Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has revealed that former lawn tennis player who represented Nigeria in the 1990s, Tanya Okpala, would undergo rehabilitation. The half-caste athlete, with a Belarusian mother and Anambra-native father, gained attention through a viral video where she was seen wandering the streets of Awka, begging In the video, Okpala, visibly…

Story Links Wappingers Falls, N.Y. – The Fordham women’s tennis team picked up its first win of the spring season with a 6-1 decision over Marist College at the Cross Court Tennis Club on Sunday. The match opened with the Red Foxes taking the doubles point, winning two of the three doubles matches. Demi Jhaveri and…

PARIS (AP) — The Paris Masters indoor tennis tournament will move to a new location starting from next year, the French tennis federation said Monday. The tournament is moving from its longstanding home at the Bercy Arena to a larger venue at the Paris La Défense Arena, increasing the capacity from just under 17,000 to…

The Anambra State Government, through the state’s Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, has rescued a United States Table Tennis champion, Tania Okpala, who was found wandering the streets. Okpala was found wandering the streets of Awka, the state capital and was captured in a viral video currently circulating on social media. The state Commissioner…

Legendary American tennis player Pete Sampras was recently branded “unrecognizable” by Daily Mail US during a coffee run, infuriating fellow retired professional Rennae Stubbs. The former World No. 1 last featured on the ATP Tour in 2002 before hanging up his boots. Fondly referred to as “Pistol Pete” on tour, Pete Sampras won a then-record…

Story Links CULLOWHEE, N.C. – For the third time in the last five days, Western Carolina women’s tennis returns to the courts on Tuesday, welcoming Tusculum to the Catamount Athletics Complex with the first serve set for 2 p.m. Tuesday’s match marks the third attempt the two schools have made to match up as weather has postponed the two previous attempts. Western Carolina enters…

Story Links WARWICK, R.I. – The Providence College women’s tennis team was defeated by UMass, 7-0, in the team’s spring season opener at TRI West Bay on Sunday, Jan. 28. The Minutewomen claimed the doubles point in sweeping all three draws to take a 1-0 lead. UMass claimed all six singles matches in straight sets…

<!– –> To identify where Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open demise began, we need to go back to ten extraordinary minutes in Malaga last November. Jannik Sinner was serving at 0-40 against an opponent who held three match points against him. At that point, the match seemed to be over, with the identity of the player…

Gigi Salmon takes a look back on her experience at the Australian Open with Aryna Sabalenka’s title defence, Jannik Sinner’s crowning and her new role as ‘coach’ of Daniela Hantuchova… I was thinking about whether or not to reveal my pre-Australian Open picks. I’m notoriously bad at making predictions but I thought I was in…

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