Tag: Tennis
Serena Celebrates 32nd Birthday
World No 1 and 17-time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams celebrated her 32nd birthday on Thursday. She has a lot…
Petra Kvitova halts Venus Williams in Tokyo
Venus Williams resurgence on court has been halted by Czech star, Petra Kvitova in the WTA Pan Pacific Open in…
Good News: NTF, LOC To Camp 10 Players For 2013 Governor’s Cup
In order to further boost the country’s chances of performing well at this year’s Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, Nigeria…
Wheelchair Tennis Players Can’t Wait For Action
Nigeria’s wheelchair tennis players are eager to participate in the maiden edition of the wheelchair tennis in this year’s Governor’s…
Junior ITF Circuit: Nigeria Return With Four Bronze Medals
Nigeria’s junior tennis team returned from the Junior International Tennis Federation, ITF Circuit in Togo, with four bronze medals. Coach…
Governor’s Cup: Ndanusa Wants Action For Wheelchair Player
President, Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF, Engr. Sani Ndanusa, has made a passionate appeal to the organisers of the annual Governor’s…
Table Tennis: TJ’s National Open Tourney Debuts
Impressed with the staging of the first Lagos International Table Tennis Classics, coupled with efforts to revive the fortune of…
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Nadal wins 13th Grand Slam, beats Djokovic in New York
Rafael Nadal claimed his second US Open title and 13th Grand Slam crown on Monday when he defeated world number…
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Serena Williams outlasts Azarenka to win US Open title
World number one Serena Williams captured her fifth US Open title, and second in a row, by outlasting second-ranked Victoria…
Paes, Stepanek win US Open men’s doubles title
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek, the fourth-seeded India-Czech pairing, won the US Open men’s doubles title Sunday, their second major…
Williams Sisters fall to Czech duo
Serena Williams will have to settle for playing in only one U.S. Open final this year, the AP has reported.…
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Serena crushes Li to meet Azarenka in US Open final
Defending champion Serena Williams and world number two Victoria Azarenka marched into a repeat of last year’s US Open final…
US Open: Nadal books semi-final battle with Gasquet
Merciless Rafael Nadal crushed Spanish compatriot Tommy Robredo, the shock conqueror of Roger Federer, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday to…
U.S. Open: Serena, Li Na Clash In S/Final
Serena Williams, the top-ranked defending champion, inflicted the most lopsided US Open women’s quarter-final defeat in 24 years on birthday-girl…
Tennis: Federer vows to fight on despite US Open flop
After crashing out Monday night in the fourth round of the US Open against an opponent who had never before…