Hard fighting Blessing Otu stroked her way into the second round of the on -going 47th edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria Senior Tennis Championship holding at the Tennis Courts of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.
Playing in the women’s single’s category, Blessing dismissed the tough challenge from her opponent, Kelvin Bebe- Emmanuella.
Blessing won in two straight sets of 6-1, 6-3 in her first game of the Round of 32 to advance into the Round of 16.
Speaking in a post match interview immediately after her match, Blessing who will be 19 years old in September, said she capitalized on the left handed playing style of her opponent. She said she capitalised on her weaknesses to gain upper hand.
“Bebe is a very good and tough player. But I studied her game adopted the game plan to succeed and it worked for me.
