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The reigning Central Bank of Nigeria Open Women's Singles
champion will be making her debut in the $80, 000 prize-money event which will
see players from about 30 countries across the world battling for honours.
Secretary-General of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF),
Gloria Ekwempu-Chinwuoko said that the former Russian Junior
champion, who won silver at the last All Africa Games in Congo, Brazaville whose presence has
confirmed her participation at the 14 day event,that is a leading tournament on the continent by the International
Tennis Federation(ITF).
The Governor’s Cup has served as springboard to the
successful careers of some global Tennis stars notably among is Indian Sania
Mirza, who won the tournaments two legs in 2004, a year after she turned
professional.
She is the reigning Wimbledon and US Open women’s doubles champion
having paired Swiss Martina Hingis to win the two grand slams this year.
Meanwhile, President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation,engineer Sani Ndanusa, revealed that his Federation has reached an
advanced stage in sending Angel Mcleod to the ITF High Performance Centre in
Morocco.
The 13-year-old national junior champion has been in the
cold as a result of the death of her mum, Beauty, who was killed by a randy mobile
policeman in Lagos in October.
The latest development will see her shift her
base to the North African country in order to help her achieve her dream in Tennis after losing her mum in that pitiable circumstances.
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