Central Bank of Nigeria. Photo: CBN
With the qualifying rounds of the 47th Central Bank of Nigeria Senior Tennis Championship concluded at the Package B courts of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, attention now shifts to the main draws, which begin today.
According to the draws released by the organisers, players from the national rankings, successful qualifiers and wildcard entrants will compete in the men’s Round of 64 and women’s Round of 32.
In the men’s singles category, Abua Cannice is the top seed, while Adeleye Daniel is seeded second. Michael Emmanuel is seeded third, Danjuma Lucky fourth, Mohammed Musa fifth and Sani Inabo Yahaya sixth.
Meanwhile, 14th seed Thomas Otu, popularly known as “Star Boy”, who reached the quarter-finals last year, has vowed to improve on that performance by reaching the semi-finals this year.
