Tennis

Yusuf Abubakar and Khadijat Mohammed at the weekend won the boys’ and girls’ singles respectively of the Zenith Bank Next Generation Masters, which was held at Ikoyi Club, Lagos.

Students and staff of Babcock University have expressed excitement with the new table tennis hall donated to the institution by Vice President of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), Adesoji Tayo. Among dignitaries at the commissioning ceremony performed by the former Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Nigeria to UNESCO, Prof Michael Omolewa, were top management…

Carlos Alcaraz heralded the changing of the guard in men’s tennis as he ended Novak Djokovic’s long reign at Wimbledon with a rip-roaring 1-6, 7-6(6) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 victory to win the All England Club title for the first time yesterday.

A vastly improved Chukwudubem Amasiani, at the weekend, took the two titles at stake in the NNPC/SNEPCo Invitational Tennis Masters for boys and girls 12s and 14s, which held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

Novak Djokovic says the sporting world will be watching his "ultimate showdown" against Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday's Wimbledon final where history and a generational shift are at stake.

Abuja-based Chukwudubem Amasiani is proving to be the most prodigious junior talent coming out of Nigeria, as he fought his way into the finals of both the Boys 12 and Boys 14 categories. Given a chance to play up one age category, the 12-year-old made the most of it by beating Seyi Ogunsakin from Ekiti…

Nigeria was once one of the best tennis-playing nations in the world. Although nobody from the country has won any of the Grand Slam titles, there was a time when Nigerian players were always in the equation when permutations of upcoming events were being made.

Africa’s former number one tennis player, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, has raised the alarm over the country’s poor preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympics barely one year to the Games.

Andrey Rublev insisted Monday that Wimbledon was wrong to ban him and his Russian compatriots from the 2022 tournament, claiming....

Wimbledon will celebrate Roger Federer's achievements at the All England Club with a special ceremony on Centre Court

Novak Djokovic has Roger Federer's record of eight Wimbledon titles as well as a 24th major in his sights as he closes in on a first calendar Grand Slam in 54 years.

Venus Williams insists she's not ready to call time on her career, claiming on Saturday she is probably the only player able to keep competing until she's 50.