babalola outstroked compatriot Destiny Ford Da Silva, who is ranked number 1520 in straight sets of 6-0,6-1, while Candy Idoko defeated Taiwo Owolabi 6-1 in the first set before his opponent retired when the second set was 1-0.
The pair of Fatimah Abinu and Sabath Ibrahim were too hot for Sarah Ellen Hofmann of Great Britain and Volha Kalodzitsa of Belarus in a tight match that ended 1-6,7-6(13), 13/11 in the Women’s Doubles. Adeyinka Thompson of Nigeria, who paired with Nimom Segodo of Benin beat the pair of Natalie Piquion of France and Margarita-Greta Skripnik of Isreal in straight sets of 6-0,6-0.
Ronke Akingbade lost to Dalila Jakupovic 1-6, 0-6, Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan of Indian defeated Bolaji Olawepo 6-0,6-2. Tal Eros of Isreal beat Andrew Fitzpatrick of Germany 6-2,6-4.
The pair of Abdulmumin Babalola and Sunday Emmanuel beat the duo of Sanni Adamu and Kehinde Alade in straight sets of 6-3,6-3.