Tag: Tennis
Alcaraz, Pegula advance as Raducanu falls to Rybakina
New York (U.S.), Aug. 29, 2025 (Reuters/NAN) Second seed Carlos Alcaraz and American Jessica Pegula advanced in dominant fashion, while Britain’s Emma Raducanu exited...
Rainoil to host tennis tournament in Lagos
Organisers of the “Rainoil National Tennis Open” have disclosed plans to host the 2025 edition of the tournament in Lagos from Feb. 3 to...
2024 Davis Cup: Nigeria tennis team camp opens July 1-Secretary-General
Shammah Makpa, Secretary-General of Nigeria Tennis Federation ( NTF), says the federation’s camp will formally open on July 1, for Nigerian players participating in...
J30 Tennis: Ogunsakin advances to ITF World Tennis Tour round of...
Seyi Ogunsakin defeated Yulin Li, a Chinese player 4-6, 7-5 ( Rtd) to reach the round of 16 at the ongoing ITF World Tennis...
Aruna, Meshref reclaim ITTF Africa Cup title
Quadri Aruna and Dina Meshref reclaimed the ITTF Africa Cup title after winning the 2024 edition at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.
This was made...
NTTF picks Aruna, Edem, others for African Cup, Olympics Qualifiers
The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) has named Quadri Aruna, Offiong Edem, Olajide Omotayo and Fatimo Bello as Nigeria’s flagbearers at the 2024 ITTF...
Rafael Nadal Withdraws from Australian Open Due to Muscle Tear
Spanish tennis sensation Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Australian Open due to a "micro tear on a muscle," just a week after returning...
Ekpenyong wins 2022 Rainoil Tennis Tournament
The one-week Rainoil Tennis Open ended with glamour on Sunday, when 16-years-old David Ekpenyong emerged winner of the men’s single by beating his opponent,...
Murray bids Rome farewell
Andy Murray says his time in Rome this week was "positive" despite a second-round defeat alongside Liam Broady in the Italian Open doubles.
The Britons...
Adria Tour final cancelled after Dimitrov tests positive for COVID-19
Grigor Dimitrov said on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the highest profile tennis player to reveal he has the...
Federer is Forbes’ Richest Athlete
Roger Federer is the world’s highest-paid athlete for 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic knocked football’s Lionel Messi off top spot, according to the annual...













