Even in victory, Bencic feels Serena’s aura – Sport – The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
Serena Williams may be on the home stretch of her career, but the aura of the 23-time Grand Slam winner remains, said the Swiss Belinda Bencic on Wednesday. “Your presence can be felt everywhere. She’s got that aura… like it or not, you’re intimidated, you’re scared,” said Bencic, who nonetheless managed to quell her emotions […]
Serena Williams says the countdown to retirement has begun | The Guardian Nigeria News
US tennis great Serena Williams announced on Tuesday that “the countdown is on” to her retirement from the sport. “There comes a time in life when we must choose to go in a different direction,” the 40-year-old and 23-time Grand Slam winner said in a post on Instagram. “This time is always tough when you […]
Optimistic Serena emerging from her tennis tunnel | The Guardian Nigeria News
Serena Williams returned to a hard court for the first time in a year and a half on Monday, earning a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spain’s Nuria Parrizas Diaz. The 40-year-old American was only playing her second game of the season when she defeated the lucky 57th-placed loser to advance to the second round. Williams […]
Medvedev is the man to beat in Montreal
Daniil Medvedev will get a chance to further consolidate his fragile world number one rankings when the ATP Montreal Masters gets underway on Monday. Medvedev the man to beat in Montreal was first published in The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. Source link The GuardianAn independent newspaper established in 1983 to present […]
Bello approves N15m scholarship for 12-year-old tennis prodigy – Sport – The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has awarded 12-year-old table tennis prodigy Sezuo Ize Azziza a N15 million scholarship. The beneficiary represented Kogi State at the 2021 Nigerian Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) National Championships in Lagos. According to the governor’s press secretary, Muhammed Onogwu, the money to be deposited into the beneficiaries’ account to enable their […]
Ogunsakin reasserts his dominance as Egbeyemi loses the title | The Guardian Nigeria News
Seun Ogunsakin of Ekiti State reclaimed his No. 1 position in the ITA Junior Tennis Circuit Boys U-16 rankings with a convincing 9-6 win over his eternal rival Mubarak Ganiyu of Oyo State in one of the NNPC finals return. SNEPCo Junior Tennis Masters, which came to a close over the weekend at Luik Tennis […]
Third Adewale Isa National Junior Tennis Championship ignites Lagos | The Guardian Nigeria News
After the first two editions in Kaduna, the annual Adewale Isa Memorial National Junior Championship comes to Lagos for the first time, with competitors from across the country coming together at the Surulere National Stadium from August 1st to 6th. Unveiling the third edition of the competition yesterday, Yinka Isa-Adigun said the competition is a […]
Kpum upsets U-16 champions at SNEPco Junior Tennis Masters | The Guardian Nigeria News
Benue State’s Kater Kpum caused a major upset in the boys’ U-16 category at the ongoing SNEPCo Junior Tennis Masters yesterday by defeating defending MTN Junior Tennis League champion Mubarak Ganiyu of Oyo State. The “Gboko boy,” who would have narrowly beaten multiple U-16 title winner Seun Ogunsakin in his first round robin match, was […]
Djokovic in Europe squad as pressure mounts to allow Serbs to play – Sport – The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray play together for Team Europe for the first time at the Laver Cup in London. Reigning Wimbledon champion Djokovic was yesterday named as the fourth member of the six-man team Europe, with the 35-year-old Serb joining his long-time rivals for the fifth edition of the ATP […]
Seun Ogunsakin survives angry bid in Gboko | The Guardian Nigeria News
U-16 National Champion Seun Ogunsakin recovered from 5 to 8 games yesterday against Gboko wildcard Kater Kpum to win the first round robin match of the SNEPCo Junior Tennis Masters at Luik Tennis Recreation Club, Lekki. Lagos. Kpum, the MTN Junior Tennis League Championship U-14 champion, was handed a wildcard for the boys’ 16s and […]