Nigerian players have began to crash out at the on-going Lagos Open Tennis at the ongoing 19th Lagos Open Tennis Championship at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos.
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The championship will hold at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos from October 7 to 20.
The men’s and women’s hard-court event will run from October 7 to 20 at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan.
Foreign Embassies and High Commissions in Nigeria have been enjoined to mobilise support for their countries players in the ongoing Lagos Open Tennis Championship.
In the football event, battle for the semi finals ticket will get tougher as Sterling Bank battles First Bank, while Fidelity Bank and Union Bank for the semi finals in Group B on Saturday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ilkel, the tournament’s number four seed, beat Ubon to move to the quarter-finals stage.
The frenetic Israelis were in joyous mood as their representative, number 4 seed at the 17th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis, shrugged off an initial lethargy to overcome number 2 rated Turkish Aksu at the Centre Court on Friday afternoon.
Majeric, Number 7 seed in the women’s category, who was ranked number 367 in the world, was defeated by French Estelle Cascino, an unseeded player from Marseille, in straight set of 6-3,6-2.
The final of the competition was played in Lagos on Saturday
The tournament had, at the weekend, held the qualifying matches for the players whose world rankings could not meet up with the criteria of playing directly in the Men draws