Nigeria’s female No.1 ranked player is closing in on a third straight circuit win at the CBN Open title in Abuja
Nigeria’s number one ranked female tennis player, Marylove Edwards, is gradually closing in on her third straight women’s singles tennis open championship title in Abuja.
And the No.1 seed has been imperious so far, racing through her first, second rounds, and quarter-final fixtures of the ongoing CBN Tennis Open Championships. She told NAN she was looking to carry the momentum from her victories in the last two championships in Abuja into the CBN Tennis Open final. In other quarter-final matches decided, number one ranked male player, Uche Oparaoji kept his hope of a second title alive after he came from a set down to beat number 18 ranked player, Sylvanus Ayang, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.Number 15 ranked player, Canice Abua, caused an upset after he stunned number four seed, Peter Lawal, 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the semi-final of the men’s singles event.
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