Tag: Tennis
Tennis: Williams, Nadal win in Rome
Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams underlined their French Open ambitions with convincing final victories in Rome on Sunday. In what…
Federer to meet nemesis Nadal in Rome final
Second seed Roger Federer will meet six-time winner Rafael Nadal in the final of the Rome Masters after a hard-fought…
Azarenka sets up dream final with Serena in Rome
Victoria Azarenka has set up a Rome Open final with world number one Serena Williams after ending local hopes of…
Federer overcomes Janowicz to make Rome semis
World number three Roger Federer overcame big-hitting Pole Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) on Friday to set up a Rome…
Rome Masters: Murray Injured, Nadal Wins
Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open yesterday. He may have…
Emulate Ikpeba; Oshodi Advises Lagos Junior League Players
Commssioner for Sports in Lagos, Wahid Enitan Oshodi, has advised players of the Lagos Junior League to emulate the exemplary…
Celebrating Adetokunbo Sofoluwe 1950-2012
By Funmilayo Sofoluwe My first encounter with Adetokunbo was in the 1960s through my older brother when they both attended…
Serena Williams retains Madrid title
Serena Williams retained her Madrid Open title on Sunday with a devastating display to beat world number two Maria Sharapova…
Nadal faces Wawrinka for Madrid title
Rafael Nadal reached a seventh consecutive final since returning from a seven-month injury layoff with 6-0, 6-4 win over compatriot…
Federer Crashes At Madrid Open
Defending champion Roger Federer was stunned by Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the last 16 of the Mutua Madrid Open. Despite…
‘Nigerian Players Can Dominate African Tennis’
Former national handball player, Dr. Toyin Aluko, who is now an Assistant Director in the National Sports Commission, NSC, has…
CBN Open: A Season Of Injuries
With the 35th edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Senior Tennis Open ending on Saturday and the winners…
Stephens Slams Serena
Rising U.S. tennis star, Sloane Stephens, has slammed Serena Williams, describing her Fed Cup teammate as a sore loser, saying…
Tennis: Atseye Returns As CBN Open Champion
Former champion, Henry Atseye, has reclaimed the Men’s Singles crown of the 2013 Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Senior Tennis…
Tennis: ATP chief Brad Drewett dies
Australia’s Brad Drewett, the president of the ATP, died on Friday at the age of 54 following a battle against…
Tennis: Lawal, Babalola land In semi-finals
Damilare Okunola Nigeria’s top tennis star, Shehu Lawal qualified for the semi final of the ongoing Central Bank of Nigeria,…
CBN Open: Unseeded Star Upsets Mbanu
The first major upset at the ongoing Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Senior Tennis Championship was recorded early today when…
Tennis: Enosoregbe Survives First Round Scare
Damilare Okunola Tournament’s Number 3 player, Clifford Enosoregbe, struggled to avoid an upset at the ongoing Central Bank of Nigeria,…
‘Tennis Can Win Olympic Medals For Nigeria’
Vice-President, Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF, Mr. Yemi Owoseni has said that tennis is a sport that can win Olympic medal…
CBN Open: A Trials For Davis Cup
This year’s Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Senior Tennis Open will be used as a tournament which Nigeria Tennis Federation,…
Tennis: Babalola Begins Title Defence On Bright Note
Defending Champion of the Men’s Singles at the ongoing Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Open, Abdul-Mumuni Babalola has declared that…
Tennis: N14.3m For CBN Open Winners
Winners of this year’s Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Senior Tennis Open will go home with the sum of N14.3…
Tennis: Nigerian Players Ready For CBN Open
With barely 48 hours to the commencement of the 34th Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Senior Tennis Open, some of…
Tennis: Djokovic Eyes French Open Title
Novak Djokovic can cast his hopes forward a month to the start of Roland Garros with serious thoughts of a…
Lagos Table Tennis Stars Shine At Trials
Table Tennis players from Lagos topped the lists of selected ping pongers to be invited to camp by Nigeria Deaf…
Fed Cup: Williams sisters lead US to win over Sweden
Serena and Venus Williams delivered singles victories Sunday in Delray Beach, Florida to lift the United States to a Fed…
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How Djokovic ended Nadal’s reign in Monte Carlo
MONTE-CARLO, Monaco (AFP) – Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal’s dreams of a record ninth successive Monte Carlo Masters title with…
Tennis: Nadal, Djokovic to meet in Monte Carlo final
World number one, Novak Djokovic routed Italian Fabio Fognini to book his place in the finals of the Monte Carlos…
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Serena Shows Off In Bikini
Her season has already got off to a good start with three wins already. However, when Serena Williams isn’t on…
Nigerian Tennis In Shambles
With Nigeria’s level of exposure and the caliber of stars the sport has produced over the years, it is quite…